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Wrapped in Maasai
Wrapped in Maasai
The rain came in a microburst of deluge and wind. I took shelter with the grade nines whom I had just surveyed. They mothered me by wrapping me in the spare Maasai blanket. What a privilege! The wind was blowing a fine mist into the classroom and the temperature dropped probably to about 20 degrees C. Cover yourself! Cover yourself! they cried out!
This day was quiet for me. I caught up on some reading I wanted to do. I passed by the students a couple times during the day. Pastor David was at the dispensary and I met him by chance. We had a good visit, even discussing the chance for me to visit his Maasai Land village next year.
I spoke with Paster Mercy about a prayer meeting together with the chaplains and chapel volunteers.
I had hoped for a meeting with Kennedy and Dr. Charles, but alas the heavens opened up just after the grade nine survey and by the time the rain stopped everyone had run for shelter.
These are some of the shots taken while the storm raged outside. This classroom from which we sheltered from the stormy blast is the same one from which we ran yesterday due to the snake scare. They found the snake as it had slithered not down but up into the rafters over everyone's head. It was indeed a green snake which are very shy, some very deadly, and live in overhead branches. In any case I was most happy to hear that this particular intruder had been destroyed. When the rains come, the snakes come looking for new not flooded shelters and even a bit of heat.
One of the children teased me by telling me with a poker face it was a black snake...(i.e. the deadly black mamba!).
The storm blew itself out, supper tonight was cocolastic: goat choma, a vegetable fried potato concoction, ugali and shredded cabbage. A visit to the Mission choir practice and day is done.
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