We Have a New Foreman at the Farm

That first day in Western Kenya we went out to the farm where we have helped rent land for the last few years. The first couple years the crops were slim pickings, but it is flourishing now and helps us provide more meals than ever for the kids and for some of the most desperate families there.   A lot of this is due to a precious family who have moved in and are leading the other workers.  They are very sweet, hard working and generous.  It was my first time to meet them and although they have very little, they wanted to celebrate by killing there best chicken and making lunch for us.  I really didn't want them to do that and after we started eating I realized only the dad came in to eat a small portion with us.  It is very humbling and hard to receive such generosity where they put virtually all they have above bare sustenance, in front of you to eat.   After a few minutes of eating and trying to clean our hands they brought in dessert.  The plate was passed to me first and I noticed all eyes were on me, so I knew something was up!  But after being treated to such grace for lunch I wasn't going to do anything to shame their hospitality!  So I took a pile of whatever was on the plate and ate some short, crunchy, kind of sweet, inch long snacks.  I had asked God for help and then ate them with a smile and, actually they weren't bad!  Nobody said anything until I finally asked, what did I just eat?  They were large, dried African termites!  The house behind the family was built by Enos and friends who were able to do it in one day!  They make a stick frame and use mud and dung to build up the walls.  It has three small open rooms and  is amazingly sturdy- and no mortgage!