The End of the Week

The week began with a trip to Busia. We love going there. There are great people. We had been taking Crispin back down the road about 20 km when we left church because we'd been asked by the branch president, but then others started asking for rides. It was the old "camel in the tent routine" and we really needed to be obedient, so we told them we loved them but could no longer transport them. But people are inventive and creative. There are over a dozen people in... er.. on this truck. We had several people ill and in the hospital this week so we were nurturing and visiting them. I think all the rain lowers the immune systems here. For them, this is cold. For us, the weather is very comfortable.

Thursday we went to Eldoret for zone conference. We swung out and picked up a round of Gouda-- about 6 kg of cheese. I had wanted to see this cotton Mill in Eldoret as some of the sisters were interested in quilting. I had asked around and none of the missionaries in Eldoret knew of it, but one suggested I call Pres. K. In a tender mercy of the Lord he said, "Yes, I know it. I used to work there for 10 years." So he took us there. It had downsized and now wove acrylic or monofiliment, but they had some used clothing-- skirts and sheets, that were cotton and flannel and would work fine for our purposes. So we felt that was a success.

This was a view of the sky as we took Pres. K home.
The zone conference was fantastic. A real spiritual feast. We have some fine, strong missionaries and the spirit of the Lord is blessing them and us. I wish I could bottle some of this spirit and send it home, or just carry it with me all the time. We came home on Friday night so we could set up the TV and DVD player for General Conference. We listened to two sessions today and will listen again tomorrow. Again, it was a spiritual feast. My commitments are to be fearless in the service of the Lord and to recognize the power of the priesthood more.

Before we left, Elder Fox just had to indulge in some cookies. Here is the spread on our "cooling rack."