it has been almost a year since i put an entry on this site. i wonder if anyone reads or even looks at this site anymore?

hello from africa those who are still around! i have some rare time to be on the internet here and thought i would catch up on reading some xanga posts to see how "home" is doing. it's so awesome to see your posts and read about what has been going on.

life here has been great, as well as tough. i miss home alot more than i thought i would, but the kids at the children's home where i am staying are so cool. whenever i feel down or homesick i just go out to their play area and all of a sudden tens of kids come running to greet me and play. one of my favourite activities is to have tire races with the little boys. they are so good at running and rolling old tires it puts me to shame!

school life has wrapped up for the term and i have most of december off to rest up for next year. i had been teaching math, science, and christian religious education...so likely i will continue the same next term. i'm very excited to have the time to play, work, and just hang out with the kids during this holiday time. God has blessed my time with the kids so much and i can even remember all their names (73) and little nuances...they are all such little individuals! of course i'm also super excited about having my "special visitor" come from home to see what my life is like here in Kenya. can't wait!

the Lord has been teaching me so much here. one thing that has been really sticking out in my mind and that i have been mulling over is something i heard from a fellow missionary.

"I can teach what know, but I reproduce what I am."

it is such a good reminder to me that what i do in my life, how i act and react to situations is often so much more important than what i say. a challenge for me (and hopefully all of us) that Christ's character and values would shine through in my daily life.

well hope everyone is doing well at home. sorry again that my emails and updates are so infrequent, but internet and email access are limited.

KIDS SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS:

Strolling back to work with my Oyakudon in hand I witnessed a little kid exclaim to his mom, "Mommy, mommy look over there. Santa is in wheel chair!"

As I glanced in the direction of the pointing hand I saw a man decked out in a hospital gown rolling down the street in a wheelchair.  His plume of white hair blowing in the wind and his beard puffed out as he strained at pushing himself down the street.

Moments later a  bunch of hospital security came and rolled him back to the hospital...escapee patients don't usually get too far. Guess there won't be too many presents for kiddies around the world this year!

Makes me smile:

Free bag of "unclaimed" Skittles when i reached down to pick up my bag of chips from the vending machine.

It's interesting what one can whip up with the "dregs" in one's refrigerator.

Anyone for a fancy ham and cheese and green pepper omelette?...wait make that just a cheese omelette since i don't have any ham or pepper.

Frozen food is the saviour of my bachelorhood....mmmmm Taquitos are good (and so easy to make).

Thanks guys for being so laid back and easy about the food...we'll try for something a bit more fancy next time

"It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things for God,but we do not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things of life, and holy on the ordinary streets, among ordinary people. And this is not learned in five minutes."

From "My utmost for His highest"- Oswald Chambers