February 13th – February 18th

So, I’ve gotten a little behind on my blog so I’m going to do the
best to recall and catch you up on anything interesting. Church
was fine on Sunday, we went to Katherie since Tom and the
medical students had been at the hospital pretty late and it’s the
closest church to the hospital. It doesn’t hurt that it’s my favorite
church. School this past week was ok. I didn’t have school on
Monday on account of there being some holiday. I hope there
aren’t too many of those. It doesn’t help that when there is a
Muslim holiday, no school, a Christian holiday, no school, a public
holiday, no school. On Tuesday I had a discussion on witchcraft
with my SS 3s (I know it’s not biology but then I have a bad habit of
getting off subject). It was an interesting discussion, but in
retrospect I wish it hadn’t taken place. It’s not that I don’t believe
in witchcraft, God wouldn’t say to avoid it if it wasn’t real, but they
ascribe way too many things to witchcraft. They give it too much
power by their readiness to believe it impacts so many things.
They tried to tell me that people who invent revolutionary things
(for example Bill Gates inventing Windows) are, if not witches,
some way the product of witchcraft, as well as a bunch of other
things. Then on Wednesday we (my SS 3s and I) had a discussion
about destiny versus predestination. This time I didn’t let them get
out of learning. I made sure to get all the notes on the board
before class started. I think they know that they can get me off
track with a discussion. I try to stay on task but always get drawn
into it. Classes are going pretty well in all other cases. I have said
before and I will say again, I much prefer teaching the SS 1 and 2
students; they are much more attentive and interested in actually
learning than my 3s. The 3s are more interested in doing things
their own way and having what they want. On Monday we
neutered our cats, Patches and Snowball. We had hoped that it
would calm them down but they seem to be just as annoying. I
spent Wednesday and Thursday morning at the house so I could
oversee the plumbing project so I didn’t get to go down to the
hospital. Then today (Friday) I had no school again due to a public
holiday again. When I made a comment about it to some of my
students, they seemed confused as to why I thought it was
excessive. They told me that it was ONLY two this week. Like two
holidays in one week wasn’t that many. I just shook my head
incredulously. Anyway, that’s about all the news I have from this
week. It was pretty slow for the most part. Anyway, have a great
night all.

Blessings from Kamakwie,
Ryan Brooks