Miller Family Kisumu, Kenya: A Graduation, A Farewell, And The School Picnic!

(Saturday May 6th)
Today Dad went to Nyakoko to take a very sick widow to the hospital, he was gone most of the day.

Our New Ride

We did some cleaning an I walked to nakamatt to get some things to make pizza with for our supper.
Dishon was here for supper once more.
(Sunday May 7th)
Today Dad an Mom along with Wayne left early an went to IC class.
Wayne has now joined IC class so Dad gets to instruct his own son, along with some other youth, some young married, some widows, some widowers, an old, old, grandfathers all together.
Dad an Stan had children's class, an a Bible story for all the orphan children that come to church.
Then Dad had a message on obedience to Christ, an the church.
The three bros went home an put some left over pizza in the oven for lunch, an after we drove some people home from church, we also came back to the compound.
After lunch we all retired to our naps...
In the evening Dad an Mom went to the lake to see the sunset.
Some of us played spike ball on the lane.

Wayne And Clara Yoder

(Monday May 8th)

Today I did all our laundry, an Mom an I were just working around home here...

Steve was busy getting some vehicles serviced.
Dad was at pastors meeting most of the day.
We were just at home in the evening...
(Tuesday May 9th)
Today I went with my friend Winnie to take some bank slip to her sisters school, which is about an hour from Kisumu, we had a great time traveling there together.
unfortunately, the principle didn't allow us to see her sister faith who was doing some exams...so after paying for school fees we left again.
traveling back, we ate lunch together, then I dropped her off at her work place again.
It was a good day, an I enjoyed the experience...
(Wednesday May 10th)

Sack races

Today Dad an Mom went to Bible Study...the boys were working around the compound...welding...painting...all kinds of stuff.
I was cleaning most of the day.
In the evening I went for some luo classes at my friend Mamma Kays hair braiding shop.
Then I also went walking on ring road.
It was a good evening, with perfect temps.
(Thursday May 11th)
Today our whole family was working around home...
Prayer meeting at our house was cancelled because of the school program at our house tomorrow evening.
So George our gardener was busy trimming our hedges, cleaning the flower beds, an getting things looking good outside.
Steve was painting our gate, Wayne was power washing off all the porches...and I was helping mom clean inside, Mom was doing some cooking for Friday.

Strong teeth, an a good sense of balance

Dad was in his office.
In the afternoon I went with Janice an her two little girls to show them were the best fabric shops are, she wanted to buy her girls some fabric, as well as some for gifts.
We were just at home in the evening...
(Friday May 12th)
Today was the last day of school! So we set up a tent at our house, for the school program an supper...So at 1pm. all the school children came to our house for story time with "baba" as everyone calls my Dad.

How can some people make things like this looks so easy?

Then after that, we all went over to Jakes house (Families included) an there, Jake split us all into 4 groups, an we had a mammoth treasure hunt, with the "prize" being the last stop at Nakamatt were the men had to buy each of the women an girls a rose, then see who could be back at again at Jakes house first. my group wasn't the first, but we had a lot of fun along the way...
After that they had sack races, an balancing a water balloon on a spoon held in their mouth, an eating watermelon with out using their hands, an all kinds of cool stuff like that.

Shonda! you go!

Then the school children all went home to clean up, for the last part of the day. The school program. After the program. we also had a farewell for Carolyn, one of the school teachers, as well as, a graduation party for Weston Miller, as he has now graduated from high school.

Then of course we had supper together, with lots of yummy food, an cake, an even banana splits.

After supper we youth played some volley ball, an also some spike ball.

And that's about all that happened that week...sorry I feel like I'm just writing down the bare necessities an not adding some stories of things that happen to make it interesting...sorry! my writing mood will hopefully return again one of these days.