22 Feb 2025

Then, serendipitously, the Bishop and Dr. Charles arrived.  Dr. Charles invited us to join him.  I had very tasty cup of coffee and the Africans sipped tea.  We spend the next three hours talking.  Dr. Charles took the opportunity to show us some of the videos he has for his guests adding a running commentary.  Walter from Tanzania ran the videos. We learned about the beginning and the development of the most remote MCF campus in Lodwar, part of the Turkana area in the north west desert.  There will be Narrative on Lodwar as its development story defies imagination.   

We ended our time noting how remarkable it was that the four of us were of one mind about development, African and theology.   Two senior citizens with two young men from Guiana, Tanzania, Kenya and Canada discovering we were essentially on the same page.

Showing here a couple of candid shots of chance encounters made as I amble my way around the various parts of the campus.  Students are constantly moving from one side to other through essentially the one gate and the wide pathway.  I typically just sit along the pathway, greeting dozens, and inevitably a group or a student will come alongside for conversations, Swahili lessons for me, photos, and a chance to wear my hat.