Fun with George's Mom

We had a great visit with George's mom. She left last Friday after staying with us for twelve days. We felt bad that we couldn't take her on any sight seeing trips or to any fun places, but she seemed content just to be with us and see our lives here. We got to take her to church where she saw George teach. Of course we took her to the most exciting place in Moshi... Nakumatt, the grocery store! Most of all, we were happy to provide her with time to rest and relax. And, I think she liked my cooking! I got thumbs up on my ugali cooking skills, a must pass test for any Kenyan wife!

Eli loved having her here. She loves being a grandma and was willing to play with him all day.



While Mom was here, we had another visitor, Mike. George's parents host exchange students from the US. They have been doing this for over ten years. Many of them keep in touch and consider themselves part of the Okech family. Mike was one of their students. He returned to Kenya to work with students in a camp. In December he traveled to Kisumu to visit the family which is when we met him for the first time. He works on the Kenyan side of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which isn't too far from Moshi. Mom called him to see if he could visit her while she was here. Fortunately, it worked out. Actually, it worked out really well for him. He also planned to meet two of his friends in Moshi who have been traveling the world. They had arrived in Moshi a few days before Mike, but he stayed with us for one night when he arrived. We invited his friends for dinner. Of course, we happened to be having a stereotypical American meal that night - burgers and fries. We rarely have that so it was funny to have three Americans in our home that night unexpectedly. The next day they went on a safari and then all three stayed with us again on their way back through Moshi. It's always fun for me to meet Americans and talk about home.



Having Mom here was great. She was a great guest - easy to please and low maintenence. We were sad to see her go.