Tuesday we went to Kilili and the Byrd’s went with us. They did a presentation on drying food and food storage. They are trying to encourage the members to save a little of their food for the future and rotate it but flour and corn maize are so scarce that they don’t want to even set aside 2-3 spoonfuls from each small bag to save. Elder Byrd helped them cut large branches and make poles for the dryer. Then they lashed and nailed it all together. Plastic was cut and draped over it for an oven effect to hold in the heat. They cut up mangos, papayas, bananas, and tomatoes and laid on the plastic to dry.
After the presentation they served everyone juice and biscuits/cookies. They all collected the plastic cups. Because they live in the hills, very few ever come down to Nairobi. They have us collect plastic milk bottles, water bottles, egg carton, jars (like peanut-butter jar) and grocery-bags for them. We collected garbage after the activity and they took the wrappers and papers out and left it and took the plastic grocery sack home. We hit a terrible traffic jam on the way home. Cars just go crazy with there is a jam. On a two way road, at one point there was seven cars side-by-side. They just inch up in-between each other and on the shoulder of the road. Some go nuts and drive down in the barrow-pit and high center. Buses, trucks, it doesn’t matter. They just want to get ahead. CRAZY. A 2 ½ hour trip took us 4 ½ hours to get home.
Wednesday was transfer day and we took Elder Olsen up to Kyambeke. He is from Logan/Young Ward and knew Uncle Reed, Nadine, and Mindy. It’s just amazing to me how the saints seem to always connect. I made chocolate cake for the Mitini Elders and Kyambeke Elders. They just get so excited for treats.
Again, we had way to many for keyboard class today. Temple class is always the best at Mitini Branch and we got away in good time. Best news of the day: I got a picture finally of some Giraffes. We saw 5 on Tuesday and 2 today.
We are getting ready for Elder and Sister Scott to come and stay with us before we leave for the Safari on Saturday. We have been cleaning up and making room for them in the back bedroom.
This man is a Masai. They are the nomads that wonder in the desert. I wish you could see the huge holes in his ears
Yea in modern Nairobi there is a brand new KFC
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