Relief from the Heat

It has been scorching hot here. Miserably hot. It's not as hot as Sudan was, but it has been very hot and humid. The humidity makes me sweat all day and I feel gross until I can take a shower.

Usually we just suffer through it, but yesterday we had a day free of any appointments or ministry work and decided to go to the pool. We are VERY blessed to have a swimming pool near our house. It's at the YMCA and takes ten minutes to walk to. Pools are very rare in Africa so we know how lucky we are to have one in Moshi. Although it's close, this is only our second time to swim there. The YMCA has a really nice pool and they only charge $2 to swim.

Of course when we got there, clouds began to roll in. Fortunately, it wasn't too cold to swim. We were the only ones swimming so it was like our own private pool for the day. While Eli didn't cry during his first swim, he was hesitant. This time he was hesitant for just a bit in the beginning and then had a blast splashing away. I think his time splashing in the bath bucket recently helped him be more comfortable in the pool water.

(His belly served as his own personal floating device!)

After swimming Eli ate and conked out. He was exhausted from all the fun. Once he woke up he was in a great mood. We hope we can swim once a month so he'll continue to be comfortable in water.

After we got home, the rain came! It was a surprise since the rainy season isn't supposed to be until March. The cooler weather was much appreciated, but not so much appreciated was the 18 hour power outage. I hope that is not a sign of what is to come when the rainy season hits!