Today I packed up my things and headed to the Joska boarding school. Halfway there, Pastor Stanlas allowed me to drive his car =). Driving on the right side of the car and the left side of the road was not as difficult as I had expected it to be. The thing that was difficult was trying to avoid all the potholes and speed bumps. At one point we were driving on a dirt road and there were huge tire ruts ahead. I started to go around them but Stanlas told me not to go around, just go through. We made it halfway through the ruts then got stuck. Some men from the village had to push us out. It was a great first driving experience, though I do not take full credit for being stuck =)
At Joska, I attended church with the students. Near the end of the service, Pastor Joseph leaned over to me and asked if I had a presentation prepared, which I did not. He asked me to do something anyways, so I got up to do some songs with the kids. When I got up all the children remembered my name from last year and all of the dances I had taught them. We did a few songs from last year and even from the year before. It is such fun worshipping at Joska. The kids have such energy and such passion that you cannot help but be affected by it.
After church I headed back towards Nairobi to Wallace and Mary Kamau’s home. (The Kamaus are the directors of the Hope Schools.) I will be staying with them for the next few days until I head back to Joska. After getting back to the house, I was able to relax with a couple of the interns that are also staying with the Kamaus. We went to the pool and just enjoyed the Kenyan sun then headed to “the village” for ice cream and shopping. It was a nice, relaxing day to recharge for the busy week ahead.
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