Rain & Mud

Friday we walked through muddy alley ways & streets. It rained hard last night. Rain here always interferes with the power. So my lights have been on & off. The generators are running again. Today many needed prayer for malaria. One mother was burning up with fever. Police with AK47s were walking in the slums today. This is the first time I have seen them here. It's the season for kittens & baby goats. They are adorable as they try out their wobbly legs.

I ride the matatu to the slums. It is about a 20 min ride. You always say a quick prayer for protection once you're seated and they close the side door. Matatus are not in the best running condition. The drivers make up their own rules for driving. They will make a new lane for traffic during rush hour. Usually this lane is right down the middle of the road. "Beep" "Beep" means I'm not stopping. We have made U turns in the middle of the road without warning. This usually means there is a police stop up ahead! The side door of the matatu has actually fallen off. People have gotten out of the matatu so it can make it up the hill. Once the driver took a short cut. (a road he wasn't suppose to be on) There was a police car sitting on the side of the road. Our driver quickly puts it in reverse but the traffic behind us forbids him to move. The police pulls up in front of the matatu. The side door of the matatu opens and the guy that collects the money from us jumps out and takes off running. We all exit as the policeman slides into the front seat with the driver. The short cut will cost the driver some money. Either by way of a bribe or a ticket.

Wednesday was a very "hot" day. I do believe it was the hottest day since I arrived. Even though the sun beat down on us we continued to go door to door. We walked through one area where the doors started to shut from the inside. There are many cults here in Kawangware. Some of the cults forbid their members to visit with outsiders. We continued on and before the day was over one mother accepted Jesus into her heart.