Great Weekend

Last week I had a great weekend. I was able to travel with George to Kitengela, his home and then the next morning head to Lake Nakuru, his father's home. It was a long day of matatu riding from Nairobi to Nakuru, then on to his da's. There was a great welcome for us, great food and I've never been welcomed so warmly. We toured around the village meeting relatives and friends. The next morning we traveled on the back of a bicycle (non-motor) to a matatu and on to George's aunt's home about three hours away in Central Province. You'll remember that many of you suppported the purchase of property for George's aunt, after the post election violence and she was burned out of her home. She literally ran for her life and the lives of her children. She found little safety in a police post and then escaped to George's dad's in Nakuru. Well, the property we bought is about as beautiful as I could imagine, close to her sister's home at the foothills of the mountains, near a reserve with elephants etc. on the other sie of the mountains. If you kept traveling across the mountains you would eventually meet Mt. Kenya. The landscape is so different from Kitui and the Village. There is water and everything is green (and muddy). Auntie's house is so simple, wooden structure, dirt floor, three rooms and a cookshed outside. It is simple but I could live there easily - so silent and beautiful. It is a long walk from one sister's house to Aunties. Uphill, it is a struggle an you search for breath. Auntie has polio and a deformity which has turned her foot around. Still she makes the decent to her sister's. I took some great video footage of the place and them saying their "thank-yous" till I was in tears, especially when they prayed. From there we took a motorbike til we came to matatus back to Nairobi. It was an all-ay journey home and then to the Village. I look forward to your seeing the video.

Other than that - I have been teaching some, tutoring the secondary kids on break, leading tours, working with volunteers. I continue to work with the farm and sustainability department to organize their records and present data. I am in Nairobi with some Italian visitors. We are here tonight and will shop tomorrow for donated gifts for the families in the village. We will be buying pans, wheelbarrows, and other items for the houses. All goes well and the kids are great.

My best to all and please remember to donate when asked. It helps so much. I am struggling to get the Athi River project off the ground. That is the health and education project with the Masai Women. You can see more at www.mwep.blogspot.com I know it will work out in time. Thanks again for the prayers and concern. I am healthy, happy and smiling a lot. The worms are gone, ringworm almost all cleared and my malaria medication issues under control. God is good.