We Are Not OF This World

While praying for His followers, Jesus Christ in John 17 made the statement that we are IN the world but not OF the world.

Ever since I came to this land, I have seen things that have baffled me. I have been severally rebuked by my friends and reminded that I am IN America. I have been 'advised' to leave Kenya and come to America. So many months down the line, I still see the dollar in terms of Kenya shillings. The other day I paid a cell phone bill of $91.80. I have a mathematical brain which quickly converted that amount to Kenya shillings 7,000.00. That amount can pay my Mjukuu’s tuition for a whole term, buy him snacks the whole time with change to spare.

I do not want to swear, but I think it will take me some time before I become OF America even as I am IN America. It reminds me what Wahome Mutahi would say: You can get him out the Slopes of Mt. Kenya but you can not get the Slopes out of him.

In the next Rambling, I will tell you of a discussion I had with 2 other men over breakfast.


Mike
02/16/10