Capture life 365–week 12

Sitting waiting for meetings that don’t end up happening, sitting in meetings that do happen, stuck in traffic for hours on end for a one & a half hour appointment, the cheer that goes up when power returns after being out most of the day – nearly every day for the past month. The constant stream of workmen in and out of our compound this past week. The 7:30am knock at the gate to look at a baby burned by a candle the night before when her dress caught fire, the dressing changes to someone elses wounds, the knowing you need to see a doctor yourself yet putting it off because you also know the closest doctor you trust is a couple of hours away and you’ll need to be away the whole day, same for haircuts – easier to just ignore the split ends instead. Enjoying meaningful conversations with my kids, a sanity saving date to the supermarket with my man. Ministry that at the moment sometimes looks like computer screens, paperwork and developing tools, sometimes like planning, discussing and debriefing with our team and other times looks like putting together food or clothing for a family in need. Tag team home schooling in between everything that makes up our crazy-wouldn’t trade it for the world life, depending what day you ask. Some things we can capture by pictures, other things just wouldn’t be right to. So, the life this week that we did capture…

Children found by our team living alone in this wood and plastic bag ‘home’. The eight year old girl discovered in a banana plantation - intoxicated and unconscious. So thankful they found her when they did.

Fun times with friends and water balloons at a birthday party! This is what eight year old girls should be doing, not being forced to buy alcohol for men and wondering where your next meal will come from.

Second rat to die at the hand of Drew this week. Surely they’ll get the message they’re not welcome soon. Weapon of choice for this sucker – blowdart. In.the.dark. How does one even do that? If I had to be stranded on an island and fend for myself, this is who I’d want to be stranded with. Sorry Pete and other five beloved children, but until you start  going on nightly rat hunts to keep those  freakishly ugly rodents away you’re not going to get picked.

 

Buying matooke (green banana) for lunch. Awesome to have fresh fruit and veges sold just down our road!

Nothing like cashing in on some hot friendly competition to get everyone’s fitness levels up. Timed sprints around the house. Even the dog joined in – you can tell who she ran with!

Riding in the matatu (squeeze as many in as you can even if it means sitting on knees, squash your head on the roof if you’re over 5 ft tall taxi). Quite the experience for four out of five senses. Note the packages in hand – totally worth the body odour immersion. contents revealed below!

School and dinner supplies – thanks to the awesome Brown family!

Yard clean up. Using broken scissors. Bless her heart!