* I want to start off by personally apologizing to the Paddy family for worrying them when it was just a misunderstanding. Evelyn S. was the one sick not Evelyn P, so i'm sorry. Also i'd like to add that whomever i mentioned was sick is now better, it was nothing more than exhaustion and a little stomach bug. *

Anyway, today was great! We went on a hike that we all thought was going to be a 3 hours long. But to our surprise it was only about a 15-30 minute climb to a school where the Masai live. The children were wonderful and greeted us with songs and dances. Many of us joined in, which made things so much more exciting. Then the chairman of the school spoke to us and made plans on tuesday so we will see them again. Afterwards we went into a room where the Masai women laid out bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more for us to buy.

Then we went down the hill again to go to the dispensory, which is next to the compassion center, where kids who have hard home lives come to recieve help so they can attend school. We ate lunch and played with the children who were so happy to see us. We all played jump rope, read stories, danced, sang, and played. I must say that the people are more fascinating than the scenery. Even though the scenery is beautiful, the friends and relationships we make are more valuable and memorable.

To all of our loved ones, we miss you deeply. Keep us in your prayers.

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I just wanted to give a little love to all our friends & supporters back home.  Your prayers have been so fruitful... this trip has been all we hoped and so much more.  God is so good.  We are on the final stretch of our trip and the team has come together to face each day with limitless energy and enthusiasm.  Today we prayed for the village of Kiu with the students at Ilmanjooli School.  The circle of students, staff, and our 36 team members was huge... and the prayers were amazing.  Thank you again for all your prayers - we feel you with us at every step of the way.

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Hello family

Have been having a wonderful time here in Kenya.  The people are so loving and kind.  We have seen many animals on the safari.  The dispensing of the glasses was a awsome experience.  I wish I could have done it the second day.  Will tell you all the rest when I come home.  Love you all

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Hi Everyone:

I am having a wonderful time.  This trip is on the top of my list as the people and so welcoming and the children so precius.  We had a wonderful Safari, saw many animals.   We did two days of dispensing eye glasses and the people were so appreciative.  We are going to climb a mountain today!!  Kenya is beautiful and it is not cold.  The food is average but the fruit wonderful.   I am feeling wonderful although many in our group have been ill but all recovered again.

I miss you all and can't wait to tell you all about the trip.    Talk you next week.

Love, Wynn

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Last night one of our busses had a leaky fuel line and a flat tire so we pulled over to a Nairobi gas station for repair. It took a while but we all had fun. Mary & I messed up Travis' hair to make him look like Einstien. Everyone else made themselves comfortable in plastic chairs with sodas and popcorn. Stewie (James R) played a prank on me, by giving me a chair with three legs and asked me to sit down. Since it was dark and I was tired I didn't notice the missing leg, and fell flat on my butt, it was so funny! 

Today we all woke up at 6:30 am, which is 11:30 pm your time, assuming you're reading this from Maryland. We ate breakfast around 7 and then got on the bus to Kiu around 8:30 but didn't arrive until 10:15, it was a long bumpy drive. Travis, Wynn, & I made it a game to take pictures of everyone sleeping so expect several funny pictures. Anyways, the climate and landscape differs from Karagoto because it is much drier, hotter, and all the red clay turned into dust. Kiu is the sterotypical climate of what people would assume Kenya was like. The Kenyans greeted us with songs, dances, poems, and signs of welcome such as "Kiu loves you BIG."

Then we walked to the well to see where they recieved their water for animals. As soon as the pump started all the goats, cows, and sheeps came running for a drink. They ran from across the horizon, and it was an amazing sight. Travis got a great shot of some bulls fighting each other for another female cow. One bull had a great advantage soley because it had horns and the other did not. Afterwards we went to the work site where we will be building a bridge because the land there is eroding away from flash floods. During the rainy season children miss school because they cannot cross the river.

The Kenyans were so kind that they made us lunch, which was really delicious. Jessica, Evelyn, Kaitlyn, and Ellen got a little sick so they stayed in the van. But for the rest of us, it was an awesome experience. Since we ate in a class room their was a chalk board full of pictures and the native language definitions. So i learned how to say tree, cat, apple, window and door. Then, we went to the dispensory where we will be dispensing glasses tomorrow. Some stayed to pray for the sick and others went to an office called "compassion" which sponsers children in need. They even set up a time on saturday for us to play with all 247 children, we can't wait.

We're missing everyone deeply. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We love you all.

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