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5:30 am. Prayer Time. Rev. Masila brings a message from Habakkuk 3:18-19. After returning to our rooms, Richard brings me coffee and a ham sandwich with tomato slices, as well as some fresh papaya. He says that I will need the extra energy as I am teaching this morning. The fresh papaya is just what I need, as I have been suffering from indigestion since early this morning. I was also awake because of the buzzing of a mosquito. I turned on the light and found that it was inside my mosquito net. I think I still have to figure out how to use this thing! I have found that mosquitos are not so quick to bite as they are in Canada, but they seem to be quicker and more elusive. Anyway, I think I have escaped being bitten. I think the vitamin B that I’ve been taken helps to keep them away as well. Later Howard Carlson tells me that mosquito bites here are not the same as back home – there are no welts, just some temporary itching. So it may be that I have been bitten already but unaware of it. I trust the Lord will keep me healthy. I have been remembering to take my Meflaquine every Monday.
Rev. Kiagiri preaches the morning chapel message on Caleb from Joshua 14. Howard Carlson comes in and gives me a disk with some material for my Online Bible. Strange that I need to come all the way to Kenya to get this stuff!
My class starts at 10:30 am, and we set in on the Mosaic covenant, as an expression of the Covenant of Works; we spend the second hour contrasting the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace. There is a lot of good discussion and good questions, although I find out later that some of the students are still having difficulty with my accent. Many of the students are from Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia, and Somalia. At the break Amos introduces himself. He has been an elder for the past 24 years in a local Presbyterian church which has broken ties with its Scottish roots and is seeking other affliation. A delegation went to meet with the PCUSA last year, but they were very discouraged with the encroaching homosexuality there. I encourage him to consider the Bible Presbyterian Church and I spend some time telling him about our departure from liberalism in 1937.
After class ends at 12:30, Richard and I go to Pastor Bernard’s home for lunch. But it must be a very quick lunch, because I am scheduled to leave at 12:50 to go with Rev. Kim to Safari Park Hotel for a Bible Study there at 1:00. I give a short devotional message on the equality of our gospel labours from Matthew 20:1-16. It is well received by the small group of about 10. There is a small luncheon of sandwiches and coffee afterwards.
I return to my room to complete writing the quiz for the students for tomorrow morning.
We have supper at the Kim’s at 6:30 pm. We have spaghetti and meat sauce. Again, everything is made from scratch: fresh tomatoes are used for the sauce and they have even ground the meat themselves! They sprinkle fresh basil on each dish. Extremely delicious. Even Rev. Kim approves. He is not as excited about the prospect of the next Italian dish, however, when it is announced that they will be preparing lasagna another day. He says will eat elsewhere.
I go to Eben Yoon’s house to print the quiz for tomorrow. Eben looks over the quiz, and tells me that it is more like a test or exam. I determine to allow the students to ask questions before this test to make sure they have a good basic understanding of the material.
Rev. Kiagiri preaches the morning chapel message on Caleb from Joshua 14. Howard Carlson comes in and gives me a disk with some material for my Online Bible. Strange that I need to come all the way to Kenya to get this stuff!
My class starts at 10:30 am, and we set in on the Mosaic covenant, as an expression of the Covenant of Works; we spend the second hour contrasting the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace. There is a lot of good discussion and good questions, although I find out later that some of the students are still having difficulty with my accent. Many of the students are from Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia, and Somalia. At the break Amos introduces himself. He has been an elder for the past 24 years in a local Presbyterian church which has broken ties with its Scottish roots and is seeking other affliation. A delegation went to meet with the PCUSA last year, but they were very discouraged with the encroaching homosexuality there. I encourage him to consider the Bible Presbyterian Church and I spend some time telling him about our departure from liberalism in 1937.
After class ends at 12:30, Richard and I go to Pastor Bernard’s home for lunch. But it must be a very quick lunch, because I am scheduled to leave at 12:50 to go with Rev. Kim to Safari Park Hotel for a Bible Study there at 1:00. I give a short devotional message on the equality of our gospel labours from Matthew 20:1-16. It is well received by the small group of about 10. There is a small luncheon of sandwiches and coffee afterwards.
I return to my room to complete writing the quiz for the students for tomorrow morning.
We have supper at the Kim’s at 6:30 pm. We have spaghetti and meat sauce. Again, everything is made from scratch: fresh tomatoes are used for the sauce and they have even ground the meat themselves! They sprinkle fresh basil on each dish. Extremely delicious. Even Rev. Kim approves. He is not as excited about the prospect of the next Italian dish, however, when it is announced that they will be preparing lasagna another day. He says will eat elsewhere.
I go to Eben Yoon’s house to print the quiz for tomorrow. Eben looks over the quiz, and tells me that it is more like a test or exam. I determine to allow the students to ask questions before this test to make sure they have a good basic understanding of the material.
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