Sorry for the delay in posting. For some reason, I always feel like I can only post if pictures go along with the entry. I finally realized that's not true!
I had a realization the other day that having visitors makes this feel more like home. As we were driving back from Maasai Market with the Miles before their return flight, I was struck by the thought that I knew more about this place we were in than they did. I know the streets around our house, where to shop for what kind of items, how to ask basic questions in Swahili if I need to, basic culture cues of those around me. In short, Nairobi is becoming home.
Many of you may be saying, so what? I have been waiting to see this moment for the past seven months. I wondered if it would ever come. Just when I thought I would be an outsider forever, God has given me the gift of visitors to cause me to see that He's been working in my life in this way. Even though this place is not my final home, I feel comfortable and able to call it "home" for now.
If you'd like to read about the Miles' experience when we took them to Maasailand, visit their blog post here.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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