Today was a little bit of everything.
Ali and I were hoping and praying we would finally go out with the hospital this morning. I even went extra early to confirm we were going. Apparently, even that didn't help. I went at 9 to ask and was told they were still unsure, so I should come back at 10. When we went back at 10, they had already left. Go figure!
I decided to go up to the orphanage and hang out with the kiddos instead. This picture is of Neema and Glory. We called them both Mama Africa all morning, and they loved pretending to have babies tied to their backs. You see mamas everywhere carrying their babies exactly like this.
We have also been invited to do more outreach with Rehema, so today we were able to do that! We went in search of chickens.
20 living, breathing chickens.
They are for a mama whose husband died in 1990 and since then has been trying to support herself and four children. The Small Things has agreed to buy her chickens, which she can then use to start a small business. She will be selling the chicken eggs and Ali and I have agreed to be her top customers! The market we went to first tried to charge her an outrageous amount for each chicken, but Rehema was able to buy them some place else! She said she will take us to see the chickens soon so we can take pictures and learn where to buy her eggs from.
20 living, breathing chickens.
They are for a mama whose husband died in 1990 and since then has been trying to support herself and four children. The Small Things has agreed to buy her chickens, which she can then use to start a small business. She will be selling the chicken eggs and Ali and I have agreed to be her top customers! The market we went to first tried to charge her an outrageous amount for each chicken, but Rehema was able to buy them some place else! She said she will take us to see the chickens soon so we can take pictures and learn where to buy her eggs from.
This is the car owned by The Small Things that is used when our driver, Frank, takes us to town. It gets the job done. This should give you a better idea of what a typical dala dala looks like!
I am also enjoying all of my supermarket purchases from yesterday. Cereal AND yogurt. And also cheese, not pictured. I've learned for yogurt you have to go to Legenga Supermarket but for good cheese you go to Rotterdam. All definitely worth it!
XOXO,
Amanda
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