A few weeks ago life here got a little more interesting for a while, not that it has been boring. One Saturday afternoon 2 vans pulled up to Tenwek filled with 10 Canadians. Now living among Kenyans and Americans is good but I do enjoy interacting with fellow Canadians. There weren't just any Canadian but special ones. Mom and Dad, 3 couples from my church in Taber and an aunt and uncle from Ontario. This was special.
The whole group was here from Saturday to Wednesday morning. They slept at a rustic guesthouse down the hill but meals and life in general happened at my place. We were able to squeeze 11 of us around the table and had many hands to do the dishes. Games of cards were played, discussions were had by candlelight – there was no power and Tenwek was explored.
I enjoyed showing my guests a slice of my life here from a hospital tour, to walks around the area and meeting many of the wonderful people that make life here at Tenwek what it is.
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| Ladies in skirts heading up to the hospital |
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| The walk to visit a friend for Sunday afternoon tea |
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| They all took off for a day to see a pineapple farm |
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| Lunch in the hospital cafeteria |
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| All 11 of us |
Wednesday morning 8 of the visitors left for a safari in the Maasai Mara which
gave me a few quieter days with Mom and Dad. I took Mom to work with me and
sent Dad to the neighbours to fix a door knob. The 3 of us enjoyed the time to ourselves
but it was still busy as I was working during the day and ended up hosting
bible study in the evening, but Mom and Dad enjoyed bible study as well. Friday
afternoon the 8 came back with stories of lions, cheetahs, and zebras after a
wonderful safari. We had one last night at Tenwek before arising early the next
morning to go climb Mount Longonot. I had climbed Longonot a year ago and
remembered it being alright but could not remember how long it took. The day
before left I was getting a nervous wondering if we would have enough time to
climb it. I was happy to arrive and see the sign 3km to the summit – OK 6 hours
round trip this we can do. A few were not up for a 6km hike so they stayed back
and enjoyed the sun but the rest of us enjoyed the view from the top – looking
across to lake Naivasha, down into the crater and across the escarpment. From
there it was back to Nairobi. After church on Sunday Aunt J. and I returned to
Tenwek and the others took off on their next adventure. Aunt J and I have had a
nice quiet week here at Tenwek her helping out here and there and finishing her
book and me tying up some loose ends before the next adventure starts. Which is
right around the corner
Aunt J. and I are joining the visitors in Zanzibar for a few days of holiday. After this I say a
final good-bye to Mom, Dad and guests and they fly home. The next da, rather than
head back to Tenwek, I will hop on a plane to Cameroon. I am going to
Mbingo hospital which is a Christian hospital that Samaritans Purse also works
with. They invited me to come out to do some education as they are moving
toward opening an ICU. I am looking forward to the time there, but will miss
the community and familiarity of Tenwek.
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| Mom and I at the top of Longonot |
