It's Monday evening and we just finished watching the last session of conference for FHE. Because of the time difference the morning sessions start at 7:00 pm here. We tried watching the Saturday Morning session on Saturday evening and because it was a live feed it kept cutting in and out so that there was a lot that was hard to follow. We then watched the Saturday afternoon session after we got home from church at Kyambeke yesterday and because someone (stateside) had recorded it then the Lukes just accessed it using a program called slingbox so that worked well. We then watched the Sunday morning session right after that using the live feed and was able to have a reasonable connection so got to see and hear most of it. Rather than try to stay up from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am we just used the slingbox and watched the last session this evening accessing someone else's recording. Church at Kyambeke was great. All the pre-missionaries bore their testimonies as well as Michael, the 2 week convert. We had taught a 1st discussion to another investigator there (Martin Kioko) and he showed up for the block meetings and promised he would be back for a discussion on the Plan of Salvation this Thursday. One of our other investigators said he was ready to be baptized now and another asked for a priesthood blessing to help him overcome his craving for cigarettes.
Charles did get all his passport work done and we think we have resolution on all the medical examinations. He had an impacted wisdom tooth so the dentist took it out Tuesday as well as filling 4 cavities. Parliament declared Wednesday a holiday (last day of Ramadan) so I had to get Victor to help us shuffle him to appointments on Thursday and Friday then put him on a bus for home that afternoon. He stayed in Sultan Haumad that night and caught a matatu home Saturday morning. We will know Wednesday if he passed with the Dr. or not. With the surprise holiday and other requirements he did not get back to the lab to have his TB test read until 48 hrs. late and the tech there did not like the reading he got so they took some more blood. I guess 4 cavities is not too bad as that was his first dentist visit in his 20 years of life.
When we had the vehicle serviced a week ago the gas gauge was not working when we got it back so I had to take it to the office early this morning to have them check it out. They need it until tomorrow so we are driving a loaner for now and will trade back on Wednesday. It does get a little un-nerving driving up country and not knowing the true status of the fuel level. Our cell phone also went out on us last week. It started resetting every time we tried to call with it last Tuesday so we came back to Nairobi and traded for one that had worked well when last used but it also had developed a problem. I reported that to James and he graciously made a trip from Athi River on the holiday to buy a new phone and bring it to us. Because it is new it has a lot of "bells and whistles" that will never be used as long as we have it but it is very reassuring to know we can make contact with someone if problems develop while we are traveling.
We received our absentee ballots last week so took them to the embassy today to be mailed back to the Ada County Registrar. Sure seems to be a lot of turmoil back home right now with bank problems and the presidential campaign. Also had to make several deposits for the branches at a Nairobi Bank. No services like that available in their communities. Also got the final paperwork on the new branch request to President Taylor. Had a fair amount of rain here in Nairobi on Saturday and saw patches of it all the way to Nunguni on Sunday so it look like it is coming. I have been hauling some seed and fertilizer to several of the branches so they can start planting when they are sure the rainy season is here. They tell me that should happen maybe by the 15th. Hope it is a good season as the last was light enough that the Welfare Program has been helping out a little to tide them over to the next harvest. Well I need to quit rambling and get to bed so I will be alert for the drive again tomorrow.
Elder & Sister Bishop
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