The taking time for body and soul project took a faltering step today. I think the difficulty is that is just doesn't feel right, (however much it stacks up intellectually). Putting off taking action to make you more effective must the ultimate in procrastination!
I'm off to Nairobi tomorrow for a date with the immigration department on Tuesday where I hope to become an official alien. Although it's only a short internal flight away it still involves the same packing ritual – passport, tickets, documents for the immigration people. I'm hoping Nairobi will be a bit cooler than Kosele is at the moment. I don't much fancy traipsing round the city centre in the heat. I'd appreciate it if those of you of the praying persuasion could pray for a safe journey to Nairobi. There was a hand grenade attack on a bus station in Nairobi a couple of weeks ago, most probably linked to Somali terrorists. Kenya is currently involved in military action in Somalia and this had led to increasing insecurity in the Kenyan capitol.
When I'm in Nairobi I'll be staying at a guest house called the Rusam Villa. The term guest house doesn't really do justice to the place or it's owner, (Sam). When we first started to use it as a stopover the Rusam Villa was a small affair, boasting about 7 rooms. Sam has patiently added rooms to keep up with growing demand and is now the owner of a small hotel with conference facilities. Sam is a great advert for successful entrepreneurship in Kenya – a real home grown talent. Sam's success is particularly noteworthy in Kenya as many of the successful businesses are owned by Asian families and Sam is an African Kenyan. In addition to being a good businessman Sam is also good company. It takes between twenty and thirty minutes to drive to Sam's from the airport. Sam is always good for a conversation about the state of the nation, the economy and politics. I'm looking forward to seeing him again.
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