Rain is my Name

Most of you know that my Maasai name is Nalotuesha, meaning she comes with the rain.  One of the most amazing signs of God's faithfulness has been that my name has held true.  Nearly every time I return from a long trip, it rains.  Remember that it only rains about 30 times a year here and rain is the greatest blessing in any pastoral community.  Today, my name held true again.  After arriving yesterday evening, we learned that it hadn't rained since we'd left, leaving the valley dry and brown.  Today, it rained.  It rained hard and Matt was so excited to see his newly installed gutters and tanks work for the first time.  Truly God has given us the honor of being a blessing to this community.

Back

And we're back...
After a visit 12 hours short of two weeks in the States, we're back in Najile. Despite our escapades in London (which continue as BA refuses to refund the majority of our rebooked flight) we had a wonderful time home. Some highlights included (and we'll stick with the "twins" theme...)
Two baby showers which really exemplified how generous our friends and family are
Two wonderful evenings with friends in Delaware
Two days together with Kistler family
Two games of Settlers of Catan at the Hackman's
Two shopping excursions for baby paraphernalia
Two days of Wagner family time
Two (hundred) pounds of luggage
The continued growth and health of our two eggplant-sized children

Happy New Year! Its good to be back in Kenya