I apologize for neglecting this blog for almost an entire month! God has been keeping us busy here in Mathare, and I have compiled a list of things we have been up to:
1) Attended a Goat Roast to celebrate Kenyatta Day. Ate goat. Will never do this again
2) Have begun planning a day of eye tests for the students and providing the most severe cases with eye glasses
3) Bought an ivory chess set from a Massai Warrior with Audrey, then went out to dinner and played a game of chess over fresh juice and a veggie sandwich
4) Triaged over 500 patients in 5 days at a short term medical clinic
5)Got coffee at Java House with the girls so many times that the employees know our names and orders
6) Had a bag of mangos stolen by a baby monkey at City Park
7) Mastered driving on the opposite side of the road through Nairobi traffic
8) Developed a curriculum and taught sex ed to nearly 250 young Kenyan girls at a Saturday morning seminar
9) Met two women while doing bible study at Java House, chatted with them about their jobs at the UN, then went to their house for late-night chai and girl talk
10) Bagged over 20,000 donated meds in the Clinic Pharmacy
11) Threw a Halloween party with the other Americans. Carved pumpkins, ate candy and made our host brother a homemade BatmanSpidermanBoy costume
12) Witnessed the class I teach English to score higher on their midterm exams than any other 4th grade class in Pangani School
"Unashamed" was hopeful in a somber Good Friday sort of way. This is hopeful in a joyous Easter sort of way.
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