One month later......

It has been one eventful month since I really got into the thick of things with the internship at the Nairobi Chapel. I was assigned the task of leading the teens in our church and it is quite an experience. People who know me well know that I am good at supporting already existing projects but this time I am supposed to lead one.

I currently live in the Eastlands area of Nairobi which means that I use two public buses on my way to work and two back home. To avoid getting stuck in traffic, I wake up much earlier than I used to. I have also had to develop the habit of going to bed earlier so that I can get adequate sleep. Hopefully soon I can move to another flat that is closer to the office.

The program I am part of is quite demanding. The main activities of the week are:

·         Classes on leadership and church on Tuesdays and Thursdays

·         Staff and departmental meetings

·         Planning for Sunday teens services

·         Discipleship groups

·         Weekly visits to primary and high schools

·         Required reading (we read books that have been recommended by the organization then we write a critique on each book)

Saturdays are reserved for the Bible study group that I lead, and I really look forward to these meetings. I am in church on Sunday morning by 7:30 am, to plan and pray for the service. We typically meet as leaders as we wait for the volunteers to arrive. After church on Sunday, I am pretty much free but I am always tired at this point. Mondays are our Sabbath day so hopefully soon I will begin to actually use them to rest.

Well then, that is a brief outline of my week.