Thursday, July 24, 2008

Half way

Hopefully everyone found the pictures. Check out the link on the Nairobi post

Things are basically the same here. Some information about where I am staying, and what its like:

I am staying in an apartment that was being used by a missionary family that has since gone back to the states. Its pretty big, and pretty nice, so it feels kind of weird to be the only person in it. Plus, there really isn't any furniture besides the bed i am in and a table in the dining room. Its on the 3rd floor, so its really easy to forget where I am. Also, we are pretty cut off from the city. I haven't been able to get out as much as I did in Addis which is really too bad. My teaching schedule also makes it hard to get out. My class is from 1-5 so the day is pretty much cut in half, and I have to do a lot of studying in the mornings.

Its pretty cold here. Very chilly and night, and sweatshirt whether during the day. Its been rainy just about every morning since I got here. Its not the thunderstorm downpour we got in Ethiopia, but its still gets everything pretty wet.

The students I have are really awesome. They have an amazing amount of questions, many of them not directly related to the subject matter, but important none-the-less. They have some major doctrinal problems here with legalism, qualifications for church leaders, and prosperity/word-faith stuff. So those sorts of questions come up often. You have to really think on your toes.

I am really wishing that I could have gotten a team together for this portion. My mouth is physically sore by the end of the day. Maybe next summer?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ray!

I am in class right now and someone is giving a presentation on kenya AT THIS MOMENT and you are in kenya AT THIS MOMENT. i'm just sayin'.

blair

Brandon Barr said...

God's using you Ray.

Chris Fik said...

i have been reading your blog and am always encouraged to see to what is going on with you out there. I am praying for you and love you man