Today has been a very lovely quiet day. I have had so many busy days that I am truly enjoying today. I meet with the Moderator in about 30 minutes. Dr. Mungriria has been a wonderful supervisor so far. I give him my first reflection paper when I see him today. I am a bit nervous because I have never written anything for him. He asked me to write about my first impressions of the worship services here at St. Andrew's. My school requires these be theological reflection papers so I tried to explain how the differences in our services show differences in our theological emphasis. I found it hard to write a paper for two very different audiences but hopefully this will work.
One of the key differences that I found was the absolute dedication to prayer here in Kenya. People pray before and after almost every activity. There is such an expectation that God will hear and answer prayer, I am humbled every time. It's not that I haven't expected God to answer my prayers but I don't think I have put as much faith in the answer as the people around here do. I am learning to pray because with as often as prayer is offered, I am frequently asked to pray for the group.
I hope to go shopping this weekend to buy some things to decorate my room. I thought I could live with a plain room but I've decided I can't. In the evenings when I come home I just want it to feel more like home than it does right now. My friend Nell will take me out to the Maasai market. She has commented on my love of the different kinds of birds here and says that I can find lots of artwork on birds. I would also like a lamp and maybe a small TV so I have something other than read to do at night. We'll see what happens.
These birds that spent time with us in Mashuru. Oh and I made several bricks like you see in the background. I carried even more bricks. The scratches on my arms are just now healing.
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