Tuesday 11 July 2017

Random Ramblings, Ladies Day, Elections Coming!

Hello people!
Typical Kenyan...
This weeks post will just be mostly pictures, with alittle explaining about what we did...the week was very normal so your not missing a lot, by not getting the day by day update. just saying.
Also, as most of you might know by now, I planned a short notice trip to the states, from July 17th - Aug. 5th so I'm rushing around to get everything done I want to get done before I go to the states, so quite frankly this lousy writer doesn't have time to keep a journal these days thus this little letter.
I cant wait to go to the states, although I know I'll miss home here like crazy, an my friends here think 2 weeks an 4 days is way too long to be away. I'm planning to be in my home church the last week end in July.
Anyway, this week was fairly normal, like I said before.
On Sunday we had a ladies day, we hesitate to call it a "Mother/daughter" day with so many orphans in the church, so we had a ladies day, an Stacy went with us to help us pull off the day's events.

At Victors house for supper with some other youth, an his girlfriend.
After the usual church service, we took all the dresses that we got from the generous church people from home, an let each of the ladies an girls pick out a dress, what fun! they were so grateful for you people from America who sent dresses for them! some of the orphans girls that come to church, had to wear tee-shirts under their dresses because the zipper was not working, an the front of the dress would slide down, an they had to throw it over their shoulder repeatedly! I felt so sorry for them, an to see the looks of sheer delight on their faces to get a dress from America with no holes in it, was just incredible! so thanks a lot for sharing from your closets to our church people.
After dividing the dresses, we had a little snack of popcorn, mondozies, an chia.
then we headed home, we got home around 3:30pm which was actually surprisingly early.
The last robbers climbed these poles an tilted the camera's down, they won't be doing it again.
Marlin's were just leaving for Nairobi with Joes when we got back, flying back to Greenville Tn. after taking care of Joseph's church while they are on furlough, Joe an Glenda will be staying in Nairobi waiting for Wayne's who are returning from their 6 week furlough to the states, on Wednesday.
Joseph's come back in 2 weeks.
So yesterday was "family Day" so our family decided to go to Rusinga island, an Island that is close to us.
We took Stacey along with us, since she didn't have anything going on, an Rhoda was with her visitors.
We had an amazing day! we drove on the fairy an crossed the span of water to the island about a 45 min ride, then we went to an amazing resort there, an had lunch there by the water, it was so beautiful an relaxing! then after lunch Stacy an I rented Kayak's an went way out on the big lake, while my brothers thought that to be too boring an rented a jet ski close by...however riding those big waves in a little kayak was the most awesome thing I have done in a long long time! Mom was on the shore worried stiff that I would have a seizure while I'm out there, but thankfully all turned out well, an I enjoyed myself so much!!
Steve finishing up his work for the day...
The elections over here are gearing up...pray for us, as we wait them out, Rhoda an I are flying back just days before elections so pray all could go okay, usually the riots happen after the elections, so we are hoping for the best.
We are stocking up on food, for people, chickens, an dogs, since going outside of the compound during elections is not recommended. We pray it can be peaceful, in 2008 it was really bad, so everyone is a little apprehensive. But we trust God will keep us safe, if it is his will.
Okay, let me stop my ramblings now...I'll add some pictures an try to explain them to you.
Have a wonderful week...Hope to see some of you all in several weeks! SO excited!
~Sylvia
For The Miller's
(P.S I'm so sorry for these awful quality pictures, my camera got worse then ever recently, so I'm hoping to purchase a new one when I return home.)







At the ladies day in our church...

Dresses waiting to be tried on...

Mom doing her best to line them up, so things don't become chaotic.

Orphan girls waiting for dresses...

I'm here handing out some wash clothes to the ladies that Margi sent over.

If not constructed carefully, a day can turn into a nightmare, if your handing out something free.

This little cutie was there too...



Stacey helping a old widow try on a dress...

Trying on dresses..

The snack...

Stacey an I eating abit before packing everything to go home..

My friend Jane, an her little brother James...



Getting ready to get on the boat...

At the lodge...

The entrance...

Welcoming us here....

Eating lunch...

Nice places to sit in the sun an enjoy the lake...

The dock...

enjoying the amazing setting...

Stacey an I....she's become my sister from another mother...

Stocking up on chicken feed before elections....

Wednesday 5 July 2017

Bible Study In Bondo, Kitten In My Covers, Youth Meetings In Aroba!

