More Guests!

When I arrived back in Kajiado, I went to Lucy’s home and we waited for her fiancée, Kevin, to come get us. We were going to his home right outside Kajiado to meet his family! It was very nice to spend time with Kevin and meet his family. I feel as if Lucy is my sister now, so he is part of my family as well! We walked for many miles to get to Kevin’s home and ate lunch with his family. Then we just talked, looked at pictures, and relaxed. I cannot even begin to count the number of homes I have been welcomed into in this country. It truly is incredible and I am so thankful to each and every family that has welcomed me as a daughter, sister, and friend.

Lucy and I walked back to town and then I went back to the Children’s Home. My friends from Kibera—Freddy, Frankie, and Winnie—were supposed to come and visit that night! However, I got a call from them saying that their bus had broken down outside Nairobi. I was worried about them and just hoped that they would be okay while the bus was repaired! While I waited, I got to spend more time with the kids and it was awesome. At one point, I had to go to the restroom (which is on the opposite side of the very dark compound). So I was escorted by 20 giggling girls hahah and then I returned the favor and walked with them where they needed to go. We pushed all of their beds together in their dormitory and made this awesome fort. Then we just sat inside and played hand games all night long. It was one of the first nights when I saw the kids just be kids!! Just have fun and not have to worry about being responsible. It was absolutely incredible!

It reached around 10 pm and the kids had to go to bed. By this point, I was scared for my friends. Diana agreed to stay up with me and wait for them to arrive because she is just such a wonderful friend! I also realized that she is from the same tribe as them so she was excited to meet them and speak their mother tongue! Diana and I bonded so much that night. We just sat and watched movies, listened to music, and talked. It was wonderful! Finally around 12 am Freddy called and said that they were close by! Diana and I put on so many layers of clothes and waited out by the gate with the watchman for them to arrive. When the bus finally pulled up, we were both jumping up and down like crazy people!

My friends were exhausted and hungry by the time they arrived. So we fed them and just hung out and talked for a while and then went to bed! Falling asleep that night, the whole thing just felt so surreal. My three friends from Nairobi had just travelled all night long to see me in Kajiado! They are great friends and it was really awesome to welcome them into my home.