Weekend #3 = Fun at the Guesthouse

My last weekend at Tenwek was filled with fun and laughter!!! We kicked the weekend off with movie night in the activity center. All the short-term missionaries were present to watch "Remember the Titans." I've seen it at least 10 times and it never fails, when "Superman" gets paralyzed my eyes fill with tears! Haha!



Saturday was a day filled with relaxation! It was my first day off while in Tenwek. I enjoyed a 2-mile jog....meaning I was out of breath and struggling the whole time! We are at a high elevation here, so simply walking the hill to the hospital exerts me! I spent the rest of the day being productive and working on school work. Saturday night, we celebrated with games, popcorn, and brownies...what a treat!!! We played a vigorous game of "Mad Gab" and of course my team won! Lyle and David were pro's! It was a very competitive night! Dr Spears was kind enough to host game night in her very very lovely house! We were all a bit taken back at house extravagant her house was...a house this nice is not quite so common in Kenya. All in all, a wonderful weekend filled with friends!

Game Night!





Dr Spear's Stunning House:





I love this nativity scene!


Sunday started off a bit earlier than usual. A group, including: Trent, Lyle, Nathan, Dr Greene, Cheryl, David, and myself, all awoke at 4:30am to hike up to Motigo! By 5:40am we reached the peak, well in time to see the sun rise! I stood in awe of God's creation...it was breathtaking! Our group shared in a time of prayer as the sun began to rise. The second the sun peaked over the farthermost mountain all of our cameras began to click. It was a beauty that a picture cannot give justice to, but I will still display some of my photos!











A boy standing at the peak of the mountain:

Group Pics:



David and Cheryl Lee:

Our decent down our muddy path!


After our quick decent from the mountain, we all rushed to get to breakfast which was being hosted by Barbara Pinkley, one of the long-term missionaries. As soon as we finished our breakfast, we went to church service. During worship, Nathan joined the musicians and played guitar. Along with the rest of the musicians, the boy displayed in the picture below was stroking away on his guitar...it was adorable!