Well here it is another Monday morning. They come and go rather rapidly which is a good thing when there are so many family and friends the other side of the world that we dearly wish to be able to spend time with once again. I failed to mention last week the YSA activity up in Eldoret that we had helped 25 of our people get to. It was a National event that the people there sponsored and our part was just helping our folks during their time in Nairobi. I had eleven of them in our little truck at one time moving them to a safe hotel near the bus station so they could catch an early connection the next morning. They traveled up on a Thursday and returned last Monday. They were really pumped as we visited with some in our activities this week. It is very uplifting to them when they see other church members in their age group (we have heard numbers of attendees ranging from 200 to 300) and recognize that they are not alone in their efforts.
For the most part this week was not much different from our last few. Our Temple Prep Folks are starting to show up with some of their preliminary documents and we received Joshua's passport (he is our fourth missionary candidate). We finished teaching Benson the discussions in Ilima and are taking the assistants with us this Friday for his Baptismal Interview. There was a lot of moisture from heaven this week and some rather drastic changes to road conditions in the hills but we just spend a little more time with the rig in 4 wheel drive. A couple of the members called us some name that I am going to have to research a little more before I even have an idea of how it is spelled. It is essentially one who shows up despite the conditions which I guess means that we continue to come in the rainy season when others in the past have just turned around and went home. I have honestly not felt too uncomfortable in any of the conditions yet but can see how they could be some what intimidating and my companion does make a small squeaking noise when the vehicle slides a little in the wet spots.
Our feel good experience this week has to do with a deaf mute who is in attendance each Sunday in Kilili. He is illiterate so the members don't even know his name and just call him John. He has not been baptized and probably wont be in this life but I am sure he is piling up points in that good book on the other side of the veil. He is currently living in a hut which is mud stuck to sticks near President Makiti's mother's home. Because the thatch roof was in major need of repair it was leaking on the walls and washing some of the mud away. The members got together and re-thatched the roof and now he is repairing the wall damage. They told us his bed consisted of woven ropes and sacks and wondered if LDS Charities could improve on that. We got a mattress and quilt and delivered it last Tuesday. It was very apparent that he was more than just a little appreciative of everyone's efforts as he kept making noises and gesturing towards the heavens. I think we got a picture and will down load those today and try to send one out before too long.
Sister Bishop struggled through a head cold this week which really helped the profit margin of the local tissue manufacturer. We finally went to a local chemist and got some medicine and she is doing much better once again. The politicians continue to struggle with implementing the peace accord with the major sticking point being this week of who is number two behind the President. Is it the Prime Minister or the Vice President? Also the prison warders are becoming very disgruntled with their lot in life and are threatening to start releasing convicts tomorrow if their demands are not given the consideration they think they deserve. The pictures in the paper do depict some rather deplorable conditions that they have to live in while the politicians enjoy a life style not at all dissimilar to that of their American counterparts.
Well that is a few of the ramblings of this week now I must be on the move again as our bull bar broke free on the right side of the truck again. They did tell me last weeks fix was only temporary and they had ordered some new improved brackets last week that they were going to install this week. So I must get our trusty transport vehicle in their hands once again. One of the other couples asked us not to implement the new fix as that was part of his entertainment each week to see when the nylon rope once more showed up holding our truck together. Easy for him to say as he is not the one standing in the mud at the side of the road implementing the temporary fix but it does keep me current on my knot tying skills.
God bless you one and all! We appreciate your prayers and concern but most of all your short notes.
Elder and Sister Bishop
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