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My new best friend

OK, so here I am in Nairobi and all I can think of is to share some of my experiences here. I have never spent more than one night here and am usually running for airports. Now I am three days here. Yesterday I rode the bus, went to lunch, actually ran into someone, Deb Williamson, and was reminded that I can't go anywhere without running into someone I know.

Had a visit with a woman, Suzy Kuj. She is a Brit by birth but is now a U.S. citizen. She came to visit where I am staying in Nairobi. She is married to a Sudanese and they have three children. They live in a town called Tonj in Southern Sudan. They have been there for 10 years. I think they originally started a pastor training school but have also started a clinic - four years ago. There is much more violence in their area than there is in Werkok. She is in Nairobi because she flew out a very young boy who was shot in the face and it blew out the right side of his face. At Kijabe Hospital a pediatric plastic surgeon has made repairs. The boy will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday but they will all stay here in Nairobi until after the elections, April 11. Truly a remarkable woman. She would like for me to come to her clinic. We will see where the wind blows me.

Today Joy Mueller and I went to Village Market. It was my first time really seeing downtown Nairobi. It is beautiful. All my garden club cohorts would just be crazy with all the plants, trees, landscaping, etc. We were driven by a guy named Joe. He was a very famous futbol player for Kenya in the late 50's, 60's and 70's. As we drove around, people would honk at him, police would wave and people in general would start to talk to him. He was very very famous. Like what Bekham is now. There are even streets named after him throughout Kenya. Crazy, man.

Village Market has the Massai market today. Ton of stuff and lots of bargaining. I was a pro after about 20 minutes. I had Joy there to give support. We had lunch in a beautiful outdoor setting. The amount different nationals is mindboggling I very well could have been having a luncheon in San Francisco or some other urban city in the United States. It was most fun. And all sorts of food. After goat and antelope being my only meat for 5 weeks, I will admit I had a bit of beef. But I could have chosen gyros, Chinese, Thai, German.

Tomorrow I will go to the Nairobi National Game Park. Hopefully see some animals. I figured I should go on safari at least once while I am here.

Peaceable Kingdom

I think I am very glad to have these days in Nairobi to recoup. I work on Tuesday and so I know that I will hit the ground running once I get stateside. Again, thank you all for your support, prayers and friendship.
God's peace
C