We’ve had a busy last few days. On Tuesday, we went to Karen (town named after Karen Blixen) and visited Kazuri Beads, a factory that makes clay beads and pottery. After that, we went to Amani ya Juu, a ministry that provides work for women who are refugees. They have the opportunity to learn a trade and then on top of getting paid for their time (working), they get a portion of the proceeds from items that they made, when they sell. As well, there is a café there, where you can get sandwiches, salads, coffee, etc. The women are trained to wait on tables and prepare the food.
Yesterday (Wednesday), Danielle and I met with Worldvision. It went really well, however we don’t know much more yet. They wanted to get to know us a bit and get a feel for what we could do for them, as well as what we wanted to do, so that they could match us up with the appropriate people and programs there. It sounds like we’ll be going up to Northern Kenya for part of the time, however we don’t know much more than that. The Director of Communications, Charles Maingi (who we met with), is going to call us sometime in the next few weeks to nail down some details. Keep praying for this part of our trip, that the details would come together and the rest of the funding we need for this would come in. If you’re able to help, feel free to donate online (using a credit card) or by sending a cheque. Visit the support page for more info.
Following Worldvision, we went to the Sheldrick Animal Orphanage and got to see the daily feeding of a baby black rhino and four baby elephants. They were so cute and it was so cool to see how they interacted with their caretakers. I just posted a bunch of photos, so be sure to take a look. I also added descriptions to the Kibera photo album.
Our time with the Felkners has been great. We’ve loved getting to know them and spending time with them. I’m working on a website for them (as we speak), however it won’t be finished for several weeks. I’ll be sure to pass on the address when it’s finished.
Tomorrow our study-portion of the trip begins. We will greet 14 of our friends at the airport tomorrow morning and embark on the next portion of our trip. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been here almost three weeks! The next three weeks will fly by and we’re really looking forward to all that we’ll be seeing and doing. Thanks for the continued emails and comments - we really appreciate them.
Posted by slvrfrg at June 24, 2004 09:14 AMAwesome pictures! I’m amazed at how much you are fitting into your trip. I’m sure the website for the Felkners will be great. Hope the next part of your trip is just as fascinating!
Posted by: Mom B at June 24, 2004 10:03 AM