Passport to Kenya

Today, the first day of actually being IN the village of Kipkaren, was incredible.

After racing across the hilltops of Kenya in a couple jeeps, avoiding potholes that would sink the Titanic (if it were still afloat today) and stopping briefly to pick up a special device that would allow us to access the internet from all over Kenya, we arived in Kipkaren.

We were greeted in the most amazing way. It appeared as though the entire village was there for arrival and all the kids were dressed in their school uniforms and singing to welcome us to their village. We were guests, but they treated us like we were returning home from a long vacation. They hung a rope with flowers tied to it and asked Dr Fitzgerald to cut the rope to bridge the gap between our countries and then proceeded to give everyone in our party a bouquet of flowers. It was awe insipiring, breath taking, and an experience I wish everyone could enjoy at least once in their lifetime.

We were then swooped up and shown around the premises so we would know what is all going on and where it is going on. We were shown the new well, the Living Room, the clinic, and then our rooms.

I would write more, but I am finally suffering a little bit of jet lag, so I will pass the baton to the next blogger.

~Markus