Name Recognition...

We took Gabriella back to the hospital this morning for a followup to yesterday's visit. This time we were able to get the test we needed and it turned out that she has just a small parasite in her stomach that we can treat with a little medicine. That was a big relief to us.

After that, we went to church and then to our favorite mall (the Sarit Center) for lunch and a quick trip to the games arcade. On the way back we stopped at the local souvenir market to pick up a few things, and then back to the hotel to do some swimming. A funny thing happened while we were at the pool. By coincidence, another couple we met at the orphanage in Rwanda, is also staying at the Holiday Inn and they came down to the pool. They mentioned that they were also at the Sarit Center and they also went by the souvenir market on their way back to the hotel. They said some of the vendors stopped them to strike up a conversation and try to sell them some of their stuff. They also mentioned that "Brian, Laura, and Gabriella, were also adopting, and they bought some things from them earlier in the day." We had stopped at the market a few times this week, and they did say they remembered us, but we never thought our names would be used as a marketing pitch....I guess we have been in Kenya way too long, either that or we have made their preferred customer list....