Sorry It’s Been So Long!

Wow, we haven’t blogged in a long time. Things have been crazy busy here and then every time I go to blog I don’t do it because I don’t even know where to start. It seems like we have a million new experiences daily and so much is always happening. We have both been busy with our jobs. We try really hard to keep Monday as our one day off, but sometimes it doesn’t happen. I think part of it is that we live and work at the same place so sometimes there seems to be no escape, but at the same time it’s great not having to commute and we love living with the kids and babies! I have had many sick kids lately, but everyone seems to be recovering. Once one kid catches something it spreads like wildfire. Priscila, the Kenyan nurse that I work with here is gone for training this week, so it will definitely be an extra busy week for me. Healthcare here is enough to make any American crazy, but I’m adjusting!! We have had 3 kids leave in the past week. One was adopted, one went to a foster home, and another to a home in Nairobi that is better equipped to handle children with disabilities (she had cerebral palsy). Which means we have openings for more kids! On Monday we got a new little boy here, we guess him to be 4 months old, but it can be so difficult to tell. He was abandoned recently in a nearby village. Overall he seems to be healthy which is amazing considering the circumstances he is coming from.
We are also driving now! It’s nice to have a little bit of freedom. We share vehicles with other missionaries here. The driving is so hard to get used to. Opposite side of the road and car and there are absolutely no rules at all. Pretty much, the most aggressive driver is the one who gets through. Jeremy loves it because that is about how he drives in the U.S. He was driving in downtown Nairobi last week and did great, he fits right in. As far as Swahili goes, we are getting there. We can now at least communicate with the kids.
Since Jeremy works at the church as well as the baby center we get invited to homes for dinners or lunches A LOT! It’s been a great cultural learning experience and has been very entertaining as well. Sometimes it is a 4 or 5 hour ordeal, patience has been something we have really had to learn since being here. A couple weeks ago Priscila and I sat in a hospital waiting room for 9 hours in Nairobi with 4 kids, two of which could not walk. So we are definitely having to learn to slow our pace sometimes!
We will try to blog much more frequently! We have moments of   getting pretty homesick, but overall we love it here. I tell you what, first thing I’m doing when I get off the plane in the U.S. is getting a giant fountain diet coke!! Oh my gosh, I can’t wait! ~Nicole