Birthdays & Soccer

Today was my birthday, and it was certainly a memorable one! Our new friends at Daystar have an interesting birthday tradition. At some point during the day of one's birthday, your friends will 'wash' you. I think the picture will explain what I mean. The day started with everyone singing birthday songs to me at breakfast. First our traditional stateside version, then a sweet Kenyan birthday song was shared by the students from the college here. But as you can see it all went downhill fast after lunch.

We worked hard all morning knowing that this afternoon we were going to engage in the world sport of soccer. We played a great match. We mixed players from both schools because we had a significant cross section of students. Some who have played soccer, and some who were less than enthusiastic about their athletic capabilities. We made it clear that we were truly out to have some fun, and that was exactly what we did.

This evening we are putting the final touches on a short skit that we have written as a combined group. We will be performing in church tomorrow morning. We will attend Kilelshewa Community Church in Nairobi. After lunch we will be visiting an orphange that has a great ministry to Aids orphans and their families.