So our first Christmas away was full of fun and friends. We had our friends, the Roths (Tim, Jeana and Micaiah) up with us from Tanzania and a friend named Don who works here in Nairobi at the Embassy. Don provided and cooked a delicious 16 pound turkey, Jeana made her famous peppermint fudge with ingredients sent from the states and I settled in on the green bean casserole, and the birthday cake for Jesus. Junio's favorite presents were his bike, a sling shot (not from his mother, I'd just like to point out!) and new superman shoes that light up when he walks. Annabelle loved opening the presents and saying "Krisamasi, Krisamasi!" over and over again. Micaiah also got a new bike which was very exciting!
Tim and Jeana have had to extend their stay with us because of violence from the elections here in Kenya. It is long and complicated but if you would like to know more about it you can look on the NY Times or Washington Post websites. They are planning to leave tomorrow morning to head back to Tanzania since we have had one day of relative peacefulness and there is a big demonstration planned for Thursday where it could be much worse for awhile. I have been really encouraged by a couple of verses in Lamentations 3:21-26, "Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.' The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." Please pray for the Roth's and for us. We have seen the Lord provide and we have seen his protection over us and his friends but we have been stretched to not constantly fear. We are constantly waiting for the Lord to do something to end the violence.
Pictures: - our friends the Roths
- opening gifts
- Don and his amazing turkey (which we are still eating, who knew it would become so valuable now that food is a bit scarce)
- Annabelle and a new Christmas doll
- Junio and his new bike
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