a new name...

I was given a precious gift at the outset of this trip...

While conversing with a new Kenyan friend, he learned that this was my third visit to Kenya and commented exuberantly,

"Third time?! Then this is home, and we are family! You need a Kenyan name!"

"Well, what should my name be?" I wondered aloud...

"Mwende," he said. "It means 'one who is loved'."

Wow. I am honored beyond words....



Until the next visit, a piece of my heart will remain in Kenya....