Went to the Kambi Teso slum on the outskirts of Eldoret for the Open Arms feeding program yesterday. I had participated in it last July and wondered if the children would remember me. I recognized several of them and the older ones said they remembered me and pointed to the area where we had set up the medical tent.Our cooks - Susan, Betty, and Metrine work many hours to prepare and deliver the food. There are currently 100 children in the feeding program! After a hearty meal of getheri, we had Bible stories and singing. There was even time to play some games:) I had a small group of young ones around me playing catch with a nerf football. The configuration of the group changed and I soon had frisbees and balls flying at me all at once. I didn't have enough hands for that bombardment!
We got reorganized and I learned a new Swahili phrase from the children. They were saying, "na mi mi"when they wanted their turn. I started saying it back to them (not really knowing what I was saying, but had a pretty good idea) and one girl wouldn't toss the ball to me unless I said it. Our feeding program coordinator, Metrine, later told me it means, "and me." It is the polite way to ask for something.
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