Running Adventures and Good Coffee!

Hey blog readers,
We decided to do a two-day post today!
Yesterday, we participated in the Run for the Bibleless! Daniel and I ran the 10k, and Lauren, Ben and Courtney did the 4k walk. We got up at 5:30 when it was still dark out! It's pretty chilly in the morning, we could see our breaths as we made the trek to Nairobi Primary school where the race started. While jamming to Christian music being played over loudspeakers, we did a group warm up which consisted of jumping, skipping and swinging our arms. We looked pretty hilarious!
The races went well, the walkers had a nice time capturing pictures of the mass of people wearing the blue and white "Run for the Bibleless" T-shirts, and Daniel and I had a good run. I ended up being the first female finisher, and I was awarded a hot pink bible as my prize, they even made a little joke as they presented it to me, the announcer said "We present Holly Christian with a Holy Bible" (when they say my name it doesn't sound much different than Holy, that got a few laughs out of the crowd). We made a few new friends as well!
After getting sweaty, we headed to downtown Nairobi to meet Pam and Jacob of LIA. They were helping us go shopping for a football to take to the various villages we'll be visiting! Ben and Daniel each purchased a ball, I'm sure the kids will have a blast with them! We then visited an outdoor Maasai market, the market moves to different locations each day of the week- this location was larger than the one that we've visited close to our guest house. We purchased a few things, the guys seem to be having fun bargaining for their souvenirs, the girls haven't really purchased anything- I may just have Ben or Daniel haggle for me! It was a fun day in downtown Nairobi!
Today we went to church, to the "Vibrant 10am Service" and then to the teen service. The "big church" service is awesome, there is always so much dancing and excitement throughout the service. Today was communion Sunday, and the message was about being Thankful. They encouraged us to think of something in the past year that we've been thankful for. I think we can all say that we're thankful for being here in Kenya, it's been awesome to see how God has been working to get us to this point, and it's also encouraging to see God working in each of our lives right now!
I also got to meet up with my friend from school, Anna, for a few minutes. She has been in Kenya since February, she was studying abroad for this semester! It was just kind of funny to see someone I knew in KENYA! Ah- and the good coffee refers to our purchase today. We bought a small french press and some delicious Kenyan coffee, so now we can have genuine coffee (we usually use instant)!
Keep the Poland guys in your prayers, it sounds like Erich is battling some minor sickness, so pray for his quick recovery! Just pray that Erich and Dane are able to effectively reach out to those that they meet, it kind of sounds like the language barrier has been an issue at times during their trip, keep up on their action at www.mi2poland09.blogspot.com. Also, you can check out my blog, www.faithtogo.wordpress.com to read more about our slum experiences, and please keep my boyfriend, Daniel in your prayers- he arrived safely in California to work with organization called InnerChange in San Francisco- you can check out his blog at www.godismhyjudge.wordpress.com! AND, of course, keep our Kenya team in your prayers- we travel 2 hours to Kijado tomorrow to live with a missionary couple working among the Maasai people for a week! We'll be in Kijado Monday-Friday, so just pray for safety, pray that the food agrees with our stomachs, and pray that we will be helpful in any way possible!
Just a warning: we may not be able to post until next weekend, we're not 100% sure of our internet availability! But have faith that we are in God's hands, and we'll post our exciting stories and revelations as soon as we can!
Alright, I'm off to whip up some no-bake cookies for travel snacks!
God bless you all!
Holly