Out of Africa

In case you wondered about the pictures of Africa--I was in Kenya this summer. I went on a mission trip where we dug trenches and laid pipe to bring water into the village of Ngaamba. It was a small remote village about 3 hours south of Nirobi. The people were very poor. They lived off the land, mostly corn. There had been very little rain so the crops were poor. Most had goats and chickens; some had cows. There were not many fences so someone had to stay with the herds and drive them to feed and water. The people had to walk miles to fill jugs of water to drink and cook. Many wore no shoes. There were no cars or trucks. One man in the village had a tractor. Everybody wanted to ride on it and many did. The children go to school if their family could pay the tuition. It's not much in our world, but expensive in theirs. Many children could not attend.
In Javilla we worked in an orphanage. Actually, it was a young married couple (Joseph and his wife) who have taken in 44 homeless children and were raising them like their own (they have two). We washed their clothes by hand, prepared their lunch, and ground up feed for the cows. They entertained us with their songs. They were all so well behaved. They all have chores (the ones we did for them that day), and they all go to school. Joseph's wish for them is to have them all go to college. They were so beautiful, and it was an amazing trip. God is doing many good things for that family.