Once I discovered two weeks ago that Nancy had a 'girl' I asked for a photo, which she left at my home last week...then surprised me today with the real girl! She will turn 5 on the 15th of this month and as luck would have it, I had a gift for her...a coloring book and crayons. She has agreed to color a picture for me soon. But - she is asking that I 'mark' it with a red pen...she wants me to grade her work! Oh, the pressure is on...
As you can see Shantel is a doll, and quite shy. She knows English well, but was a bit too shy to talk. Her mom says she has been asking to visit the Mzungu lady, and will certainly tell her family and friends all about the visit!
I showed them a picture of my 'girl' (who is probably older even than Nancy!)...and it was fun to share "mother to mother"...below you see Nancy with her baby (mtoto) and I could tell that Nancy is so proud of her!
By the way, I will be out of town for the next week. Please pray for me as I travel to Tanzania to spend a week with friends I met back in May when I first arrived here in Africa. Pastor William and his wife Martha are almost as excited as I am to visit together and catch up on all that has happened since we saw each other last!I hope to have internet access so that we can stay in touch, but probably will not be updating my blog while I am gone. However, I plan to take lots of pictures and will share with you about my trip after I return to Kenya on the 15th of December.
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