Mikko in Mombasa

December 20, 2004

Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)- "Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life."

Christmas time in Mombasa is summer time, and many are on vacation for a week or so, all the way up to New Year's. All schools are closed for the whole of December. It is common in Mombasa to go back home to spend the holiday, so many will go "upcountry" while others, such as families from abroad, will come here for the holiday. Christmas is spent with the family. Camp David Centre is also closed for the vacation for almost two weeks. A new semester begins in January, so for the last days of this year to the first days of the next, work will not cease. At least there's some time to sort out some stuff.

I have been offered to stay in a swahili-house. Both families that live there are going to have a baby, but now the other family is moving to Nairobi for work before the baby is born, so two rooms would be vacant for me... A swahili-house refers to its architecture. The building is usually long and has a hallway in the middle, either with or without a roof, with rooms on both sides. The washing area is usually shared, and the water is carried from the nearest tap or further. Electricity they might or might not have. Houses can be made from mud, sticks, cement or rock.

This house is made from cement and rock. It has two bathrooms and four rooms - two rooms on both sides of the roofed hallway, having their own front doors at the end of the hallway. The landlord lives on the other side of the house with his own front door. If it's God's plan I will be living in that house.

In his sermon last Sunday, Pastor Wilfred Lai reminded us of the wisdom of the wise men of the east, who followed the star and brought the best gifts to Jesus.

Read the introduction: Why is Mikko in Mombasa?