Sorry not to have written for awhile! The computer has been so slow that I haven't been able to get on the blogsite. Roadrunner will be so fast it will be scarey!
It is Saturday and I have just retuned from an awesome unbelievable walk. It was 3 miles up to the top of the highest hill around here called Montego. It was very hard but whileworth for the view at the top! This area has such rich soil and with the rain of late everything is so green. All the little farms dotting the hillsides are newly planted and thriving. On the way back we stopped at the home of a lady who works in the library here at Tenwek. It was such fun to meet her husband and family and to be in a Kenyan home. They were so hospitable and what we thought would be a short visit ended up being lunch and a three hour visit. My 3 mile walk began at 10 and ended at 4PM. It was well worth it and they are delightful people. They have 9 children and have taken in an orphan so now have ten. They really value education ....they have one son in medical school in Tanzania, one daughter awaiting scores to be able to enter medical school and others in high school here in Kenya. They are so hard working and hopeful; a real joy to be with.
Yesterday I went with a group to an orphanage where we read the story of Jesus' washing the disciples feet and then did that for the orphans before giving them a new pair of tennis shoes that had been donated by a group from Charlotte. It was a powerful experience. You can imagine how thrilled the kids were and how proud!
I have still been working in the nursery . My twins have gone home and I wonder how they are doing! The census in the nursery is down, but the number of really sick babies is up. We have had two babies die in the last couple of days and Marv has had 3 maternal deaths. Life here is very difficult. We are so blessed.
The days go so fast as I have been so busy doing all sorts of odd jobs. I typed a dictated letter for the medical superintendent the other day, helped shred old documents from which they make bricks that can be used for burning, cooked 7 pizzas for the medical students that are here (with the help of Sarah, the sweet lady who is household help here) among other things. They stretch you here which is not a bad thing for an old lady.
More later as someone else wants to use the computer.
Lots of hugs,
mom and dad
micki and marv
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