Last night was a bit rough. We were staying in the Terminal Inn in Nairobi and had a room on the second floor with windows directly above the restaurant below. There must have been a soccer game on or some other event, because it was wild down below us and it went on fairly late. I worked on my laptop as long as I could, but finally had to quit because of my battery.
When I awoke in the morning (around 6:30am) there was dead silence – quite the contrast from the noise last night.
A picture of Nairobi
Russ and Larry went over to the Nakumat to do some shopping and check us in to our flight back to Amsterdam. At 9:30am Charles and the Nairobi men started to arrive. We walked over to the Kenya Comfort Hotel Lounge and visited about the work of the Nairobi stations. It was a good visit and a lot was discussed and decided.
A meeting of the Nairobi men in the Kenya Comfort
One of the exciting things about this visit was that the driver Charles had used to bring the Nairiobi men to Kisii for the conference was interested in joining our group. He had sat in on the conference in Kisii and told me that he was impressed how we base all our teaching on the Bible and allow people to ask questions so they can fully understand. Another exciting opportunity!
After the meeting was over we went to Charles’ mother’s home for lunch. We met Charles’ mother and sister and his niece and nephew. It was nice to get to know more of his family and enjoyed visiting with all of them.
Charles Wamithi and his mother (left) and sister (right)
Charles had to work at 3:00pm so we decided to go back to the airport extra early. Andrew was driving us today, and he took us smoothly through traffic and to the departure gate at the airport. We went through security but were not able to get checked into our flight since it was too soon. They asked us to wait about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes we checked back but they still weren’t ready for us to check in. One of the Kenya Airways ladies was nice enough to let me work on my laptop in a corner behind their counters where I could plug in my laptop and get wireless internet!
At 5:00pm we found out that our plane to Amsterdam had not yet left Amsterdam due to technical problems. They would not be able to do anything for another several hours. They told us to check back at 7:00pm. By 7:00 a huge line of people had formed who were now waiting to check in on the Amsterdam flight, but still the plane hadn’t left. We were given vouchers for a meal at the airport restaurant, so we decide to go and get something to eat while we waited. We met a young geologist from Canada during the wait who had been on vacation here in Kenya and was on his way home to Vancouver. He had been at the airport even longer than we had.
After supper we found out that our flight had been delayed until 8:00am tomorrow morning. There were a few people who were able to get flights into London, but they were few. Since it was already late, and we would have to be back here around 5:00am to check in for our flight, we decided to head into the terminal and wait it out there. This has been a bit frustrating, but there is nothing that the people here can do, and many of the passengers are not being very understanding about it. It makes for a bad feeling among everyone.
Larry and Russ are trying to get some sleep on the hard floor right now while I work on this. I have been able to find a wireless connection, and so I want to get this done while I can. I’ll close for now. Tomorrow is a new day, and day which the LORD has made.
In His service,
Nathanael Mayhew
“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that” (James 4:15).
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