One month to go...

Hi to everyone. I am in Nairobi again this week, visiting a friend from home, Emily who is in Nairobi for a couple of weeks. I am also going to get to visit the Baptist Children's Centre, where I was the first time i came to Kenya a few years ago. Nairobi is always a culture shock coming from up country-- there are so many people here! Yesterday i came to town by 5 to get a vehicle to my friends apartment. I stood in line for almost 2 hours in town to get a bus and then sat in traffic until almost 9 getting to her apartment. It was a long day!!

This week was our holiday from school. Everyone went home except for 17 kids (6 of them are borthers). They are used to being left, but its still rough when everyone else is packing and excited about seeing relatives. So usually they get alot of specail things since there are so few. We made chipaties, cake, had meat, potatoes, cooked french fries and ate bread. We also did alot of work this week! They poured concrete, dug in the farm and did alot work in the garden. I was in charge of the kitchen again, which wasnt so bad only cooking for 30, but was still alot of work (teenage boys all over the world are like human garbage disposals!). So we had fun, watched Shrek this week, and then colored by candle light once we ran out of gas at night for the generator. Thursday night we brought the little jiko to stay warm and sat around and talked and laughed for hours! Its sad that these kids have no one who wants them \yet they are so smart, hardworking and have amazing personalities. Some of the best students are in the group. Im sure once they go to university and become someone big their relatives will start to appear!

Praises

- Mwangis cast came off this week, which meant he stayed with us this week but I think he didnt mind too much!
- Hannah, the girl who has had many probems coping since she came month ago has gone through a racical transformation. She has been in the kitchen helping this week and instead of sitting by herself, complaing that she doesnt feel week and loking miserable now has a constant smile on her face and is always laughing.

Prayer Requests:
- All the kids trveling back this weekend for classes on monday
- Rain. The rains hav come, but not quite enough yet!