The thing
that struck me was here was a woman in her 30’s with a severe disease that is
going to dramatically affect her life, if not end it prematurely.
The
Giraffe Park. Sorry that my dates are off, but on Friday we took the graduating
class of New Dawn, the church sponsored school in Huruma slum in Nairobi. The
kids really enjoyed relating to the giraffes. We spent the first part going
over the biology of giraffes, the three main groups in Kenya, and the history
of the park itself as an animal shelter for the Rothschild giraffe, which
otherwise would be extinct in the near future. (The three types are the
Rothschild, the Masai, and the Reticulated).
We then did a short nature hike,
Kathi and I were back with the Turneys, hence about all we saw were a tunnel of
leaves. Lunch was next, where after giving each child a gift bag – we paired up
with the students. Kathi found two of the West Hill’s Women’s Bible Study
sponsored young men- brothers Dennis and Peter (yes Kathi did gift a gift bag
to Stephen), and we also had another young man at the table, Kevin. It was an
interesting discussion. Starting with Dennis and Peter, they both want to be
Journalists after college. Kevin wants to go into computer sciences. They were
very interested in the US, asking probing questions such as is there still
slavery or prejudices? They are all
planning to go onto college, but how they are going to pay for this is a real
question. But, they do want to improve their lives. Going to school in the US
would be a big plus – almost guarantying them jobs when they returned to Kenya.
Dennis e-mailed Kathi thanking the
Women’s Bible Study for their support, because without your prayers and support
my brothers and I would not have been able to finish high school. If not for
you only God knows where we would be. They are praying and trusting God
creating a way that they can continue college, please also consider continue
supporting us and we promise to do our best.
Pictures
Feeding giraffes at their level - What Fun!
Two old jocks on the trail - we used to be jocks, but now we're just ...never mind
Two beauties on the trail
Kathi with the three brother; Dennis, Stephen, and Peter - Kevin is on the far left.
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