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Where's George?
Where's George?
MCF, and Kenyans in general are jovial people who love to laugh and create mirth. The choir director put me beside the lead base singer where I had a chance to sing with the Mission Choir. They all laughed at my efforts to keep up. As did I, what a great time of fellowship within such talented young vibrant community. Woo-whooooo!
The Library
The Library
Pictured are the sparse shelves of the library. I was reminded as I toured the library how students in Canada take for granted our well stocked comprehensive libraries even at the primary school level. Such a resource, one we take for granted, takes second or even third place in priorities, not only at MCF but across Kenya. Ensuring there are sufficient meals, beds, clothing, shoes and teachers for the hundreds of students rescued here takes priority over the kind of library we take for granted in for example Manotick Public School. Mind you they learn brilliant harmonies and songs without music and receive the top standing in the county, even with this basic library. Necessity is the mother of invention, and at MCF they have invented high performance without the resources we take for granted.
Today started early with High School Morning Assembly where I was invited to bring words of encouragement and I choose the love of learning, where we "dig down deep."
I continued with the workshops for three hours. Discovering the surveys were incomplete I had to sort through the 200 individual returns to make sure every student received their correct return. I thought I might have a bit of confusion because so many computer students were doing the data entry. The number of students needing a bit of attention was not a big issue.
Lunch with Mama Esther and Dr. Charles and Esther's brother. Charles was keen to hear about the strength spotting exercise in which students practice effective listening for positives of individual personal stories. He commented this is more than school learning and will stick with them long after graduation.
After lunch I had chance to see the library which consists of about five sets of bookshelves where the stock that is in use is directly relevant to the curriculum.
Took a welcomed nap late afternoon. Sammy Skunk and I went to the primary school devotions at the direct request of one young man who came up to me earlier in the day.
Evening devotions
Evening devotions
That half hour with about 60 people age 10 and under, all laughing, squiggling, singing, and dancing filled me with hope for this broken planet. In story telling they are eager to participate, pick up very quickly the drama directions of the story, and respond with enough zest to energize a city.
Tilapia
Tilapia
Pictured are the two fish from the Sea of Galilee, also known as St. Peter's fish. "Jesus feeds 5,000 people with two fish". Alas, here there were 3, but I ate one for supper. These were not from Galilee, but rather even better they came from MCF Yatta; harvested fresh and cooked to perfection. What a treat: tender, flavourful, sweet and easy to pick out the meat! And what a way to end my day.
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