Home Visit

On Wednesday, we went to visit the home of Edita, a woman from our church. She invited us to come for lunch. We arranged to go at noon since it was in between Eli's morning and afternoon nap. I was worried how Eli would do since he hadn't slept well in the morning. I figured we would eat right when we got there and then be back home in time to put Eli to bed. I hate to rush things, but a tired baby is a fussy baby and that is fun for no one. I should have known that we wouldn't be leaving as soon as I thought. The food hadn't been cooked yet. TIA (this is Africa)! It was ok though. Eli managed to hang in there pretty well and we had a nice time with Edita.

She lives in a village outside of Moshi called Majengo. She rents a small, one room "house." It's actually one of many rooms in one building that surround an open area. Because of the set up, the neighbors end up becoming close and often help each other out. Here is Edita's room. The front part acts as a sitting room and is also where she cooks and does her sewing. Behind the curtain is her bed.



One of her neighbors has two year old twins. They were very wary of Eli. He is not shy at all and immediately wanted to play with them. He hasn't learned boundaries yet and scared the girl, Mary, when he got in her face.



We tried to win her affection by bribing her with crackers, but she wanted nothing to do with us. John, her brother, was a little more open. Eventually Mary warmed up a bit, but not much. Eli wanted to sit next to them so badly, but he kept grabbing Mary's face so George had to hold his hands!



Edita was such a gracious and generous host. I always feel bad when we visit people and they treat us to a nice lunch and sodas. I know it is a huge sacrifice for them. They barely get by and it's touching that they want to honor us with a nice meal.



Here is Edita sharing food with Mary and John.



We had a great time and left stuffed. We had a chance to pray with Edita and encourage her about somethings happening in her life. She is a sweet lady and an extremely hard worker. She is an inspiration to me.