Wednesday in Karagita Navaisha Kenya.

It is too hard to load pictures with the Internet connection here in Kenya. It is easier on Instagram or Facebook so you will have to check there to see the photos. Today was another good day. It has been pretty consistent to what I have posted the other days. Lots of smiles, and "How are you?" Wonderful hospitality. I truly enjoy the Kenyan custom of when you start a meeting, or come into a home they tell you, "You are welcome, feel at home." They are genuinely glad you are there. It also great to have them ask God to bless you and to bless those who are less fortunate than we are. I am in their homes and thinking "less fortunate?" Wow.

Today I learned, well I didn't learn, they tried to teach me how to do a hair weave. Not my skill. But the three girls had a blast trying to teach me. They would say something in Swahili and laugh and laugh. I don't think they were talking about me:).

We also spent some time with a couple of young men who have taken up farming. The good old boy Williston roots came out as we walked out into the cucumber fields, melon patch, and more. They showed me the dirt and then the irrigation. It was great to meet George who is one of the first Panua graduates. When he started he was living in a house made of newspaper. Now, 6 years later he has a farm of 8 acres, which is large in Kenya, 6 cows, 3 sheep, chickens galore, fields of onions, maize, potatoes and something else. He employs 9 people to help him work the farm. He had connected solar panels to his house to provide electricity. He had multiple rainwater collectors for irrigation. He had a house, a barn, a several other buildings. He has a wife, 2 daughters and is quite a success story. By the way he lives up the mountain which is flat out beautiful.

We also saw a welder, a carpenter and another hair salon. Great work by all these young men and women as they are discovering hope.

One of my favorite moments is when an elderly grandmother came around the corner, saw me, dropped her walking stick. I went to pick it up, and then she tried to communicate with me. I don't know Swahili and she doesn't know English. The best way was to smile, we understood that.

Tomorrow we leave at 6 am for a safari. Looking forward to seeing lions, although our guide said there is no guarantee but we will see lots of other animals. Should be a lot of fun.