A Quiet Sunday.

The expensive jewelry shop did not take all my money.  Some of the jewelry was unique but I could not justify the cost.  The stones were interesting but I am willing to chance that I can find the stones else where and make my own.  Other than Lapis, most can be found elsewhere.  The ones I liked were the Lapis and the Masai beads.
 I was able to go to Kazuri jewelry and found a nice necklace and and a couple of pairs of earrings. I would like to go back to Kazuri.  I like Kazuri because it supports women here.  I am restraining myself from to many purchases here in Kenya as I will be going to four other countries and need to carry in a lot of medical supplies.

This morning I went to Thika Baptist Church.  They had a guest speaker who was American.  It was not difficult to understand what he was saying.  Three of us went with 3 of the families.  These children are so much fun. They are overflowing with questions.  To hear them sing is something else. They can sing 3-4 verses of a hymn.  I have to have the words in front of me. They also can recite scripture verses without effort. A little boy named Abel just wrapped himself around me.  He was so sweet.   Here we can hug children.

 Most of the other MM's  went to a different church and now are in town at the Masai Market. I am enjoying the quiet.  Since this is my fourth trip I am not to anxious to go into town.  It is a long drive through rough roads with detours, through  muddy,  crowded, narrow streets ( one car width) of  Mwiki.  In the United States we would think we were deep in the slums.  There seems to be more cars on the streets than I previously remember, there is also a lot of road work being done.

Last May when I was here things were very quiet in the market place as the area had been hit by the riots after the elections. This time the markets are full.  I heard how they are getting people to buy stuff they really may not want.  They give you a basket to pick up things you are interested in then give you a price for the whole basket, so people really don't know what they paid for what.  The Masai Market can be overwhelming when they come at you from all the directions.

I spent a couple of hours with Elaine packing stuff for the different villages.  It is amazing what we will be carrying in.  Yikes!  We have a bag for Tanzania, one for Ethiopia, the bulk of the supplies are going to Zambia and Malawi.  We will need a lot of prayers that the 2 of us can manage all this.

I will close for now, I am tired and need to be refreshed for tomorrow.  One does not know what the week will be like.  It is windy outside . Maybe it will rain.