Saturday night in Meru, Kenya



Fridah & Grace

 Well I have no phone service so a wonderful young lady named Grace buys me a new Sim(sp) card.  She and I both try to get it to work over several days with no luck.  She's only 22 yrs old, don't the young people know all that stuff?  It had her baffled too.  Our private cook is 22 also but doesn't understand english as well.  Fridah always says yes to what we ask, then does her own thing. 
So we go to town to get a few items this house will need.  And we find a pizza place!  What a treat!  I bought a beer and took it home. Do they have pizza everywhere?


Offerings to auction



Sunday is church day, all day.  We divide and visit.  Each of us are guests at different churches.  I am picked up by the leader of all the Aids volunteers.  Meru needs more like her.   Anyway, I get picked up at 9 am, and we have tea when we get to the church. Tea is approx 2 quarts milk, 1 qt water and 1 tea bag.  (No comment). They also serve fruit, rice and more. 2 elders were both named Festus. Service starts about 10-10:30.  At 2:30 the minister gives the message.  Lots of singing & loads of prayers.  Offering (taken 3 times) was also in the form of fruit and chickens which they then auction off.  (Jan bought the rooster to wake us each morning.) It was a long day...