You get to know people when you spend time with them. We have learned that Carrie, Chelsea and C.J. will spend hours yelling 'JAMBO' out the window during our 12-hour bus ride on Tuesday at every person that they see. Just the same, we have learned (in much LESS time) that nearly every Kenyan recipient of the greeting, which means 'HELLO' in Swahili, will joyfully smile, wave and return the greeting.
We have also learned that the Kenyan people are a people who love building relationships. They build them over a long period of time. Most Kenyans don't watch 5-6 hours of television at night, instead, choosing to spend it with their family or neighbors. Sure. Economics play a big part of that. But, it is a great lesson for we Americans to learn, too.
Kenya is 7-9 hours ahead of our listeners in the states - so, we have just concluded our Tuesday. Today we rode on a bus from Nairobi, to Mombasa, to our present location of Malindi. This is where we will begin several days of construction projects and VBS events with these precious children. Pray for relationships to be built quickly so that we can show Christ's love affectively. We can't wait to see what God has for us, too! Miss you!
Our family is so grateful for these blogs. MaryJo is our family and so appreciate knowing she as well as the whole team is safe. Please let her know we love her and miss her and of course are so proud of her as well as all the team. God's blessings to you all, The family of MaryJo Cyr.
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