Prayer for Adventure

Everyday I've been praying for a new adventure, and everyday, there has been one. From conversations about prayer with good friends to crazy dancing in the rain to creepy piki piki drivers, it is out of control and so much fun. God is so providing like crazy.

The other day, one of my friends from Reno, Stephanie, and I were having some quality time in town and we went out to eat and then walked home and it was so nice. As we were walking, it started to POUR down rain. I mean POURING rain. And just a half hour before, Steph and I were saying how fun it would be to walk home in the rain (at least once anyway). So we did. It was cold toward the end. We got back to the compound and we saw everyone and they said that we looked like we jumping in a pond. I was so proud of us.

The next day, all the girls went to town and I had to get money out of the bank before I went back to the compound. So, again, Steph and I went to the bank. I told her how she and I were going to take a piki piki back because she was going to love it. So we found the area of town where we were told the drivers knew where TI was. We asked them if they knew and they said "50" like it was 50 shillings to get to where that was, and I knew that was the price so I assumed they knew where they were going. So we got on our separate pikis and went off. I was behind Steph and her hat flew off, so my driver stopped so I could get it, but, in doing that, I lost Steph. My piki driver took me to a gas station and turned left and took me down a dirt road and went way too far, so I told him a couple times that I thought he was going the wrong way and he said he was going the right way so I just thought it was a different, less bumpy path. So he stops and turns around and says "Is this it?" I say "No. If you turn back to to town I can tell you where to go." He goes to ask some other man that is on the street. So I start to get a little rougher in my speech with him "TURN AROUND AND I WILL TELL YOU WHERE TO GO" so he does. Appearently I'm tougher than he is. Kenyans... So I begin to point out where to go and as soon as I cross the intersection to go to the compound, I see Steph and 3 or 4 other girls that are part of TI. I was SOOOO happy to see Steph and to know that she was safe. So I gave her he hat and she jumped for joy that I wasn't raped and that she got her hat. All was well.

So TODAY, we went to Hope Bright Future (HBF), an ophanage that TI is in charge of and runs. On our matatu ride over there, I turn to another friend and intern, Hannah, and ask her to pray with me. I pray "God, please give us an adventure today. Amen." So we get to HBF and it starts off slow and normal. Lunch. Then after lunch, it starts raining. Remember, this is Kenya, so this is AFRICAN rain. Like the rain Steph and I got soaked in. So there are puddles everywhere that were screaming to be jumped in and my toes were begging to get in that mud. I watched people get wet for a little bit and all the boys play futbol. Then I decide to follow my companions and jump in the mud and get soaking wet, once again. Then, this boy decides we want to attack us white girls by kicking the dirty water at us. So what do I do? Attack back of course. So he was on my list the rest of the day. Then that rest of the kids decide to attack the 4 of us girls by surrounding us and kicking water at us. It was intense. Then I go under the veranda and chill for a little bit, but then that boy that is still on my list calls me over. I don't trust him so I asked another one of my friends to come with. I turn the corner only to see a GIANT puddle of water. It was more of a pool of water that was probably full of cow and chicken poop. So I chase him down the hill and attack him in this poopy puddle. It was glorious. There ended up being a few other kids joining us, then it turned into a show with the children as the stars. They were so cute.

So God answers prayers in crazy ways. I love adventures, even if I am freezing cold in the end. I still got to shower and eat grilled cheese and half baked brownies AND "paint" my toes (I suck at painting my toes).

Jenn