Kenya the first week has already passed

Crazy how time flies!
We've only been here for 13 days and it already seems as if we've been here over a month and we've always been together as a group. It's really nice and warm here and I'm enjoying my time here even if it's very tiring and challenging bit it is quite good.

Here a few stories and then a couple of impressions.

During our first days in Nairobi:
We went to Prestige mall to exchange money, then we saw a little market going on in the mal and we thought we could go there...wasn't that good of an idea. ..it's so hard to say no or get away from someone who offers you something (at least it was back then). Then we went to the Junction where I was able to meet a dear friend of mine and I could visit here and here husband at least for a couple of hours. Now the crazy part: we took our bus back to where we were staying and on one crazy steep hill suddenly there was a truck stuck in front of us in the middle of the street ... and after a while we were 4 cars beside each other and then a Matatu came from the back and almost drove into us...we had to laugh really hard afterwards...our first encounter with a Matatu.

Now a couple of stories from Ringa:

Hospital, Market and Rain
In the beginning of our stay here I had stomach pain through which I couldn't really walk move or anything. So I decided to stay at home the next day, but Lena one of my outreach leaders came back amd said we should go to the hospital and check what the doctors said. So we went with Judith and this hospital is so much different to what I was/am used to bamick in Germany. If this would be in Germany this wouldn't be considered a hospital or doctors place even though this hospital apparently is one of the best in this area. Also I felt really weird as a Muzungu (white person) you get treated different, you get treated first and of course you stick out. Then after getting my treatment we went to get some food and then to the market. This is so crazy. Everywhere are people stand etc. you're being called to them because you're white and they try to sell things more expensive to you and I just felt really weird. Then suddenly everyone started to pack up and go away...we to went to a stand to stand under a roof. And then it started to poor ... and poor and poor...After around 20 min it stopped and we wentt to the Matatus and took one to get back. Matatu are crazy and if you haven't been in one you don't know how it is to be in ine...especially if it is full. Imagine an old VW bus with 4 rows and 14-20 (today 22+baby+3hanging on the side) people so it is packed and then you drive over bumps etc really fast... that's a Matatu

Door to Door Ministry
So maybe you want to know whta we've been doing here in Ringa/Oyugis. We've been visiting people and their houses and encouraging them and praying for them (this is called door to door ministry) and we've been now also going back to people's houses to build up the relationship and show them that we're not the white people that just do our thing and don't care about them. Now we're also being invited to people because they are starting to know us and some of them might of seen us at the wedding we've been invited to (the longest wedding ceremony I've been to 6-7h).
So we this week we were invited to our night guards home to pray for him and his family and bless them as a team. They were so kind to us and provided tea/chai for us and food -chapati- and we could pray for his wife and she was heald and didn't feel any pain anymore which was really cool! On our way back we  were invited to one mans house  who some of us met this past sunday to pray for his 3 months old son that was sick. We prayed for the child and were able to bless his amd his fathers house.

These are some stories. Much more has happened and it has been challenging for me but I know God is working in me and through me and eve. when I don't always feel him I know he is always there for me.

Market during the rain

rift valley on our way to Ringa