Driving and the Snake Museum

Well, we ventured out into the world of driving on the wrong side of the road, or should I say the opposite side of the road. And to add to that driving from the right seat of the car instead of the left, which is what I am used to in the states. We purchased a used car this past week, just enough to get us around, nothing fancy. Lane was braver than I and drove the first day we got it. Home from getting the car and then to work the next day. I on the other hand wanted to "practice" around the block before I ventured much farther. I wanted to feel what it was like to sit on the "passenger side". Well, it ended up being not to bad. It was weird getting my spacial bearings on the left side. I kept bumping the edge of the road on the left. I think that will just take some time to get used to. Lane drove us to Caleb's school this morning and I must say he did a great job, not only with driving on the left side, but also navigating directions to get there (the street signs are not all visible :-). Way to go honey!

On Saturday last week, we decided to visit the Snake Museum here in Nairobi. It is part of the Nairobi National Museum. We met another family from Caleb's class at the museum, Connor & Erik. The kids LOVED it. I will try to get some pictures posted. I tried a few times tonight but for some reason it didn't work. Anyways, we saw lots of snakes native to Kenya. Thankfully, they were all behind glass walls. whew, I didn't want to touch any of them. We also got to see lots of other reptiles, such as chameleons, crocodiles, fish, and turtles. I think the kids would say their favorite animals to see were the chameleons!! There was an area that we could look into and see so many of them. Some were hard to find as they blended into the background. Pretty neat.

This past week we went to a playdate at Connor and Erik's house and the kids caught a chameleon in the backyard. So COOL!! They put it in a little box with leaves and twigs to make a little home for it. It was the hit of the afternoon. Well, and the rice krispy treats too :-).

Tonight, I got my first glimpse of the need for prayer for people in this city. We invited the intern gal Jen, over to join our family for dinner and a fun game of Uno with the kids. After the kids were down in bed she got a call from some street kids she has been ministering to and helping get placed into children's homes in the city. We stopped looking at random travel brochures and prayed for these kids and the ladies running the home. They need our prayers and yours too, if you think about it. Lord, I lift up these kids and all of the other kids without parents and homes around the city. Protect them and provide for them in ways that only you can.

That's all for now! Just a few highlights from our second week here in Kenya.
Anna