Well I've been back in Kenya for a week now. The orphanage is still its usual chaos of animals and children. It's been great to see how much the children have changed and grown. The 2 oldest girls are heading off to secondary school in Nairobi this week and there has been a number of little kids start school for the first time this year. I had forgotten how great it is to be woken at dawn by the chatter and laughter of dozens of kids eating breakfast and getting into clean scrubbed uniforms.
The youngest at the orphanage is a little guy who is 3 and a half. Last night he was so tired after a long day of running around that he fell asleep mid-meal and I had to spoon feed him the remainder of his ugali while he dozed off in my lap. The orphanage itself has changed a lot since the last time I was here. There are 4 new buldings, running water from one tap and electricity! New pathways between the buildings are a huge imrovement too. Nearby trees are laden with green mangos and huge avocados and the red soil is perfet for growing bananas. Last Thursday I spent the morning shovelling manure around all the banana trees on the property. By the time we were finished the sun was high in the sky and I had manure baked onto my skin. I think you could smell me from space.
There are a number of other volunteers currently at the orphanage. I got to share my testimony with one of them the other day which was amazing. Please pray that she continues to ask questions and to be open. And I would really appreciate your prayer for finances as well.
Thanks so much for your support!
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