The Agape Pages: First Day at Agape

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

First Day at Agape

Yesterday was our first day as a family at Agape's main campus. Tammy and I attended our first management meeting with Agape's Kenyan staff, along with Blake and Esther Gibbs. We had a lot of questions, but the meeting went really well! While in the meeting, the kids spent time with some of the boys at Agape, as well as with some of the management staff's children.

Sutton got absolutely filthy playing soccer with some of the boys at Agape. The picture doesn't truly show how dirty he is!

Connor and her new friend, Janice. Janice is the daughter of Agape assistant headmaster at the main campus.

Sutton, Connor, and some of the Agape boys attempt to climb the basketball goal.

Seth playing basketball with the Agape boys.

More Seth at Agape

Lyla making sandcastles in the dirt with the Agape boys.

2 comments:

The P4 FamilyAugust 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Love the pictures and your blog site! You are awesome communicators! We are so glad you are all here in Kisumu! Looking forward to time when you are all settled. :)
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peggypageAugust 9, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Love seeing the kids playing with the children at Agape! They look like they're having a great time!
Love you all!
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This Is Africa (TIA)

A LISTING OF THINGS YOU WILL ONLY SEE OR DO IN AFRICA!!!

1. Strapping a sleeping 2-year old into a car seat and placing the car seat on top of a luggage cart . . . . allowing my 8-year old daughter to push the luggage cart (following me) down the road at the Nairobi Airport to get from one terminal to another (the sidewalk was blocked).

2. Having a power outage twice in the same day (with no thunderstorm).

3. Having a small herd of cattle (roaming freely) walk past the front of your house (in the middle of a city).

4. Buying a cell phone, then a SIM card, and then buying the minutes for the phone - all for around 3,199KSh ($35).

5. Having multiple geckos in your house, and being happy because they eat bugs.

6. Soaking your dishes in bleach-water after washing them to kill bacteria in the water.

7. Paying for meals and transportation, as well as providing housing for someone to paint the inside of our house.

8. Being able to stop and talk to anyone on the street

9. Drinking sodas from glass bottles.

10. Sending someone money through a cell phone (Mpesa).

11. Being so excited to see Skippy P-nut Butter that you don't realize that you are paying $10 for a jar.

12. Referring to the kitchen staff at Agape as the "Stomach Department."

13. Paying 200 Kenyan Shillings ($2.00) per week for trash pickup.

14. Getting bugs in my computer; yes real bugs!

15. Paying $5 for a doctor's visit, $5 for a shot, and $5 for a prescription (without insurance).

(To Be Continued)

Matatu, Tuk Tuk, Piki, & Boda Names

1. Vuvuzela

2. Mr. Nice Guy

3. Syvio Ndyvio (Is that not so? Is it so?)

4. Happy Moments

5. PM Farasi (Horse)

6. Jubalani (Celebrate)

7. Pendo (Ponder)

8. Posh

9. Inspiration

10. Duru (Parrot) Rita

11. Silent Hero

12. Snypper

13. Mapema (In Good Time)

14. Morah (Female Teacher?)

15. Buro Team

16. Martina

17. God Is Able

18. High Hope Hour

19. Gracious Name

20. Master #4

21. Yesu Ni Bwana (Jesus Is Lord)

22. God Knows

23. In God We Trust

24. Cheddah (Cash Money)

25. Defender

26. Ridah Prestige

27. Big Issue

28. Last Born

29. God's Victory

30. Rebel

31. The Bullet

32. Dream World

33. Lady Bird

34. Strategic Options

35. Double Line

36. Nguano Nysae (God's Mercy)

37. Time Will Tell

38. Mama Grace

39. Black White Liberation

40. Genesis

41. Manwar (Strong Man)

42. Paradise

43. Balozi (Ambassador)

44. General

45. The Hunter

46. Baba Sammy

47. Mr. Nice Guy

48. Respect

49. Bazemark

50. A Girl Baby

51. Desire (not to be confused with a Streetcar Named Desire)

52. Blessings of God

53. Time Will tell

54. Redemption

55. Avalanche

56. God's Answer

(To Be Continued)