Hello,
We ate a good breakfast of Cardamom coffee cake and boiled egg (Stephen prepared all the night before so we would not be late.) and then headed off to church. We had also packed bags so we could go to a resort at the home of Joy Adamson, author of Born Free.
The church was in a gated/lockable compound. Something that I am beginning to think is typical here if you want your buildings protected. As you can see from the slide show at http://picasaweb.google.com/psbradway/KenyaFirstSunday?authkey=FbBJzZSz7Sw&feat=email# the building has not been completed. I did not realize it, but the ELCA apparently requires a significant contribution from the local people. The church building will be completed when there are funds from Africa. That does make sense because it helps them to have a feeling of ownership. Stephen said he feels it will be a long time yet before there is enough money to finish it. In the meantime they worship in a tent. It was quite comfortable because it was a cool morning while we were there. As all congregations have characters and personalities, this one has many, many late arrivals. It seemed there could not be very many people attending when we started, but by the time the service was finished the tent was full. As had been noted to us the music was slow and not so very well done. I think they were trying too hard to adopt the music from American or European hymnals.
I was happy to find a toilet in an out building since we were going to be driving for over an hour. I had no idea what facilities would be available. I did have a tissue with me and was quite glad since there was no toilet paper. Another habit that I should get back to, always be prepared with something to use as toilet paper.
Paula
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