Kapsabet

On Tuesday, the Safari travelers returned to Nairobi.  We met them at Kamulu and traded stories, had dinner, and packed for their departure that night. It was a great end to a very successful week in Kenya.  All of them felt blessed to be a part of it.  Susie left with the rest of the team so now I am on my own here.  Well, almost.  My good friend Stehpen Owino met me in Nairobi and has agreed to be my guide and translator for the next couple of weeks.

We left Nairobi on Wednesday morning and made the long drive to Kapsabet, about 7.5 hours away. The trip was uneventful, at least until we got to Kapsabet.  The short rainy season has finally begun here, so the road to the orphanage was a real mess.  I was ver nervous about getting down it, but I threw caution to the wind, slipped the LandCruiser into four-wheel drive mode and pushed on.  We made it, but were sideways most of the way.

Here at Kapsabet things are going on well.  The church here, with our help, is building a secondary school with the goal of making a profit, and providing a closer school for our orphans.  This should lower our overall education costs here, but it is the first time we have ventured into secondary education.  The construction is moving at a very rapid pace.  We only agreed to do this last month, and already most of the buildings are at the roofing stage. It looks like they will make the January start of school with no problems.

Today, Wilson Kiptoo of Pokot visited us so I could show him they way we wanted the buildings to be built.  He is so excited about the new orphanage at Pokot, and so am I.

Tomorrow, we will drive down to Ongoro to see our orphanage there and visit another church in the area that is a possible site for a feeding station.  I hope the rain doesn’t change our plans!