Glasscock

This morning we awoke at Ndhiwa and packed to leave.  We were headed to Glasscock Orphanage for worship.  Traffic on Sunday morning was very light, so we made the trip in just under two hours.  We met Kennedy Chandi at Awendo and he guided us toward Glasscock through some very bad roads.  We discovered just how bad at a very rocky place where I managed to get stuck.  One of our rear springs was hard on a large rock and we had to dig out the high-lift jack that Paul Talley insisted we buy, and lift the rear wheel high enough to get some rocks under it.  We got off OK, and went on to the orphanage. 

Fortunately,  Kenyan church often starts quite late so there was no disruption.  I preached again (kind of average – I was still mad about the rock), and after church we ate a nice meal at the home of a man named Elly, who donated the land.  Then we made our recording of the choir.  I was not expecting much, because this place had only been an orphanage for two months.  Boy, were we surprised.  Their voices were just awesome.

Afterwards, Susie stayed and talked to the kids while I went round the place with Kennedy, Elly, and Julius, the manager.  There was little to complain about.  The construction was first rate and there are only a few details remaining to call it complete.  I’ll post pictures tomorrow when we get to Kisii and a fast internet connection.

After a tearful goodbye, we set off down a different bad road to get back to the highway.  This one was not rocky, but had deep ruts carved into it from the sugar cane tractors that carry the cane to the factory.  At one point, we encountered a small cane wagon that had lost a wheel and been abandoned by the owner.  There was no way around it, so Kennedy, Stephen and two passing Kenyans helped unload the wagon and move it out of the way.  Problem solved.

We drove from there to Uriri Orphanage where Kennedy lives.  We saw the cane crusher that had been relocated from Muhorini and installed here.  Now they have two and each one is in constant use.  It’s a real benefit for the kids, as all their small necessities can be paid for with the profits. Again we recorded the choir and were amazed at how good they were.  As I am writing this, Susie is talking to the kids again and soon we will turn in.  Tomorrow, we will drive on to Kisii for some rest and a shower and some fast internet, (I hope).