The Whirlwind that is Life

By Wes (April 13, 2009 @ 7:18 am)

A big “Hey” to those that read,

It’s been a few months again since last I spoke about the happenings here in Nairobi for us, but we haven’t been that busy really – nothing totally new and exciting to report. I mean, there are the everyday things that keep us hopping, but nothing out of the ordinary. And, I’m not going to apologize or gloss over those facts, they are the facts that make up the whirlwind that is life. But, having said that, and remembering our state 5 years ago, when we still lived in Canada (yes, a while ago already), I can say with certainty that the pace of our lives, though still categorized as a whirlwind, is a much lesser form of whirlwind – maybe a category 2 WW, as opposed to a category 5 WW. Anyways, life here gets dull too…and who really takes pictures just to take pictures when nothing new is happening (besides teenagers, who seem to have a compulsion to see themselves on the picture window of their own phones and cameras more than I love to see doritos and salsa)? Anyway, you’ll find new updated pictures on the gallery – check them out.

A few cool things I guess I could report, and so I will do so in short order: Julia has all paperwork necessary for Canada travel this summer, and so with our passports being stamped and approved for re-entry, we are good to go for our summer in Canada! Yes! Victory! Can’t wait to see you all, and some of our great country. Included in the plans – fishing (the boys must catch their first fishes this summer!), camping, driving, lots of cousin interaction, coffee or tea with many of you, significant and fun conversation, memory making, and Tim Horton’s Iced Capuccinos (I’ve heard they have more flavors now…ai yi yi).

Here, in the last few months I’ve gone on CFS with a bunch of 11th graders, and built a Sand Dam in rural Kenya (a good time if you can get there!). We’ve had Field Day at school, had Isaiah’s 8th birthday party, gone again to Sunrise Acres for a few days or RnR (at least for the kids), and I just got back from an overnight campout / hike with the boys to Hell’s Gate. Good stuff there.

The regular grind includes lots of home time (yay!), barbequeing and enjoying our back porch in the hot ‘summer months of January and February), iced coffees and hot ones when applicable, school and accompanying work at home, dress up time for Princess Julia, workouts for Jean (not Wes…I know I know…), volleyball coaching once again, church at ICF (Int. Chr. Fellowship here on the RA campus), first-sunday-of-the-month Mennonite Hymn Sing at the Mennonite Guest House, good laughs with friends and good times at home.

We are so much looking forward to breaking up the ‘everyday blues’ and seeing ‘new’ faces again this summer! A much needed change (and much needed shopping trips again!) is upon us in only a month and a half. So, hopefully we’ll see you then! Thank you for your continued prayers!!!

Peace, here in Kenya and wherever you are,
Wes and Jeannie, Ez, Zay and Jewel