Precious Jewels Study-Nairobi Summit

Oh give thanks to the   Lord , for he is good; for His steadfast love endures forever! 1 Chronicles 16:34 Leah holding "Sweetys" I hope you had a lovely thanksgiving. We spent the day at the tea farm in Muranga, located in the Central Province.The farm is about 2.5 hours from Nairobi. Leah got to experience buying bananas out of the car window.😃 We got stuck in heavy rush-hour traffic on our way back home, so we were terribly tired but we did not mind because we got to sleep in on Friday. Friday, November 29th - we visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife sanctuary where we got to watch elephants rescued from the wild being fed. You can also pet the elephants which come right up to Feeding time you because there is only a rope between you and the elephant. Each animal has a name and story of how it was rescued. There are also keepers for each elephant who care for and nurture these animals until they are ready to be put back in the wild. This is a very info...

  SEE NOVEMBER 30TH POST FOR UPDATE Oh give thanks to the   Lord , for he is good; for His steadfast love endures forever! 1Chronicles 16:34 I hope you had a lovely thanksgiving. We spent the day at the tea farm in Muranga, located in the Central Province.The farm is about 2.5 hours from Nairobi. Leah got to experience buying bananas out of the car window.😃 Leah holding "sweetys" Banana plant in the homestead Leah in the tea! Posing with his tea Tea Collection centre                                                                              ...

 Rest and Re-group Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Today was a rest and re-grouping day. Well .... actually a rest day for Leah. I had to get up at 5:45am to leave the house at 6:30am so as to get to the dentist by 7:30am!!! Yes ... I had to go to the dentist because my tooth decided to get chipped. However, when I got to see the dentist ... after a long wait, I might add, he looked into my mouth and said, "you have tartar...we will just clean your teeth!" I tried to explain that I KNOW I have a chipped tooth. But I guess an English conversation between a Kenyan woman and an Egyptian dentist means a lot is lost in translation since English is not our first language - for both of us! 😶 Perhaps I should have drawn a diagram instead of trying to explain ... in English! In any case, I have a clean set of teeth with one chipped tooth that irritates me when my tongue brushes against it! 😐 I guess I have to make a dentist appointment when I get back to the States. Notice No...

Visit to St. Joseph Community Based Organization (CBO) Mweiga town, Nyeri County Today, Tuesday, November 26, 2019 we traveled to Mweiga in Nyeri County, which is about 170km (about 106 miles). It took a little more than 3 hours to get to St. Joseph's having left our home about 6:30am to avoid Nairobi traffic. St. Joseph CBO St. Joseph's mission is to evangelize and implement various community integral development and relief programs targeting the most vulnerable communities. This CBO boasts various programs that serve the wider community of Mweiga.  Leah's brief message We had the opportunity to visit and fellowship with young girls from the slums that neighbor St. Joseph. Leah gave a very brief presentation on the Ruby reminding the girls that they are loved and they are precious like jewels. Most of the girls did not have a strong command of English but they were able to follow as Leah and I tried to explain a ruby and diamond. They seemed to ...