Our trip in Kenya is going well - last Saturday, Cheryl received a special honor. She was able to travel with Anne to pick up a bride - Anne was in charge of picking up the bride and driving her in the wedding processional. They went to the church where the men of the church decorated the van with streamers and then Anne and Cheryl went to fetch the bride (the roads were horrible, they were driving through a market area full of goats, chickens, cows and pigs). Finally they arrived at the bride's home - they came out of the house carrying her. Along with her came 17 bridesmaids of various ages all dressed in pink. There were also 18 pageboys dressed in black suits.
Everyone in the community gathered around the car - cheering, hooting and blowing whistles as Anne and Cheryl drove the bride back through the streets to the church for her wedding. When they arrived at the church, the bridesmaids got out first - they danced into the church followed by the bride (her train was carried by two little girls dressed in white). Although we can't upload a picture (we will share pictures when we get home) the bride was dressed in white, a very typical American wedding dress. Anne and Cheryl were just the processional drivers for the wedding - so they were't able to stay but Cheryl enjoyed seeing a glimpse of this piece of Kenyan culture.
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