Mt. Kenya

Sorry I have not updated in a while, but here is an synopsis of what I have been up to lately. On Thursday I was able to see the birth of a beautiful baby boy. That was a wonderful experience. On Saturday we climbed not Mt Kenya, but a hill right next to it to a beautiful lake. Unfortunately it rained shortly after we arrived and quickly had to leave. It was a lot of fun anyway.
Of course I couldn't make it the whole trip without getting sick, so I did a lot of sleeping and resting Sunday after church and Monday morning, but I am feeling much better now. Tuesday was a nice and relaxing day where we could do laundry ( by hand of course) and enjoy the beautiful weather. In the evening we met with a wonderful man who grew up in the Kenya, made it to the US for college and became a lawyer. After a number of years he felt the call to come back and help the community he grew up in. So he has spent the last few years starting an organization called Village Hope Corp which gives loans and training to groups to start their own businesses. Today was a hot and busy day. We traveled to two very remote schools on the equator where we brought books and other supplies we collected back in the states. We also traveled to a technical school where they taught building, woodworking and sewing. In all three places it was amazing to see how much they do with the little they have. At one of the schools the parents hand dug a pit to collect water during the rainy season since the nearest was 5 km away. Tomorrow we leave Chogoria. We will be sad to leave all of the friends we have made here, but we are all excited for all that we have left during our trip. I am not sure if/when i will have internet access for the rest of the trp. If I am unable to get to a computer I will update the rest of my trip when I get home.
Miss you all!
P.S. I tried to upload more pictures, but the computer was too slow today. Sorry!!