SUN-7TH-JULY-2013
You know; sometimes
God will take you out of your comfort-zone and let you have an experience of
something new and different; that if you fail to be sensitive; you may miss the
lesson. Our pal; Rachael Mutisya; invited my brother Bill and I over to her
friend’s house in Roysambu to help them out.
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| my brother Bill walking to Joyce's place in Roysambu. |
Joyce Ngugi was the
host and she was throwing a bash for her lovely hubby-Jarvis; who is deaf and
will be representing Kenya in the deaflympics in Bulgaria.
For us; it was a joy
and pleasure to deposit into their lives and just have the experience of knowing
that deaf people too; though through hands and sign language; can still
communicate too!
It was a challenge
communicating but those of us who knew the sign-language; would help us to pass
the message (despite the ups-and-downs of understanding what we take for
granted that a sign means to us who can talk or hear; is totally different to
the deaf).
Even as Joyce urged us
to lift her hubby in prayers due to the intense and rigorous training; I bet
there might be a prayer in our hearts too today and a fresh motivation to learn
sign language and engage with our precious deaf brothers and sisters.
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| Jarvis preparing to make a speech. |
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| the candlelight |
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| the crowd. |
To Joyce and Jarvis
Manyasi; thank you for the exposure and the new experience (and sorry Joyce for
the little misunderstanding we had and for taking some stuff without asking
you).
Jarvis has represented
Kenya in the past on the track and soccer; but now he will use his height and
doing us proud in the basketball-court. We wish you well! Team Jarvis Manyasi
for the deaflympics and go team Kenya!check out the album below......
-I got a text from Joyce this morning before publishing this…thanks for
attending Sunday party and for best wishes. Jarvis enters training camp today; basketball
team flies to Bulgaria on July 20th and returns august 8th.
