I was made for sunny days

so it's been a week, today, since I arrived in Kenya!  We have done so much in my short time here.  We have visited one university (Kenyatta University) and will visit another today (Nairobi University).  We have travelled to two markets.  I have experienced Nairobi traffic to get around town.  Emily and I have cooked and eaten all sorts of familiar food here.  Yesterday, I had my first taste of Kenyan food!  There has been so much and this list is not even close to all of it.

Yesterday was a pretty cool day.  We went to church at Ruaraka Baptist Church.  We sat in one of the services of the church and I was very blessed by the teaching about abiding in and depending on the Lord for without him, we can do nothing.  During the service, there was little baby (He was probably about 2) who looked at us and smiled.  So, I decided to make faces at him.  To this he laughed a lot.  I realized Emily was doing the same when the child returned a face with his cheeks puffed out.  He was mimicking her.  At two points, he tried to point at us and tell on us.  He was adorable :).

Afterward, we went to the college youth class.  We got to hear about the vision of the church here and I believe that they are going in a great direction!  We met several students and invited them to an event we were having after church for college students, so the team here could build relationships and get a feel for where the students were.  It is an exciting time here in Nairobi because this event was the kick-off event for their ministry to students.

Today, we will visit Nairobi University to prayer walk and possibly meet students.  Pray for the people here.  There is so much that the Lord is doing and we can see the youth in university being a huge part of that.

I have been very blessed to see how Emily has learned so much since being here.  She learned to drive a manual car in Nairobi and how to navigate the hectic traffic here.  She can communicate in Swahili to people in the market.  She has made a handful of Kenyan friends and they enjoy her company.  She knows how to work things that don't work quite the same way in the US.  She is learning a lot.  You guys  should be proud of her progress.  She is faithfully learning these things so that she can more effectively minister to students here.  Many things are different here, so keep praying for her.

Thank you all for you prayers and for taking the time to read this.  Emily is in Swahili class now at a college on the compound.  Pray for her to improve even more in her abilities. She just registered for this class and today is her first day studying at this place.  Have a great beginning to your week!