Londiani

This morning came and we put out troubles far behind us. We set out for Londiani Orphanage, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Why is it beautiful? Well, there’s the view for one thing; it’s amazing. You look out over hundreds of kilometers of the fertile rift valley, ready for planting. Check out some of the pics from the 2009 album for some really great shots. But what makes it more beautiful are the people.

Like all our orphanages, the church at Londiani was caring for orphans even before we started to help them. There are some great church leaders there, and two really great WBS men, Richard and David Koech. The kids at Londiani have now been there for a year, so they are looking beautiful as well. The most beautiful thing on display here today was the power of the Holy Spirit moving through his church and in the faces of our people, many of them seeing this for the first time.

We toured the facility and had a great time of praise and entertainment in the dining hall with the entire orphanage. Afterward all of our people played with the kids and were generally amazed. There are some great pics that Susie took, in the new web album, click the link to the right.

After we left Londiani, we went to the new feeding station at Chesyliot. The people here were even happier to see us, many of the kids had never seen a white person before. We were given gifts, and handed out some in return. That place is going to be special, I can tell.

Unfortunately, on the way out our vehicle troubles returned and the rental van broke a suspension part on the famous Londiani road. After an hour spent with a welder in Londiani town, we limped on to Kericho after dark, again. So another long day, but a much happier one. Since it’s so late I’ll cut this short. I hope to do a better job of describing this wonderful adventure tomorrow.