En-kata Maasai Choir Day 1. in San Antonio, Texas
Everyone was awake before 8am! Showered, dressed and excited for the day!
We drank a lovely cup of Chai, made by Jacob (although we were informed that Jacob’s ‘chai / sweet milk tea’ does not measure up to either Kim’s or Christine’s or Jan’s! And we had a bowl of oatmeal. They loved the oatmeal with honey and milk!
We unpacked all the merchendise that we’ll be selling at the “Faces of Change” choir programs – bags for the photobooks, necklaces, AIDS ribbons, stars… and everything looked beautiful!
Then we went to Walmart to buy towels. There were row after row after row of colour options for everyone to pick their own towel. 6 out of 9 chose bright red. Mathayo picked a red and blue striped towel. Maliaki and Isack picked beautiful blue towels. Jacob kept having me translate that they could have any colour they liked. They liked Red.
We went to the Alamo.
All day we’ve been meeting friendly people, taking pictures with everyone and anyone we meet here in San Antonio, Tx, handing out cards that give the schedule of where we’ll be singing, and gasping in wonder at trafic lights, high-rise buildings, side walks, and monuments.
We walked down the river walk and looked at ducks, and we had a great day.
We’re trying to keep everyone awake long enough to eat dinner, but eyelids are drooping now that it’s 6pm!
They kept awake until 6PM??? Great start to adjustment! Tell our Maasai friends Pamoja is praying for them and very happily excited for them. Tell Mathayo that I think he picked the most beautiful towel.
The lesson of the Alamo is that a major defeat can be the rallying cry for a major final victory.
Oh to have seen their faces in the biggest duka ever. I would have picked a dark blue towel.
I love that the majority of them chose red towels! Why I am not surprised? Very bold of the others to push the envelope 😉
My favorite photo is the march toward Walmart.
May they be a blessing wherever they go. (Nai)
May they enjoy the States for all that is good there
and may they be protected from all that is not. (Nai)
May there be safety. (Nai)
May there be joy. (Nai)
May their dream of good school for their children back home
be realized. (Nai)
Go with God.
So fun! Our prayers are with you.
Metamaiyana Enkai entai to wejitin pookin ipuopuo!!!