01-11-08_squirls in winter

01-11-08

Fri

10:03

The sweetest thing about Kenya is the people who don’t know that you are supposed to be sad or something when you are poor. I have not seen the same level happiness in children in America, even though they have much more than they need. The kids here aren’t bought any toys, but they create cars out of garbage metal pieces and old plastic containers, and balls out of string and plastic bags. They have fun with old bike tires and sticks. It is not their entertainment that amazes me most, but their smiles and laughter. They are like beautiful songbirds who live in the desert.

Though many people have next to nothing, they are eager to welcome you into their homes, and blessed to feed you.

I want so much to learn from the adults and children. Their simple happiness and their selfless service and hospitality

I don’t want to be misleading: selflessness is by no means a common trait among all Kenyans, but I see it manifested in beautiful ways.