Ladies' Breakfast

Carol and Jeremiah's church - Kingdom Light Ministries, located in the slum area called Mukuru kwa Njenga - recently hosted their second-annual Ladies Breakfast (on the Saturday before Easter). I was privileged to be in attendance.

It seems Joy is ready to get the day started!

The men in did all the serving. Jeremiah is 'washing' the hands of this lady.

Everyone enjoyed the breakfast (which we actually ate two different times)!

Jacky and her son, Joshua Warren

More satisfied ladies

Jeremiah and Benjamin, are ready and eager to serve the ladies!

Jeremiah 'washes' the hands of his wife, Carol.

Even the young 'ladies' enjoyed the day!

Benjamin pours tea, coffee, or hot cocoa for the ladies.

Jasmine really enjoyed her boiled egg!

I guess this little guy was a bit envious.

The ladies really listened intently to the speakers.

The men from the church also washed the dishes... and with enthusiasm!

Margaret Wanjala was the main speaker.

Masudi, the chef

Masudi finished his one-year course of "Food Preparation" at Aviation College late last year. After my return to Kenya in February, I took him out for lunch to celebrate his graduation. We ate at the very fancy Hilton Hotel. We both enjoyed the food, but it was too much for me. I sent some of mine home with Masudi :)

Outside the entrance to the hotel

Masudi was quite fortunate to get an 'attachment' at the Hilton!

It was an intense 4.5-month training period.

Please pray for him, as he now looks for a job (after finishing the attachment).

A day of cycling

Rod is a new friend of mine from Kentucky. I've known his brother, Randy, for many years through his visits to Kenya. Rod was recently in Kenya for 6 months, working with BTL (affiliated with Wylcliff Bible Translators). Shortly before he headed back to the States, we squeezed in a day to cycle Upper Matasia Road, skirting the slopes of Ngong Hills.

Rod bought a piece of twine from this kiosk to make an adjustment on his bike.

Anywhere I go, kids are attracted... and fun to interact with.

Drawing a crowd, as I fix the second puncture of the day :(

This guy was fun to talk to. I love his trousers!

We were surrounded by stunning sights, such as this one of Ngong Hills.

We finished off our day with some refreshing ice cream at Ngong Town.

Good times with friends!

Bishop and Margaret with their first grand-baby, daughter to Gladys and John

Easter Sunday with the Kibisu family

Carol and I helped Margaret celebrate her birthday with lunch out

Joy and Jasmine (and the rest of the family) came to my house to celebrate Jim's birthday

We all had fun playing a few rounds of Jenga!

The parents of my friend, Mike

Deng

Mawein

I was not the winner of Scrabble in February...

... but in May I was!

Visit with Robert and Mary Alu

When I'm upcountry, I often travel by motorbike... I do occasionally in Nairobi, as well. They're cheap and offer 'door-to-door' service.

In March, I was in the Matunda/Nzoia Scheme area (near Kitale). After meeting friends for lunch at the Matunda market, I had Wycliff pick me up for the 30-minute journey to Mary Alu's home. I took this photo while seated on the back of his motorbike. We unfortunately got stuck behind this lorry carrying telephone poles. Not only did it move slowly... but it kicked up a LOT of dust!

The following six photos were taken while I was on the back of the motorbike. I believe they'll give you a good glimpse of the countryside in the area.

Robert (who lives in Tanzania) also happened to be visiting his Mom.

Yum. Chicken feet for lunch. Very typical in the rural villages.

Mary in her newly constructed kitchen

Stacking hand-made clay bricks to be baked a few days with smoldering wood.

Wild critters in my neighborhood

It's not unusual at all to see wild animals in Kenya... even away from the game parks... and even in the big city of Nairobi.

It's one of the delights of living here.

However, at times the ensuing 'human/wildlife conflict' can create problems. These Vervet monkeys, for instance, can strip a tree bare of fruit and wreak havoc of all sorts in a person's yard.

A young Vervet monkey

Ever since I moved to my new house 3 weeks ago, I've seen a group of 20-30 monkeys in the yard several times. I enjoy watching their antics :)

Typical pose, while in a tree

The two photos above are from the internet, but this compilation of short videos is mine. I shot most of them while in my living room, but stepped outside for a few of them.

Enjoy!

There have been reports of lionesses roaming around in my neighborhood for the past month or so. This photo was taken by Ian Douglas-Hamilton (a professional photographer) just 11 days ago. The location is only 2 miles (or less) from my house (relatively near the Nairobi National Park).

Every few years lions come out of the park looking for food, especially during drought or near-drought conditions (as Nairobi is currently experiencing). These two are reportedly eating dogs and warthogs in the area.


A rather harmless critter (that lives in many neighborhoods around here) is the hyrax. The main problem with them is their loud, screeching cries at night.

Fun cycling adventure at Ngong Hills

Rod has been in Kenya for 6 months, working with SIL (an affiliate of Wycliffe Bible Translators). He and I really enjoyed our time away from our normal routines.