Another update from Kenya has arrived! We returned safely from Maasai land on Tuesday full of gratitude for the hospitality of our hosts. Despite a difference in language, we shared the gift of song and our common devotion to our faith. On Wednesday, Benjie and Sierra worked on the new preschool at Machinery; Rev Lakesha preached at the morning Polytechnic devotion; Rev Philomena and Sarah worked all day at the medical clinic at the school which also serves the community; Rick, Carol, Taryn, Renee, Zach, Barbara, and Benjie painted the old church on campus; Cannon visited two micro finance groups and learned to dislike the food Ugali served by the groups he visited; and David went overboard in making us healthy and meat-free (and Ugali-free) meals. We caught up with Mwaniki in town. A few of us were present in 2009 when that Work Camp team first met Mwaniki, who had a disfiguring growth on the side of his face the size of a half-softball. During that trip we arranged for him to have surgery to remove the growth and visited him at Kikuyu Hospital. His scar is barely visible now and the growth did not return; and he runs a large cloth and tailoring shop in Kibwezi which has been patronized by several campers. Of course, he remains very grateful for that gift. We have learned that we are not the 2014 Work Camp but are instead the 2014 version of the Kibwezi Work Camp teams. We are a part of past relationships built and deeds accomplished, and future Work Camps will be a part of what we do. As to this Camp, our meal times and evening vespers are full of sharing of the days events, and each of us feels that they are a part of a team and share in the specific accomplishments of the others.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:25:04 +0000
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