Mvua
Mvua
We are sat out in the garden of the Guest house in Musanda, having watched the sun set and heard the timely rumble of thunder preceding the monsoon rains that come at around 5pm each evening. The chatter of insects cuts through the gathering darkness whilst we recollect the day.
Being a Sunday, we were invited to our first Church service in Musanda this morning and were glad to bear witness to the jubilation of singing, dancing and clapping. Beneath the beautiful and impressive harmonies lay a simple joy and gratefulness for everything we are inclined to take for granted each day. We were honoured to be welcomed by the congregation - though were quite unprepared to be asked to give a speech!
On a more mundane note, we are discovering some of the challenges of daily life in rural Kenya. And without running water, took to having our first monsoon shower last night. This was largely comprised of sitting in our towels and looking up at the stormy sky, 'waiting for the rains to come'. But once they did arrive, we tried to make it as quick as possible due to the fact that Kenyan rain is not as warm as you'd think. We wonder now how many of the locals think us crazy after watching us dance in the rain with a bottle of pantene.
Our work at the medical centre has continued over the weekend although it has been much quieter than the weekdays. We have spent time in the surprisingly well-stocked pharmacy (an impressive amount of NHS prescriptions have made their way to rural Kenya!) as well as getting involved with seeing patients. We will be back tomorrow morning to assist with the immunisations and the newborn baby checks.
We are sat out in the garden of the Guest house in Musanda, having watched the sun set and heard the timely rumble of thunder preceding the monsoon rains that come at around 5pm each evening. The chatter of insects cuts through the gathering darkness whilst we recollect the day.
Being a Sunday, we were invited to our first Church service in Musanda this morning and were glad to bear witness to the jubilation of singing, dancing and clapping. Beneath the beautiful and impressive harmonies lay a simple joy and gratefulness for everything we are inclined to take for granted each day. We were honoured to be welcomed by the congregation - though were quite unprepared to be asked to give a speech!
On a more mundane note, we are discovering some of the challenges of daily life in rural Kenya. And without running water, took to having our first monsoon shower last night. This was largely comprised of sitting in our towels and looking up at the stormy sky, 'waiting for the rains to come'. But once they did arrive, we tried to make it as quick as possible due to the fact that Kenyan rain is not as warm as you'd think. We wonder now how many of the locals think us crazy after watching us dance in the rain with a bottle of pantene.
Our work at the medical centre has continued over the weekend although it has been much quieter than the weekdays. We have spent time in the surprisingly well-stocked pharmacy (an impressive amount of NHS prescriptions have made their way to rural Kenya!) as well as getting involved with seeing patients. We will be back tomorrow morning to assist with the immunisations and the newborn baby checks.
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