Kenya Update #2 - Nairobi day 2
Nairobi – 15 February 2012
Wow – it’s late. The pics will tell the story when I can get them loaded.
Kibera slum today 7x10 km. 1-5 – 2.0 million people. Vendors, phone cash, food, butchers, sheep, dogs, cows, goats, kids and more kids. Sewage stench everywhere.
Walked in with Pastor John, Aaron, Jeff, our nurse and myself + 3 soldiers with AK-47’s or Kalishnakov’s. 5000 shillings for the escort – since 3 Muzunguus’ were robbed of all they had last week.
Amazing – I do not ever want to forget it, nor the kids and somehow this is all they know – the look on their faces and still joy. Several schools along the way until we hit the WorldComm site with 96 kids ages maybe 3-10 in a one room schoolhouse. All in uniform, orderly and seated quietly. They sang, recited scripture, and clapped!! There were some trinkets there to purchase, made on site – so a few items were bought.
They paid for a car ride out for me with Aaron and a security guard. Crazy bumpy single lane road – not really a road.
Wow….the red clay and dust and smells stuck with me all day – I could taste it through the dust in my mouth and nostrils – no water safe anywhere.
Then to another school. 270 kids, taught well – some orphans. High achievers. Many place in the top regionally when testing to advance. Sports – soccer, volleyball. They waited to feed everyone as they knew we were coming. Orderly serpentine line to feed, youngest to oldest. Many teachers – grades 1-8. Teachers volunteer or a small stipend. All passionate about education, Christ, scripture. Songs and poems for us as well. They also kindly served us each a cola w straw!! It was almost cool, but the taste divine coming from Kibera.
Barely to the airport in time to fly to Kisumu and then the drive to Miwani. Dinner at 8:20pm. Windy, stars, clear – yet cane fires on the distant hill. My first “at risk” mosquito bites this eve. They are small and appear out of nowhere.
