Sunday

This last Sunday we attended church in village outside of town known as Tongeran. One of the four local church leaders for the Church of Christ is acting as an interim house parent (along with his wife) for us at the Children's Home. He wanted us to come see his village, his home and church. To the left is the footpath we drove down to get to his house! "Hakuna Sheeta": no problem! He had a very nice, newer home built of mud, of course. We took many of the children from the children's home with us, who enjoyed feasting on the sugar cane that grows on his farm. I also had my first sugar cane experience, which was very fun! There's a picture of me on Carrie's blog enjoying my treat, for those interested.

After we had our chai & scones at Johnstone & Elizabeth's house, we headed back down the footpath (in our truck, mind you) to go to church. Here's a picture of what going to church looks like here in Kenya. This church is a very nice church, for the village. In fact, the cornerstones of this church were layed by Milt & Barbie Jones, Sandy Roberts and Shawn Tyler last February! There were many visitors on this particular Sunday. We had about 5 different denominations represented. We think word spread that the wazungu (plural for mzungu)were going to be in attendence!

Worship, in the Churches of Christ at least, in Kenya typically involve a woman, sometimes a man, who leads off by standing and starting a song. Everyone joins her or him in clapping, but waits until she finished the first verse to join in. The congregation usually sings the chorus only; the leader sings the verses. Most of the songs are fast, but some are slow. Most of the time, people join her in standing. The woman standing in this picture is the afore mentioned Elizabeth. We have not caught on to many of the songs yet. They sing so fast, its hard to catch the words!