Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! This is one of the days I really miss being at home with family. Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Obviously it's not celebrated here, but we can still thank God for our many blessings. There is actually a store in town selling turkeys, but they cost almost $200!!!!! Since that was not an option for us, we went to a local hostel to have dinner. They have really good roasted meat, so that was our Thanksgiving feast - with ugali, kachumbari (kind of like salsa) and fries on the side. It capped off a successful day where George viewed some potential land for the orphanage.

As we left, we passed two kids in the parking lot. Then George said, "hey, I know you!" Several months ago, George had told me about them. He was riding the bus to Kenya and sat next to them, a brother and sister ages 6 and 7, and their dad. They had fun playing with George's phone. Once they arrived in Nairobi, they all shared a taxi. He told me how cute they were and he was impressed they spoke English and Kiswahili. Their dad is American and their mom is Kenyan.

So, it was quite surprising to run into them at the hostel. They immediately remembered him and were so happy to see him. They were on their way to the little playground, but took us to see their mom and dad who were in their room. It was really nice to meet their parents. Their dad is from Escondido, originally! What a small world. We visited with them for a bit and exchanged numbers so we could visit them some time. They live about an hour and a half from us.

We left feeling so joyful. You can tell when meeting them how kind and genuine they are. It was nice to talk to a fellow American on Thanksgiving. Moments like these are not coincidental. It was a God thing. So many things could have happened and we would have missed seeing the kids: we could have eaten at home like we usually do, we could have left earlier or the kids could have stayed in the room instead of going to play. God orchestrated it and we were so thankful. We look forward to spending time with them in the future.

We hope you have a blessed day and have a chance to reflect on the miracles God has done in your life.

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.