some December

Pictures worked! the top one is of our Christmas tree in Lindsey's living area that i told you i'd show post, & the second one is lydia, she lives next door to Tumaini, she's absolutely beautiful.

we arrived in Nairobi today for Christmas! i actually wrote this post last week, but the internet at Tumaini hasn't worked in awhile. so here's a little info. and i'll update more later!

there's a new kid on the block! ryan joseph, from texas (yahoo! or, yeehaw!) joined me & lindsey on wednesday. he's from houston, & we know some of the same people from TCU, even though he went to LSU. anyways, he was working in nairobi at a hospital for awhile but wasn't really doing much, so he explored other ministries. tumaini needed a guy, so he's here now! he's kind of like a chef, lindsey & i are very excited. haha! you can read his blog, it's on my list to the right : "kenya mission."

katie, adam, & austin (from north carolina) came to visit last weekend & we traveled to Lake Navaisha & to the Aberdare Mountains...which surround North Kinangop. it was lots of fun! kenya is really pretty. hippos are really scary.

i mean, really scary.

i didn't learn until the day before we left for the lake that hippos are possibly the most dangerous animal on the planet. they charge at people, & eat them. so guess what happened?? our boat got a little to close to someone's baby, & the mama started charging!!! ahhhh!!!

the tumaini kids were sort of sad for us to head to nairobi for Christmas, but they understand. it's good for us to take breaks sometimes, & the SIMpact team here all has Christmas together. it's good to be with familiar people & traditions, & this way we have internet & an oven over the holidays. Christmas isn't quite as big of a deal in Kenya as it is at home. But, on Christmas Day, the church we all go to in Kinangop has a big Christmas Day lunch at Tumaini, so our babies will be taken care of. =)

On my birthday, we will be heading out to Maasai Mara in southern Kenya for a safari! i hope i get to see a simba on my birthday! (lion) we're staying in tents, that should be an experience. it's the most tourist-y safari in kenya though, so don't worry, we'll be safe. and there's standard sized toilets. =]

ok i'll update more later! Merry Christmas!

kt