The first house we went to was especially meaningful. George's oldest and favorite sister, Ronica, died five years ago. She had two children, Tom (13) and Angela (5) who live with their father and step mother.
(George and Angela)
(George and Tom)
George hadn't seen them in a few years and was really excited to see them. We had a fun time playing with the little kids that were in the house. Angela was hilarious. We made them glasses out of wire and danced around.
We also made Angela a bracelet out of the wire. She came over to me and asked (with George translating) “Where are your bangles (bracelets)?” Then she said “you know I can chase you out of here because you don't have bangles.” I laughed so much. This tiny girl who was so shy when we first got here was threatening to chase me away because I didn't have bracelets on! It was great to see George's niece and nephew.
Then we stopped by another village to greet some aunts, uncles, and cousins. Here we committed a major African no-no. We had to get back to Kisumu before dark and we were running short on time. We decided it was better to stop by briefly to say hi than not at all since we didn't know when we would be able to do this again. Well, the old aunts wanted us to stay for a meal and were not happy we had to leave so fast. To welcome visitors, you share a meal with them. It's an honor for them. We felt SO bad about leaving, but it's not safe to be out in the dark so we had to leave.
Our last stop was at the village where George grew up. His brother and his family still live there so we briefly got to see them before dashing off to Kisumu. It was a nice day and so fun to see George's history. We talked about now we can see how God was working in our lives to meet each other and work for Him.
The wire glasses are a hoot! Karen @ aloha
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