Thanksgiving Day

Last Sunday, we celebrated a Thanksgiving with about 25 of our fellow Canadians out at the Bannister's home near Athi River.

Ava enjoyed the potluck turkey dinner with

Tim Bannister's famous pumpkin pie!

Tristan playing catch with our
Kenyan colleague, Andai Jackson.

While Nairobi has had an abundance of rain lately, most of the countryside is dusty and dry. The wide plains south of Machakos are withered and dull brown from the hot sun. We were surprised to meet some thin Oryx on our drive up to the Bannisters who seemed too tired to run away from our approaching van. As we pulled up to the poor antelopes, they slowly turned and walked away into the amber plain.


It was a good time to be together and give thanks for the many blessings that the Lord has brought into our lives. We thank everyone who has shared Thanksgiving wishes and prayers with our family. We just got back online after a week without Internet, and it was a joy to receive email again.