Monday Morning

Today we started the morning by doing prayer rounds on the pediatric wards. The men from the maintenance department were also assigned to the pediatric ward so they joined us too.  There were three different wards (plus an isolation room) we visited. Each ward Gloria was able to encourage a woman to lead us all in song, then the rest of the women sing along and echo her lead. It is really a beautiful worship. What a cool way to start off the morning.  After singing one song Gloria read a verse from the Psalms, took prayer requests and I finished with prayer for the sick children. It was really a lot of fun.Once again I don't have a photo of the kids as I would want to ask permission before snapping photos. I would love to take a video of the singing, perhaps next week I can get Gloria to ask for permission from the parents.

Yesterday evening I had the chance to take a walk by myself through the tea fields behind our house. I was enjoying the peaceful quiet walk, taking in the beautiful lush scenery until.... I was discovered... It is not every day a random white lady comes walking by your house so I can sometimes cause a bit of a disturbance. A group of children playing on the side of the road erupted in laughter at the sight of me walking in their neighbourhood. This insisted on following me laughing and skipping. The younger ones ask me over and over "How are you, How are you?", 

I think this is one of the first phrases they learn in school. The older two (not giggling but walking right beside me) Joyleen and her cousin Joyleen would like to know where I have come from and what I am doing in the tea fields. I am not sure if my answer, "I came from my house which is right beside Litein hospital" was quite the answer they were looking for. These two ladies joined me on my walk as we were heading in the same direction. Most people's English is very good so I have only learned about 25 words in Swahili. 

 It is hard to believe I have only been here for two and a half week. It feels like I have been here much longer. Two weeks flies by in a flash while I am at home. I know my time here is very short so I will try to enjoy my last two and a half week and not think about home and my hubby who I miss very much.