After leaving Tsavo, the group continued toward the coast to Mombasa. There they checked into their hotel and rested up for the next day. This was the main reason for the trip – to visit the Child Development Center in Ngerenya. This Center has been sponsored by our church and several other churches for the past three years. Now that it is completed and is schooling the kids, our group went to check it out and see the progress.
Here is the picture of the school.
The bathrooms. These are interesting, when you walk in there is nothing but a hole in the ground. Eek.
Water is such a commodity here. They have two of these water tanks. They conserve water that comes through the gutters on the school. They put a can of motor oil in it and it floats to the top. That seals the water from any mosquitos laying eggs in it. They add a Tablespoon of bleach to the water every few months to keep any algae away and then siphon the water from the bottom.
They were greeted by many beautiful children when they arrived. Tom said it was moving to see them come running.
After being shown around they all got to work. They played games with the kids, made crafts and the men put together a swingset. The kids had never seen a swingset before and had to be taught how to swing. They loved it!
Playing a game. They are wearing necklaces that they made out of straws and yarn that day.
Tom teaching the kids to give “high five”. They also taught them how to whistle.
Stay tuned for more…
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An update on Mom for all those that are keeping up with her this way.
She received the results of her Pet Scan on Wed. There is some cancer activity in three places that are just beginning. They want to monitor her tumor marker count before starting her on chemo again. They have another one scheduled for 3 weeks from now. If it skyrockets then they will start her on it immediately. They hope to get her through the holidays without having to start her on it, to have her feeling well and to give her body more time to recover from the last chemo.
We appreciate your continued prayers. They mean so much to us! Mom is staying very strong and optimistic. She is a fighter and I love that about her.
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