The 3rd Day May... Stormy Kazi

I have been in the eye of a storm. Scratch that. In the very pupil :(

During this storm, it came to my attention that my work, kazi, was becoming more important to me than it needed to be. My identity had began to be too tagged to how hard I could kufanya kazi.

So, the storm came, and rocked my ship, and tore the sails I thought were sturdy. Like the disciples, I couldn't help but ask, Master! don't you care that I drown???!! (Mark 4:38). Like the Jehovah Shammah that He is, the God who is THERE, (Isaiah 48:35), He rebuked the storm and everything went still.

I went back to jogging/walking every evening- again. I hope I remain consistent kubanga...kika!

'stolen' from Ms. Rachel Mugarura :)

This morning I was blessed to experience a random act of kindness. I needed to make a phone call, having left my phone in the car that had ferried me to my visa appointment. I walked into a certain shop and explained my situation. A gentleman, whose name I did not even establish, gave me his phone to use and I was rescued.

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