Happy Pioneer Day

Hey guys! I am so excited for today's pioneer day!  We got all the Nairobi elders together and made a bunch of food, and played football ( both types). I totally one the outfit competition, picture will be included.  So as for my week it has been really really nice, we had a baptism and taught some people. But man I have been in a matatu half of the time! Here are some highlights:

Story one: "WOAH WHAT THE?!?! O

h its dead phew"-Elder Odhiambo

This is a quote by Elder Odhiambo after seeing a hyena on the road.  So for those of you who only know hyenas from the "Lion King" and "Madagascar", they are not little and most of the time a lion can not hurt a hyena very bad. In fact it is the other way around, hyenas kill the lions.  And MAN these things are big, like size of a ten year old kid in height and the length of a St. Bernard.  Not small creatures.  Luckily it was hit by a car so it was no Shyda.(Per mom if you know what this word means message me.)

Story number 2: "Looks like we will have to cancel" "No Elder I got this."

 So this quote comes from a discussion me and Elder S. had.  This week we got to go on exchanges so whilst in Athi river ( "At the River" kenyans are so creative with their town names). We were going to teach this mama who only speaks Kikamba and Kiswahili. Elder S. can't speak much of the language yet so hence the quote.  He did not know that I can teach, so we end up going to teach her. The whole lesson Elder S.  just sat there and stared at me in awe.  It sounds like I am bragging (and I am a little). My grandpa always told me "it is not bragging if it is true". Mostly I am just providing background for the following statement Elder S. said.  Quote " Elder Tucker you are the blackest white guy I have ever met!" I thought it was quite a compliment but the best was the look of the neighbor that heard him shout this at me.

Story number 3: You want a DA? Here's the jiko

This was from our branch mission leader.  While we were doing a correlation meeting, and he said "hey do you guys want a dinner appointment?"  We were starving so we happily agreed.  Then he left for about five minutes got ingredients and said, "here's the jiko" ( stove-ish thing). Then told me that he wasn't cooking but I was. Luckily my ugali game has gotten fantastic so I owned it, and I cooked for the branch mission leader.

That is some of the fun times for my week, marvin is still doing great btw. 

Have a great time, drive fast take chances

Elder T