Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  I asked the kids, matrons and volunteers what they are thankful for this year.  You might see a bit of a pattern.

The Kids

Alex is thankful for his sisters and brothers.

Daniel is thankful for lions.

Rahab is thankful for flowers.

Cepha (Kevin) is thankful for football.

Lucy is thankful for family.

Martha is thankful for the queen. (??)

Monicah is thankful for flowers.

Joseph is thankful for airplanes.

Peter is thankful for his blue hat.

James is thankful for Kenya.

Hannah is thankful for flowers.

Moses is thankful for fish.

Miriam is thankful for her mother.

Benson is thankful for cars and Nairobi.

Isaac is thankful for airplanes.

Mach is thankful for the sun, birds, and his dog Nelson.

The matrons

Phoebe is thankful for peace and harmony.

Joyce is thankful for God allowing her to go as far as she has.

Rebecca is thankful for God keeping her in such great spirits.

Mary is thankful for the love of her family.

And the volunteers….

Ashwini is thankful that Teacher Kathy braided her hair, and that consequently she will not have to wash it for a month.

Reuben is thankful for Mary’s skill with beans.

Hannah is thankful that she gets to spend every day with 16 children who love her, for elusive generator time (electricity!), hot buckets of water, and Mary’s wonderful fires.

I am thankful for peanut butter, my headlamp (thanks, Marcia!), and getting to know Kenya – it’s a beautiful country.