Got up early this morning and did the weekly update but when I hit send the screen went blank and that was just kind of how the whole week went. Just a bunch of little ankle biters thrown in with the normal activities. We were home late last Sunday as we had to stop in Kyambeke to resolve some issues with a vendor who was providing some relief food purchased with Church Welfare money. The beans were acceptable but the maize smelled moldy and there was a concern for toxin. The vendor agreed to replace the maize which happened Monday okay. We spent Monday pulling together the documents and patron assistance application for the 12 Jan. temple trip. We stopped in Machakos on our way to Kilili on Tuesday to help spring Christine and her new son Enoch from the hospital. She is the gal that we hauled out of the hills for the c-section 2 weeks ago. We brought Catherine and Judith back with us from Kilili as they are working for their aunt in a couple of shops on the outskirts of Nairobi. We kept Judith with us thru Wednesday so she could finish up her dental and security clearance in preparation for her mission application. Also picked up new front tires and an alignment job for the front end of our vehicle. I wasn't being very observant as to what these roads were doing to the truck and the cords were starting to show on the inside of the front tires we had. We were scheduled to teach a couple of young people in Kyambeke on Thursday so we tried to get there early enough that I could get some pictures out of the library to assist in the presentation. We arrived 30 minutes early and I went to leave my materials in the classroom before hitting the library and there were 12 people sitting there waiting. Pretty tough to teach a group that size and ensure that they are all understanding but I'm sure any returned missionaries who spent lots of time knocking on doors will have very little sympathy for us. We weren't able to dawdle much as we had a discussion scheduled with a man and his daughter in Mitini on our way home. We were about an hour into our schedule at Ilima on Friday when President Simon asked if I could teach a discussion to a young mother who lives near the branch there. She was waiting on the lawn. Then we came home a new way going through Sultan Hamad as one of the bags of maize delivered on Monday was still unacceptable. We took it back to the vendor and traded for a good one. Then we left early Sunday so we could run it up to Ilima before going to church at Kyambeke. It had come untied bouncing on the roads enroute so there were portions of the 90kg of maize scattered in the back of the truck. My suit was more than a little dusty by the time we got it bagged again. We did arrive back in Nairobi in good time Sunday to compensate somewhat for all the late arrivals through the week. When the computer erased my efforts this morning I just shut it down as I had an early appointment to get the truck serviced and new shocks installed. So here it is 10:00pm and I'm just finally getting back where I was at 7:00 this morning. We did have a gift exchange for FHE after watching Mr. Krueger's Christmas. Sis. Bishop ended up with a box of chocolates and I got a Christmas CD. Well we are back on the road to Kilili tomorrow so I am going to call it a night. Hard to believe that Christmas is just 10 days away as the weather certainly doesn't put us in mind of the kind of holidays we are used to. Hope this finds everyone safe and enjoying this special joyous time of year. God Bless You Everyone.
Elder & Sister Bishop
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