Mail Updates & My Hair Cut

Hey everyone!

I just thought I would write with some updated info on mailing & to let you know I’m having the time of my life!

First of all, I am becoming a lot more accustomed to the culture & ways of transport. I have a dear friend, Amanda, from C.A. She leaves in a week, which is saddening, but being able to hang out with her has grown my confidence in Matatu’s, and ways around the city. I still have a lot of ways to learn, but I am able to get farther than the near perimeter of my house. If you can, pray that she has a wonderful last week here in Kenya (after having lived here for 4 months), and that she would get home to Sacramento safely.

As for me, continue to pray for recovering health. It comes & goes, but truly God is healing me. Through my time with Amanda, & other friends, God is restoring my joy. I wish you all could’ve been at work with me on this past Friday! It was awesome because I just felt so at home to be myself. It was the most amazing freedom I’ve felt in sometime. The relationships God has given me at Tanari do not go unappreciated. Seriously…these people are getting a very real taste of who I am, and in ways I think they are helping me discover & love who I am & who God has created me to be. I’m learning to be “ok” with me! This may sound corny, or perhaps you think I’m a semi-confidant person, but trust me I certainly have issues of self-esteem. But God is using the people in Kenya, especially at Tanari, to love who God has created me to be. (Even if that means being ok with the fact that I’m white!)

ALSO: Last week I got my first hair cut! It’s a lot shorter than I asked for but it feels so refreshing to have a fresh cut (even if it is somewhat uneven). It was an interesting experience, and not to be repeated. But I’ll try & upload a picture of my hair before & after! WOW!

If you could be praying for my last 7 or 8 weeks as they are now here, we are very busy at Tanari & it is only going to get cranked up. Pray for patience, diligence, & efficiency. With friends coming soon, I grow anxious but my mind needs to be able to focus while at work.

Also, Mo is coming home tomorrow (Monday) so pray for safety & thank you for all who met him while he was in Indy. We are all looking forward to having him back here!

Thank you for your prayers & love. Here comes the important business part of this update!

If you are going to mail me a package, the last day to send it out would be May 22nd. The reason being it will take about a month & a half to get me. It usually sits at the airport & then I have to go get it & pay. SO…if you want to send me something, I would encourage it, but it must be within the next week.

If you are going to send a beautiful hand written letter, or a card, those can be mail up to 2 weeks before I leave. I have received cards in 10 days. Or I’m told cd’s only take 2 weeks as well. So, those can be sent to Tanari as late as June 28th.

Thanks all of you faithful blog readers. You make my time spent in the cyber worth it. I Hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day & memorial day coming up. I miss you & will be seeing you in less than 2 months. Oh how time flies!

XOXO,
Kate


above is just my long hair (taken by amanda)...I haven't uploaded my short hair yet! soon to come though - AND NOW: The short hair. This picture of Amanda & I at Java House. YUMMY YUMMY!- Java that is...not Amanda & me.