.JPG)
Outside the night is alive with sounds of frogs and crickets and a number of other little creatures. It is what I’d like to call the “outhouse orchestra”. You might ask why and the answer is quite simple – these little creatures orchestrate the enjoyable nightly music that accompanies any late night expeditions to the outhouse(pictured below). Yes, life has changed a little bit in the last week… “I’m not in Kansas anymore”.
I arrived here last Thursday and have spent the last few days adjusting to life in the middle of nowhere Africa… during rainy season. I’m not sure where to even begin describing this place for those who have never been to rural Africa. I live in a mud hut called a tukol. (the one in the picture) I have a small amount of electricity that I power some small lights and use to recharge my computer. There is a room, about 15ft by 15ft and a small little porch area in this tukol. My bed is normal except that it is super squeaky and I have mosquito net over it. The net is as much for all the other bugs as it is for the mosquitoes. In some later postings I might show you some of friendly and not-so-friendly house mates. There are five other team members living here at the compound. One American, one Canadian, and three Kenyans. There are all great people who I look forward to working with more. One of the Kenyans, a mechanic, is a guy I have met before in Kenya and has worked on my parents vehicle in the past. We all eat together in a common kitchen building and share the respons.JPG)
ibility of cooking evening meals. We also meet MWF for a devotional time together.
The town I live in is mix of several different cultures and people groups. One of the most interesting things I have found so far is the number of donkeys that are used to pull small carts. I have spent several of my days so far working at the local hospital doing some small repairs that were needed.
The weather since I arrived has been VERY wet. Today is the only day on which it hasn’t rained since I arrived last week. When it rains it really rains. The whole land turns into a river washing away downhill. It is quite amazing to watch at the torrential downpour arrives and soon little rivers appear everywhere. The rains also mean that the roads are…well basically it means that the roads aren’t. The vehicles we drive are four-wheel drive but even so they get stuck often. The “roads” that we drive on are very slippery when muddy and it makes for some very interesting trips around town.
I think I will end this for now. The internet here is quite slow and so I may not post too many pictures because of the length of time it requires to download them. Even so, I do hope to put some up from time to time. Please continue to pray that I will adjust life here. I love this land and the people and I am excited about being here but pray that I will quickly adapt to the language and culture of this place.
Oh, one last thing… when I make my expedition to the outhouse the orchestra has an added bonus on nights like tonight when there aren’t any clouds. The stars! There is basically no light pollution here and the stars are absolutely fabulous.
I arrived here last Thursday and have spent the last few days adjusting to life in the middle of nowhere Africa… during rainy season. I’m not sure where to even begin describing this place for those who have never been to rural Africa. I live in a mud hut called a tukol. (the one in the picture) I have a small amount of electricity that I power some small lights and use to recharge my computer. There is a room, about 15ft by 15ft and a small little porch area in this tukol. My bed is normal except that it is super squeaky and I have mosquito net over it. The net is as much for all the other bugs as it is for the mosquitoes. In some later postings I might show you some of friendly and not-so-friendly house mates. There are five other team members living here at the compound. One American, one Canadian, and three Kenyans. There are all great people who I look forward to working with more. One of the Kenyans, a mechanic, is a guy I have met before in Kenya and has worked on my parents vehicle in the past. We all eat together in a common kitchen building and share the respons
.JPG)
ibility of cooking evening meals. We also meet MWF for a devotional time together.The town I live in is mix of several different cultures and people groups. One of the most interesting things I have found so far is the number of donkeys that are used to pull small carts. I have spent several of my days so far working at the local hospital doing some small repairs that were needed.
The weather since I arrived has been VERY wet. Today is the only day on which it hasn’t rained since I arrived last week. When it rains it really rains. The whole land turns into a river washing away downhill. It is quite amazing to watch at the torrential downpour arrives and soon little rivers appear everywhere. The rains also mean that the roads are…well basically it means that the roads aren’t. The vehicles we drive are four-wheel drive but even so they get stuck often. The “roads” that we drive on are very slippery when muddy and it makes for some very interesting trips around town.
I think I will end this for now. The internet here is quite slow and so I may not post too many pictures because of the length of time it requires to download them. Even so, I do hope to put some up from time to time. Please continue to pray that I will adjust life here. I love this land and the people and I am excited about being here but pray that I will quickly adapt to the language and culture of this place.
Oh, one last thing… when I make my expedition to the outhouse the orchestra has an added bonus on nights like tonight when there aren’t any clouds. The stars! There is basically no light pollution here and the stars are absolutely fabulous.
No comments:
Post a Comment