We woke up this morning to be greeted by another wonderful warm day. Ray brought out his DJI mini 3 drone to get an aerial view of the property.

Dad gave the devotional and spoke from Micah 6:8. “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

The main thrust of dad’s devotion was:

what God asks of us is pretty simple. It’s us who make it so complicated.

The discussion which was elicited from dad’s devotion was rich. We are truly enjoying our morning devotions. The team is bonding beautifully.

Later that morning we walked to the nearby Uzima Springs Academy. This is a primary school where the orphans at Openhand Children’s home receive their education. This school is run by Alice Mukui.

Since today was Saturday, there were no scheduled classes. Instead, Alice scheduled the school’s staff to be there to fellowship with us. So, we spent around 4-5 hours with them. There was preaching by Joseph Masunga and Tyler Whitcomb. We also gave gifts to the staff and the few children who were at the school. We then had lunch.

During lunch we got to know some of the teachers. We will remember Risper, Emma, Tabitha, Irene, and Oprah, amongst others.

Dad tried to marry me off to one of the women. I love you, dad.

MEMORABLE MEAL:

While all the meals have been memorable, the breakfasts have especially stood out. Kamar remarked that he doesn’t eat breakfast in the U.S. but is loving breakfast here, especially the eggs. We are also all enjoying the sausage, which is made of beef not pork.

FUNNY STORY OF THE DAY:

This story actually took place on day 3. On that particular day, in the morning, Jacque went out to the chicken coop (which is located on the property of the orphanage). Jacque LOVES animals. This morning she identified a particular chicken in the coop that caught her affection. She told him, “you are strong, you are smart, you are brave, you are handsome.”

Later that day she returned to the coop to reconnect with her handsome friend. Lo and behold, he was gone. Only a few feathers remained of him. I suppose he lives on in the bellies of each of us. Minus Jacque’s belly, for she has vowed to not eat any chicken the rest of the trip.