Christmas in Nairobi
Nov 27, 2021
4 minutes
By EDWINA PERKINS, Cary, North Carolina
“That doesn’t look anything like our Christmas tree at home,” said Austin, one of our 10-year-old twins.
“I know,” I said, adjusting the green garland I’d taped to the wall in our small rented apartment in Nairobi, Kenya. Weeks earlier, we had traveled there from our home in Orlando, Florida, on a mission trip to work at a conference. I stood back and checked the garland. Did it look more like the outline of a Christmas tree now?
Anderson, the other twin, pointed to the yellow construction paper star on top. “The star’s crooked.”
“Why couldn’t we go
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