Sandy at the home front

It is now Saturday afternoon at the Instep homestead. Carla, Jeff, Terry and Shylo are off to a barbecue in town. I have decided to stay here and so has Beth Ann, the gal who has come to do a preschool with the 4 yr olds. Beth Ann is not feeling well and not feeling up to going and me, well I am just needing some peace and quiet!
It has been an up and down week. A new little one named Esther. A beautiful little girl that has been taken care of solely by her 9 year old brother for quite some time. He had been placed in a street boys home temporarily, for lack of another placement. As much as they had wanted to take him, Insteps policy is not to take youngsters that old. I understand it was heartbreaking for him to be separated from his little sister. The good news is that he has been now placed in another children’s home that has him in a foster home situation for a short period of time until they get their new home up and running. They may be able to take both children when little Esther gets stronger and healthier! God continues to be so faithful.
The hard part of my week is that my 85 year old father fell and had to be rushed to Harbor View Hospital. They knew he had a concusion and thought he had bleeding in his brain. Oh, to be so far away and something like that happens. My sister had only been home not quite a week and had to fly home. She lives in Salt Lake City. Dad is doing better and is not as critical as when he came in. He may be able to go back home to Anacortes Sunday or Monday. We had discussed ( my sister and brother and I) what if’s, but had not thought it would be our father! My sister is handling everything and I do feel somewhat guilty, but it is difficult getting back home and some flights have been cancelled coming into Nairobi. So I am praying , a lot!
Terry is starting some of his planned projects. Making shelving to store all the tubs that have been brought over with kids clothes and shoes, has been another TIA. At first the store had the plywood and then they did not! So hopefully it will be coming( in fact it is already there)! I am mending and sorting through all the tubs to see what we actually have on hand and of course getting to hold all the babies I want J )))))
The pace is slower here for sure and there is an emphasis on relationships that can get in the way of accomplishing any project, but over all things are going well. We have been feeling well and no Malaria, so all good!
Some of you may have been hearing the news regarding Kenya and the threat of attacks from Somalia. They are true, but we have not felt unsafe at all. The attacks have been focused on Kenyans, mostly in Nairobi. Because of that threat our other team that had planned on coming the first week in November is having second thought about coming over. I am going to miss not having them here, but totally understand their decision. We are being cautious, but living our lives. Carla, Jeff and Shylo are still planning on leaving Nairobi on the 7^th of November and as far as we know should be able to get their flights out. So when and if they get out of Kenya, Terry and the team of Meredith and Sean will be in charge!!! Hopefully all will go well while they are gone…if not, we will try to miss them at the airport on our way outta town!!!