(Saturday June 24th)
I am feeling alittle blue about this post...I lost all my pictures from this last week that I wanted to add to this post, plus my journal is not current, so this will be a little randomness thrown together into a post.
Today Mom an I made breakfast for the rest, then we went on a little Mother Daughter shopping venture...It was a good time! And we ate out at our favorite Kenyan restaurant which made us happy.
We were just at home in the evening, we had supper, an Dishon washed vehicles, an then joined us for supper, staying overnight again.
(Sunday June 25th)
Today Aroba youth had invited, Rabour, an Nyakoko youth to join them for Sunday services, so that was interesting, we had youth Sunday school together, then after church they had lunch for the youth, it was a fun day, an seeing all my friends again was the best, I took some banana bread along for some of them...an to see their faces light up about it was the best feeling ever! In Kenya friendship=Banana bread, they love that stuff like really much!! haha
(Monday June 26th)
Today I worked on the blog...Then I took the dress down to the sewing ladies to have Pamela help me sew the skirt since it is a two layer skirt that I had no idea how to put together, that took up most of my afternoon. But I knew I needed to get it done since the wedding is the 22nd of this month.
(Tuesday June 27th)
Today we were mostly just at home getting things ready for supper, Marlins family were coming since we had not had them over since they came to fill in for Joseph an Becky who are on furlough.
Mom was gone most of the forenoon, helping to move the furniture an things from Deans house into the compound, then we cleaned an made food in the afternoon, I grilled some chicken for supper.
We had a nice time with them, an are sad to see them go back to the states in several weeks.
(Wednesday June 28th)
Today Stacy an I went to A Bible study of one of Kajulu's members Pamela, but she wanted to invite us to her home, an it was a two hour drive from Kisumu, so we had to take two vehicles, an load all the members in that wanted to go, Marlin drove a van, an Stacy took a small crossover vehicle, filled to the brim with people.
We had a good day, an makes me so sad I lost all the pictures of that day!
They made a feast! they had, Ugali, rice, fish, beef dry, beef stew, intestine soup, chapattis, cooked cabbage, an on an on, then after we finished eating, they brought chia an mondazies....we were stuffed to the gills!
Bible study went great, Marlin of course teaching, then we started our long drive back home.
It was a long tiring day, but it was a lot of fun too.
(Thursday June 29th)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SHARON AN ANDRE!!!
Today was an unusual day for us, we woke up to rain pattering on the roof, an it was COLD! I felt like staying in my warm bed all day! but then again we are just spoiled rotten, with always waking up to beautiful mornings with the sun shining brightly.
Today our family all went in to a clinic to get our blood types taken, I just hate needles an the prick hurt like it always does...cringe!
This evening, we had prayer meeting at Marlins, it was a good evening, an the singing somehow was exceptionally good.
(Friday June 30th)
Today one of our youth guys had a playing match with another school, in volleyball an soccer, so we went to watch an cheer for the Ahero team, it was a fun day, of meeting all his friends, an climbing into his world of school, an sports, an his friends.
tonight Brian's An James's had a ice cream party for the compound in a way of saying thanks for all the snacks they received during language classes, when they would have their 10am. break.
After the snack there was some volley ball, then because of more rain an cold weather we all went home around 9:45pm.
Tonight I found a little kitten, it was so fluffy an cute, I didn't even know I liked kitten's, but this one somehow just melted my heart into a little puddle, so I put it inside my coat while I was outside watching the rest play volley ball, then I brought it home, tried giving it some milk, an stuff it into the shower, much to its dismay, I gave it a bath, wrapped it in a towel to dry off, then jumped into bed with it, it was so cute, an its purring sound was kinda neat! the only problem was it thought the perfect place to sleep was right under my chin against my neck, an that was okay for a bit...but I fell asleep, an awoke with a start freaking out about this fur ball right by my head, an it felt like I couldn't breath! so I tried placing it away from my head several times, but nope, it would come over top of the pillows an right back where it had been, it was such a tiny little thing, that I was petrified I would somehow lay on it an smother it to its grave, so I  gently placed it on a pillow beside my bed, wrapped in a blanket, where it slept, till around 7am. when I was rudely awakened by a scratching, clawing noise! I open my eyes a peek, an here the fluffy little thing was clawing its way up the side of my bed, only its head peeping over the side of my bed, was about the sweetest thing I've seen in a while, then next thing it leap into my bed, but I wasn't finished with my sleep since it was Saturday, so I took her outside....an I think I'll leave her there for a while.
I honestly don't even know what possessed me to bring that kitten into the house, but it was so cute, an the way it lapped at the milk, an chased my ear buds around as I was untangling them was just the cutest, I did loose sleep though to...not again...or not anytime soon, will a kitten join me in my slumbers.
So that is about all I remember of this week...
Hope I'll have a more interesting post next time...I want to see if I can put some pics from my phone to the post, but this old laptop can be kinda ridiculous about such things sometimes.
Have a wonderful good week!
~Sylvia
For The Miller's