Sick in Kitale

Sunday Feb 6,

Sick in Kitale

Saturday began like I thought it would. Isaac came and took me into town and found a bookshop that had all sorts of books, and then we went to the market to get groceries. Then I wanted to get a basket for the wedding gift. You would think I could find a basket in Africa, right?  UMM NO there are no baskets to be found here in Kitale. I think it’s rather ODD but then again nothing should surprise me here in Kenya. Hopefully I’ll find one before Saturday.  After we got home I put stuff away and then Edna fixed lunch for us. 

Well, we had kadari which is basically maize and beans.  2 hours later I was wishing for either death or the pain in my stomach to go away.  Turns out after puking 5 times, and feeling the side effects of being sick, Alice wanted to take me to the hospital.  I didn’t want to go simply because of how much would it cost me etc. Needless to say I didn’t go and waited the illness to pass. Thankfully it did and Sunday morning I woke up feeling a lot better. This is a first for me, being sick in a foreign country. Alice, Edna, and Christie took very good care of me. I’ll not be eating Kadari again for a long time. LOL

I didn’t go to church today either and I found out that everyone was asking where the mzungo was. (where was the white person) It’s nice having people ask about you when you aren’t at church. Then at Lunch time, Pastor came over, as he usually does, and he inquired about if I was feeling better. Thankfully I am and we had a wonderful conversation. I truly admire this young man.  He’s a man of God and wants nothing more than to serve the people of this community. You can’t ask for a better pastor than that, now could you?