On Monday we visited the AIM offices and had tea, bread and a time of singing and prayer. Then we headed off to Rift Valley Academy and saw the school that was begun in 1905 and that Marvin and Jan's kids attended. We visited the Kibabe Hospital and got a tour. The facilities are so primitive but great love is shown to the patients.
ON the way back to Nairobi we stopped at the the overlook to the great Rift Valley which travels across Africa. We were attacked by peddlers and purchased some items that I am sure will be in our garage sale one of these days. We got a good laugh when we got back in the car and heading down the hill (8,000 ft elevation observation lookout) and realized that none of us even got a picture. Tourist for sure!
We visited the Giraffe Center and fed them from our hands and even from our lips. They have rough tongues and are very slobbery but also very antiseptic so we are good for a while longer.
We visited the Nairobi Safari Walk and saw all kinds of animals. At one point a baboon came out on the trail and walked along beside us just looking at us. We know what it feels like to be looked at like animals in a zoo now.
We visited Kazuri Bead factory which is a neat story of helping locals to help themselves. You can check them out at www.kazuri.com
On Tuesday we had a more leisurely day. Kyle and Vanessa and the boys left for Tenwek. It was neat to see as we loaded them into the van and prayed for their trip, that little Hudson reached up to the big African van driver and grabbed his hand as we prayed. Hudson is a great little ambassador where ever he goes. He loves the little African children and they love him.
On Weds we walked down to the market in the morning and purchased some fruit and veggies.
After lunch we went to visit the Kibera Church that was burned in the riots. IT was damaged very bad on the roof, but can be repaired for 170,000 dollars or so. The attendance had been around 2,500 people each Sunday till the burning and now they are scared to attend for fear of more problems. They only had 200 last Sunday meeting under the balcony area that was not as damaged. The pastor is discouraged but commited to ministering to these very poor people. You may have heard of the Kibera slums - the church is right across the street from the slums where a million or so people live where much of the rioting happened. One of the members of the church took us over to the slums and showed us how he makes a living. The smells were beyond what I have ever smelled, the people where everywhere. I loved the passion of Pastor Andrew. I would like to see others that are interested in this outreach to these poor folks to take part in some way. I will get more info later if you are interested in helping them. We visited with the Mother's Love Feeding Center that deals with women in great needs and orphaned children through the church. They are reaching out to these poor folks like the Bible tells us too.
The cost of living here is unbelievable. Gas is almost $6,00 a gallon, my internet access has been about 9 cents a minute till I came to an internet cafe today where it is only 3 cents a minute, a box of cereal was about $4,00 for a small box, cars are about twice or more the cost of what we would pay in America, etc.
We are blessed in America
ON the way back to Nairobi we stopped at the the overlook to the great Rift Valley which travels across Africa. We were attacked by peddlers and purchased some items that I am sure will be in our garage sale one of these days. We got a good laugh when we got back in the car and heading down the hill (8,000 ft elevation observation lookout) and realized that none of us even got a picture. Tourist for sure!
We visited the Giraffe Center and fed them from our hands and even from our lips. They have rough tongues and are very slobbery but also very antiseptic so we are good for a while longer.
We visited the Nairobi Safari Walk and saw all kinds of animals. At one point a baboon came out on the trail and walked along beside us just looking at us. We know what it feels like to be looked at like animals in a zoo now.
We visited Kazuri Bead factory which is a neat story of helping locals to help themselves. You can check them out at www.kazuri.com
On Tuesday we had a more leisurely day. Kyle and Vanessa and the boys left for Tenwek. It was neat to see as we loaded them into the van and prayed for their trip, that little Hudson reached up to the big African van driver and grabbed his hand as we prayed. Hudson is a great little ambassador where ever he goes. He loves the little African children and they love him.
On Weds we walked down to the market in the morning and purchased some fruit and veggies.
After lunch we went to visit the Kibera Church that was burned in the riots. IT was damaged very bad on the roof, but can be repaired for 170,000 dollars or so. The attendance had been around 2,500 people each Sunday till the burning and now they are scared to attend for fear of more problems. They only had 200 last Sunday meeting under the balcony area that was not as damaged. The pastor is discouraged but commited to ministering to these very poor people. You may have heard of the Kibera slums - the church is right across the street from the slums where a million or so people live where much of the rioting happened. One of the members of the church took us over to the slums and showed us how he makes a living. The smells were beyond what I have ever smelled, the people where everywhere. I loved the passion of Pastor Andrew. I would like to see others that are interested in this outreach to these poor folks to take part in some way. I will get more info later if you are interested in helping them. We visited with the Mother's Love Feeding Center that deals with women in great needs and orphaned children through the church. They are reaching out to these poor folks like the Bible tells us too.
The cost of living here is unbelievable. Gas is almost $6,00 a gallon, my internet access has been about 9 cents a minute till I came to an internet cafe today where it is only 3 cents a minute, a box of cereal was about $4,00 for a small box, cars are about twice or more the cost of what we would pay in America, etc.
We are blessed in America
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Hey guys, I just found out how to communicate with you via a comment blog. Great.
As I wrote on Vanessa's blog, I will also share with you...
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What a joy your letters have been. What a blessing you are receiving from God as you serve the dear people. I can understand how the people to whom the apostle Paul, wrote felt when they got a letter from him. As he wrote in the end of Ephesians..."that you may know our affairs and how we are doing" and ends by saying "Peace to you, love with faith..and grace to all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity".
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Thank you for sharing your experiences and the sharing of the Gospel of Christ with those dear people.
It is such a wonderful service you are all doing for our dear Lord.
My heart is just filled with joy in all that you are doing. Thank you, I love you both.
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