Holy living and hard work

Greetings Everyone!

We have had yet another wonderful day here in Kenya. It began with a groggy morning; everyone seemed rather slow to get out of bed. Yet another two had succumbed to illnesses, these two being Somer and Stuart. Because of some tire difficulties from the night before, we had to hire a matatu (van) to bring us to Moding High School. This caused some delay, but not to much surprise. After being in Kenya a week, we have realized that you should always expect something or another to make you late.

When we arrived at Moding High School, we met up with our Kenyan friends and had some tea. Tea time is a great time for me, because I can socialize with the Kenyan kids and learn more about them. After some deliberation, we began our service project for the day; installing trash bins.

It began with digging holes, using tools like jembes, shovels, measuring tapes, and giant metal rods. We used the jembes to make the original hole, using the measuring tape to get the diameter set and the distance between the holes correct. We then mixed rocks, dirt, and cement powder together to make a stronger, thicker cement. We used the cement to create a base for the bins, and then to also hold the bin in place. We prepped for six bins, two at Moding High School, one each at the dispensary and Moding Primary School, and two in the Moding market place. Once the holes were prepped, we broke for lunch.

Afterwords, we began the actual setting of bins. Because the bins were not all prepped yet, we only managed to do the first one before we had another break. When the next three arrived, it was already late in the afternoon. We set the second Moding High School bin, and then set up the next two in the dispensary and the Primary School. When we finished, we passed around the soccerball for twenty minutes or so and then called it a day. We all boarded back onto the hired matatu and began the journey back to the mission house. After we got back to the mission house, we all relaxed and went our separate ways.

 

After a long and tiring day, I head for bed and leave you with a welcomed goodnight!

from Kenya,


Ryoan