Just an average monday in Kitale Kenya

Today was the first day that we went on our own without Pastor Steve. We decided that for our first day we would head to Oasis Of Hope. Oasis Of Hope is a drop in center for street children around the city. A drop in center is a place where children can come and have two free meals as well as some schooling. The school is informal but still has great teachers. I was able to teach a little division to the older class, which was awesome. After trying to teach a subject that I don’t really understand, in a language that the students don’t really understand, I have a new appreciation for teachers. After a few hours at Oasis we headed into town to get a couple things from the Giga-mart. Giga-mart is the Wal-mart of Kitale. In-fact you can even spot the similarity in the names, and the name tells everything you need to know. While we were at the store it started to downpour outside so we were forced to stay in the store for around 30 minutes, but that is just the way that it is here, it rains and rains and rains. It will be sunny one minute, and the next it will be the heaviest rain that has ever occurred. All in all it was a great day that involved hanging out with some cool cats, and shopping in the rain. Below there are some pictures from the day.



I think I was a little angry becasue one of the kids threw a paper airplane at my head.



They wanted me to school them in B-ball so I pumped one up.


Two watches on one hand? And look, he is drawing Africa.

Here I am teaching a little division to some street children. That kid already knew how to do this stuff so he decided to look at the camera.

Here are some pictures

Here is a baby taking a bath.


I fell asleep at the wedding.


These are some cute kids at purpose driven academy.


This is me and a Pig.

Chrurch and more laundry

Well today is Sunday so that means Church and a Day off. The church that we all go to is called deliverance church and it is here in town. The church is a Purpose driven church and also a school. The school is called purpose driven academy and has students all the way from preschool to high school. the school is a private school but of the 400 students that attend around 100 of them pay anything. The church and school has large connections with Saddleback, and many children from the school are sponsored by families from the US. Anyways the service was awesome and afterward we all went to the market to grabed a couple things.

After the market I took a motorcycle back with all the groceries and did all of my white laundry. I love days like this that allow me to relax and have a day where I can spend time with the Lord.

I hope all of you are doing well, I appreciate all of the comments.

God bless,
Chris

Here is some pictures

Here are just a couple photos from random days of the trip Allison's blog, has more pictures you can look at.



Above is me hanging out with a Masai Warrior



This is a female Lion aproaching.


A baby giraffe stops in to say hello.



Some brothers just hanging under a tree


Today we went to a Kenyan wedding which was an experience, they started three hours late, and then it rained. Not your typical wedding! I miss all of you and can't wait to continue sharing everything with you all.

Holy Cow

Yesterday was the first day of ministry that we had here without the rest of the team, and it was an experience. WE woke up around 8 and all had some time to be with the Lord. After an hour or so we grabbed a cow from the compound and headed to our friend patricia's house. Patrica and her husband run a center for children called discover to recover. The center is for Orphans who are HIV positive, and need a place to live becasue they have been thrown out by society. Pstricia is also HIV posotive and has gone through MANY social strugles because of it. Cows are very important here, and are regarded as a sign of wealth. The Holy Cow program is a program that was developed to jump start the economy of orginizations or families. It works like this: a female cow is given to a family as a gift, when the first calf it is given to the person who donated it, considering it is a female. When the second calf is born the family gets to keep it, and so on and so on. This program is used as a way for the person who recieves the cow to generate income. Now there isn't some cow transport machine that you can just put the cow on and get them to thir destination, no no, we had to walk her there. It was about a two hour walk to get the cow to it's destination. It wasn't bad though, we saw and talked to a lot of great people on the way. I had to run down a circumsision parade so that I could donate to thier cause. Now I know what you are thinking, a circmsision parade? In some tribes the boys are circumsised at around the age of 15 and when the time is right for that boy he and his friends run the streets of the town yelling and dancing trying to raise some money for the event. So I ran them down and gave them some dough. All in all the trip to Patricia's house was awesome, and we all learned a lot.

Laundry, arrows, chickens and dishes

Ahh home at last. Well kind of. Yesterday was our first day back home in Kitale at the compund. We all decided that it would be best if we all slept in and took a day off from ministry to get everything in order. I love sleep so naturally I could not wait to sleep in a little bit and then lounge around all day. Well it is too bad that the sun rises right in my eyes at around 6:30 every morning, destroying all plans of ever sleeping in. That was fine because I had some things i wanted to do, Like shoot some arrows from a bow. Well I could go on but I think that it would be better if I Just gave you a link to allison's blog so that you can see the day for yourself. Click here to see what I am talking about.

Now there is one thing that I am most proud of in all that happened yesterday. I did my laundry by hand in a wash basin. Yep I, Chris Wohlers, Did all of my laundry by hand and then hung it out to dry. Granted it is still drying around 20 hours later, but never the less it is clean, and almost ready to wear.

I love this place so much and everyday something new and exciting happens and the Lord teaches me something new. I really find God teaching me a lot of patience as well as giving me the drive to work hard, and be productive. I can't wait to start ministry today.

God Bless,
Chris

WOW

Hey Everyone!

Well again it has been some time since I have been able to write on my blog but I am so Glad that I get the chance to do so right now. The past couple days have been so amazing. OUr team traveled from Kitale, the city we are living in, and went down to the Masai part of Kenya. The Masai peopole are the most amazing group of people that you have ever seen. When you think of tribes in Africa this is who you are thinking of. They have retained all of thie traditions even through colonization and the western move that Kenya has made. OUr team went to an orphanage there where we had a little sunday school with the kinds and gave them a lot of school supplies that were much needed. We also did a little dancing and singing for them and they the same with us. The children here are so amazing along with the people who work with them. Becasue it was the second to last day of the trip for the main group we headed to the Mara, to stay at a safari camp and to go on a safari the next day. The Safari was amazing! I saw every type of animal that you could want to see in Africa. The whole time I was there all that I co lastuld think about was how much my dad would love going on a safari. That last sentence was me saying that my dad should come here and go on safari with me, becasue he would love nothing more. After a couple nights at the camp I have ended up in Nairobi for a night so that we can catch a plane tomorrow for Kitale. Tomorrow marks the first day that we are here without the team, and it is so exciting. Considering I am the only male who is staying behind I have purchased a club as well as a large knife for protection, and also just becasue they are both amazing. Well that is all for now. I love you all very much, and I thank you for all of your support in my adventure in becoming a man of God

Chris

PS. I apologize for the spelling errors, I can't find the spell check, and I am on a Ukranian computer so the underline doesn't work.