WEEK 24
Mom's Commentary:
Joseph got to call us for Christmas. Kenya is 11 hours ahead so it was evening for him and morning for us. after church he had dinner at his branch presidents home.. They had slaughtered a goat and made chapati. Joseph said it was good. Kenyans all go home, to their roots home for Christmas. They spend it as a family and slaughtering a goat and having chapati is very traditional in Kenya. Joseph's are is so poor that they have to save in order to buy the oil for the chapati. He said that he missed us and the snow. He also shared that he didn't want to come home now but if something happened forcing him to, that he has already gotten so much out of his mission that it would change him for the rest of his life.
I have to agree. We definitely have been aware of so much growth in him.
Joseph sent presents to us via Bonnie Lyman who was in his mission in Kenya and came home the first part of December. We waited to open them. Russ got a baseball cap with a Kenyan flag and Kenya written on it. I got a nativity made out of corn husks. (I collect nativities so it was great!)
I hogged my time and Russ didn't much. It went so very fast but was so very good.
