Bora boras, Butterflies and Baboons

Well … Jambo (hello) to all you wonderful grandchildren! This is Zelda, and we want to tell you all about the fun things your grandparents and friends have been doing here in Kenya, Africa.

Do you remember my friend Gabby the goat? Well he’s been listening at the door again and he told me everything your grandpa, grandma  have been doing for the last couple of weeks. So sit back and relax and we will tell you all about it.

First of all Papa Doug and Pa have been teaching families here in Nakuru, Kenya all about following Jesus. When they finished teaching on this day, they rode a boda, boda all the way home. A boda, boda is a bicycle that someone else pedals and you get to sit behind them. It only cost 40 shillings for this 3 mile ride which cost only 37 cents in American money. In Kenya we call our money shillings instead of dollars.

Here they are riding home. Papa George is taking the pictures as he rides behind them.

Later Papa Doug and Brandon played outside George’s house with the neighborhood kids.

Some of the children quietly sneaked up to the widow of Pa’s and Gema’s room, pushed a big rock next to the window where Miss Yahshana was knitting to stand on and asked for candy. Everyone laughed.

Another funny thing happened last week when a kuku (chicken) got out of its pen and decided to sit on Papa Doug's freshly washed shirt. The kuku thought it was a great place to sit in the sun. Miss Tara did not agree. So she ran outside and tried to make the kuku get down; but the kuku wouldn't leave till Miss Tara shook the shirt really hard. That's the kuku in the last picture underneath Miss Tara's arm.

Sometimes everyone likes to drive down town to shop for food and watch people working on tall buildings. These men walk on small wooden poles very carefully so they don’t fall. These men were working on a building 50 feet high in the air.

Last Sunday was “Grain Day”. That’s when the church gives grain and rice to all the people who need help with finding enough food to eat. The kids love it. Gabby was complaining because he thinks they should have given him a bag too.

Later that week everyone went to see the silly baboons down at the entrance to Lake Nakuru Park. They always try to take over everything and are very sneaky. Sometimes they like to try and get in human's truck or bus and steal their food. Bad Baboons!

The baby baboons are always fun to watch. They never get far away from their mother and are always playing around.

One day Pa and Gema took Doug, Tara, and Brandon all the way up to the top of a high mountain called “the Crater” to see the beautiful view from the crater's top. This high mountain was once a volcano. Now it’s dormant. That means it’s asleep. I hope it doesn't wake up! Don't you?

There was a cow herder with his cows on the top of the Crater who wanted his picture taken and there are always plenty of little children asking for “sweeties” (candy).

Grandma acted like she was throwing Brandon off the cliff. Brandon looks like he’s really falling but they were just playing around.

On the way home all of them stopped at a restaurant and had some “Chai”. That’s what we call tea here in Kenya. There was a little poinsettia tree in the yard with many beautiful butterflies flittering around. Aren’t they pretty?

Well that’s all for now. Only three more weeks and everyone will be coming home to see all of you. Gabby heard them say they can’t wait to hug and kiss all of you. What’s a hug and a kiss?

Well, don’t worry I will write you again and let you know all they do before they go…   Bye for now;

All our love to all of you …Zelda, Zenia, Gabby and the gang!