Monday 6 December 2010

How communication works in Kenya

Dear friends,

as you might know, Reverant Wasike is taking care of the 250 CBSM orphans in Kimilili. Over the last frew days, two emails from Kenya reached my inbox, both written by Rev. Wasike's wife Phylis.

"agness
My names are Phylis Nafula wife to Rev wasike.I have heard of your coming in cbsm board meetings and cbsm family we are expecting you  together with alex .Iam mandate by cbsm board and women groups to resposne to all official communication in place of rev. wasike who by now is undergoing medication after feeling ill.Thank you for giving us flight details.I and my husband God willing shall be waiting for you at the airport beside the board memebers has also made necessary arrangement should rev wasike would have nit been fully recovered.he is doing quiet fine.
be assured we will be at the airport waiting.
please in kenya we are praying for your safe journey.
iam geting first experience on ineternational communication ,could there anything omitted or not well explained please be free to ask,i will make consultaions and come back to you as soon as it is necessary.

God bless you Agness we are waiting to meet you
Mrs wasike
"


Below an email that highlights the complexity of writing a simple emails in Kenya. Below email reached my inbox today:

"Dear Agness
 Rev wasike is still not very well but improving. unfortunately iam
 not conversant with computer,like other women in kenya computers knowledge
 is with few.i have to wait for afriend neigbour lady to be available,to
 leadme  to inetrnet ,open  up to in box and by subject of each email
 together decided to read and press reply to continoul this may have delayed
 communications,as myself cannot put on acomputer alone.that is the main
 reason you hardly hear from me.
 that aside Agness we are kindly waiting for you .welcome
 God bless you"

Communication might be difficult, however, our Kenyan friends make us feel very welcome.
We can't wait to arrive!

1 comment:

  1. How lucky am I that I can just drop you an email or quickly take the phone whenever I feel the need to talk to you.
    So happy to see that a bond of blind understanding exists not only between twins, but is also possible between people who never met before...
    Müsli aus Berlin

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