Today we headed out early to take part in 2 services at a nearby Anglican Church. Jon spoke at both services and we enjoyed the fellowship with this group. Our students took turns and helped out in the children’s church and also sang a couple of songs in the services.
After church we came back for lunch and then headed out for some shopping and fun time. We stopped back by the Kindness Children’s Orphanage on the way to see the finished roof that we provided over the kitchen area. We were able to purchase them an oven which they were overjoyed about. The head teacher came out just beaming with happiness and thanked us over and over. This was something that will really help them as before they just cooked over an open fire pit in the back area. This, obviously, is always a danger with little ones running around, so they were overjoyed to have a proper stove and kitchen set up. Also the simple roof has created a whole new common space outside where they can eat and have group activities to avoid crowding into the small rooms inside the home. They had a TV set up and were watching soccer out there when we arrived.
We then headed to the Shangra coffee shop and craft village. This is a foundation that supports people with special needs by letting them use their artisan skills and selling their goods in a gift shop. There were weavers, glass blowers, as well as many other handicrafts. We then headed back to the Masaii market where there are tons of little small individual shops....kind of like First Monday in Canton, but extremely high pressure bartering going on. I couldn’t handle it and got back on the bus after one row of shops. The students all found some good deals though and it was just a fun afternoon of relaxation. We came back for dinner and our evening devotion and now headed to bed.
Tomorrow will be our last full day here. We will be going back to the Tuvaila School for Disabled and speaking with the parents and kids. We also plan to do a puppet show of the Max Lucado book, The Crippled Lamb, and deliver all the walkers, wheelchairs, mattresses, pillows, and mosquito nets we purchased for them.
Thank you for continuing to hold our group up in prayer!
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