It has been a rough week for everyone here. My dad, my friend Lindsay and my Sammers have all been sick. My dad and Lindsay have definitely been the worst. In fact, my dad said, that besides going through Chemo this is the sickest he has ever been. He is now being treated for two amoebas and a bacteria called Shegella. All of those things are either food or water born, but we can't figure out where he and Lindsay got them from because we have all been eating the same things. Sam is a different story altogether, A few days ago I found him being naughty and playing in some nasty water, I pretty much knew it was just a matter of time before his sickness started. All the sickies are now on antibiotics and anti-parasite medicine and are doing better (not great, but better). Because of all the drama here, it has come to our attention that no one wants to visit us anymore. Thanks Pop, you ruined our chances of ever seeing friends and family in Africa. We have decided to take action, we aren't going to take this laying down, instead we will step up the fight against all this bad press and pray that the Lord will bring all of you here. That's right, you heard me, every last one of you. Tom and I are confident of God's ability to do this, we figure if He can get me here, He can get anyone here. Just beware, the Westfall's are praying!
Pray that my dad will recover completely so we can show him around Kisumu. Monday we are leaving for Rondo, it is in the Kakamega rainforest and is absolutely beautiful. I think it will be a treat for everyone to leave this sick house and go to the rainforest. We will be there until Wednesday, please pray that everyone is able to go so that they can see a different side of Kenya.
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Ju,
I know Dad with his illness is giving bad press for others visiting you but I'm here to encourage everyone how great it is. Your house is very clean and comfortable. I love the gentle breeze that blows through your windows constantly. From the window I'm looking out I can see life in Kisumu pass by yet we're behind a locked gate in a compound with a guard. I feel very safe. The water in the house, thanks to Tom and Brian's hard work is the color water should be. Yes, you can't drink it or use it for washing food but I heard soon that may change. The way we deal with the water reminds me of going to Mexico. There we couldn't drink the water from any faucet either. We had to drink bottled water we got from the store. What is different from Mexico is here you can flush toilet paper down the toilet where in Mexico you had to put all the used toilet paper in a bag by the toilet. UGH! I never did get used to that. Neither did many of the people that went with us because the toilets at the base camps were quite often clogged.
I loved today going to Agape to see the boys then to the kiosk's to do a little shopping. I've felt safe everywhere I've gone so far. Yes, Mike got sick but the medical clinic, doctor, lab and chemist he went to were clean, nice and very quick. He's been up all day today which tells me he's on the upswing. I'm praying he'll be able to go to church with us tomorrow. Africa is quite an adventure and we haven't even been to the rain forest or on safari yet. I recommend it highly.
Hey Julie! I have some news to help Dad feel better! Gary went to the auction today, came home with a white flatbed truck---I asked if he knew who the owner was and, yep, it was AAI! Now, Mike, do you feel stronger?We love reading your Blog--thanks for sharing so much with us! love and hugs, Maryellen
Well Jules I will make sure that I can be an encouragement to anyone here saying they wont come to Africa, because from listening to you and your mom it is a BEAUTIFUL place.I will share with them all that you have shared with me and tell them all of the positives and hopefully you will have more visitors!!! I will keep all of the bad stories to myself (which means keep giving me all good so I can experience Africa from Modesto) hahahahah Just teasing..... I hope you guys are having a great time in the rain forest I bet words can't express what it is like. I love you guys. Give everyone BIG hugs and kisses.
P.S. hey Cass I'm missing your emails where are they?????
Love
Heather
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