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 informative sanctuary where you also have the opportunity to adopt an elephant for as little as $50 a year.

After getting to interact with the elephants we visited the Nairobi Animal Orphanage next door to the Sheldrick Wildlife sanctuary. We got to see different animals including warthogs, hyenas, cheetahs, Leopards, monkeys, that have been brought in from the wild to be treated or cared for after being orphaned or injured. We also saw various kinds of birds like the gray crown crane. There was a flock of Guinea Fowls that had been rescued after being found at the airport when
Largest lioness relaxing
someone was trying to smuggle them from the country. There is also a monkey from Benin that was rescued as it was being smuggled through Kenya. These are some of the unfortunate stories we got to hear but with a positive ending as the animals have been rescued and have found sanctuary at the orphanage. The animals are in placed in enclosures, some with partners and others by themselves. Nairobi Animal Orphanage has many lions, both male and female. As we were approaching one of the enclosures with lions, almost all the them began to roar. It was an incredible minute or so of loud, strong sounds that filled the air and caused everyone to stop and just watch these lions having a conversation. Finally the largest lioness in the orphanage that was laying down in a lazy fashion began to roar - we concluded she was asking everyone (meaning the roaring lions) to be quiet! And they obeyed. Suddenly there was silence and she rolled over paws facing skyward. 😌

Leah with the Morans
We had a lovely guide, Martha, who was lively and knowledgeable about the animals. Leah was popular with a group of small children who wanted to touch her and shake her hand. These children had the most delightful smiles as Leah said "hello" and shook their hands. As we left the orphanage, Leah posed with some Masai morans for a photo, after they
Leah and her new friends
performed a short dance for her benefit. 😀After this visit we headed home to prepare for our last summit on Saturday, November 30th. This summit will run from 9am to 2:30pm. Our prayer is that God will be glorified as the ladies learn and benefit from the Precious Jewels Study.Thank you, again for standing with us in prayer!



Other Photos

 
Tea

Bananas

Leah in the tea

Tea leaves - literally

Posing with his tea

Collection centre


Close up shot

Noni, Leah, Nicholas (my brother)

Leah enjoy coffee

Java's Malindi Macchiato Cafe ... delicious!

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