Some events of the past week

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here. Me with my limited Swahili and they with their different culture.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

Tomorrow, Sabbath, at church there will be some baptisms. I will do my best to get some pictures.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.