Kenyan BBQ

Wednesday nights I go to a Bible Study on lower station. It has been such a blessing - I appreciate leaving the gates of RVA and developing these friendships with some of the lower station crew. We are comprised of surgeons/doctors/dentists and one teacher - me! So sometimes when discussion goes to what enzyme ibuprofen inhibits, I tune out . . . (not even sure if I got that right). We also meet Monday nights for prayers (and chai and popcorn). Right now we're studying money matters. This topic is especially hilarious - besides the cultural differences, everyone else is salaried, not to mention older and more established in life than I am. So sometimes I don't have a ton to add but they kindly tolerate my presence. =)

most of us!

These pictures are from a barbeque we had a couple weeks ago. My friend Dexter is a dentist here and his fiance was back in town. She works for CURE and used to work at the hospital here but has been transfered and now lives in Al Ain and works at the hospital there - the one I was born in! Small world. Dexter will be moving there after their wedding in February. Another random connection . . . before I met Jenna I was looking at Dex's photos on his fridge of them together in the States . . . and thought I recognized the shore in the background. Jenna is from Essex, Masachusetts, where I visited in May, and is good friends with the Hammons, whom I know from college. LOVE connections like that!

firing up the grill

wema, one of my favorite babies!

bbq turned to wedding planning and committee forming. as you can see, this was rather exhausting for some of us. :)

the happy couple at Dexter's baptism