Yesterday I went to church with Gerda, Jenna, and Jayme. We went to the Flood Church and it reminded me of an African Crossroads/Calvary Chapel. I really liked it! That afternoon, Megan and I went over to the nursery to work the night shift. That was a very tiring but rewarding experience. Megan's and my primary role during the night was to rock/console/care for Wanangwa and "Mario" - the two youngest and highest need babies. Both of them are battling infections right now and cry much of the night just because they don't feel well. So, around the clock, we fed, changed, rocked, and comforted these two sweet babies. At about 3:45AM, they were both wailing, and all of the nannies (and Megan) were asleep, so I went into the room and picked up both of them. For about 45 minutes I paced the nursery floor, coaxing these two babies to go back to sleep. Their helplessness and utter need made me want to cry, but it made it easier to stay up all night with them. I think I got about two hours of sleep in a rocking chair last night. This morning, all of the babies were bathed and changed, and then Megan and I helped feed them all porridge for breakfast. Then I fell asleep on the playmat. The next thing I knew, Megan was waking me up for devotional. We hung around the nursery til about 10AM - I got to wear a baby in a chitenje! Megan wanted to try carrying two babies (one in front, one in back) so she did. :) It was so much fun!
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| Megan with Jese and Jestina in chitenjes! |
Megan had to get cash from an ATM before her flight left this afternoon, so I walked with her to Crossroads. Unfortunately, only one ATM was working and we ended up having to wait an hour just for her turn. We hustled back to the house and made it back in record time - 21 minutes (it usually takes about 30-35!) Tristan and Megan left here around 12:30 to catch their plane back to the States. I'm going to miss them, but I know they're ready to go home.
After they left, Jayme, Jenna, Mike, and I went to Cafe Delight for lunch, then did a little grocery shopping, stopped by the nursery, and came home in time to catch the 4PM World Cup game.
We had baked potatoes and greens for dinner tonight and played a card game called Yuker (sp?) that Mike taught us until the 8:30 game came on.
Jayme and I are camping in the village for the next two nights. Ahh! Adventure! :)
Oh, I also had nsima (pronounced see-mah) for the first time last night. It tastes like firm, smooth, bland grits. Kind of like a mostly tasteless, but kind of corny, Play-Dough. Mmm.....
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