Kenya Happenings

Feeding breakfast to the zone, our orphan Peter and President Barasa of the District Presidency.

Our boy Peter.  He's our favorite of the kids at the school/orphanage.  Both his parents died before he was two years old and he spent twelve years on the street.  He loves being around the missionaries and want to serve a mission.  Baptizing him would be a delicate maneuver - we'll see.

Taylor and his kids with some of our favorite members.  He's in counselor in the Kitale Branch Presidency and washes our truck for about $6.25 per week and she does the Zone Leaders' laundry for the same amount.  That's their sole income and they're better off than most of the other members.

Kenyan activiies

Unique Kenyan road kill (leopard)

Orphan kids at the farm enjoying the sink and water my brother Bryan's grand children helped to provide, selling pop and golf balls door to door.

One of our Branch Presidents (with the backpack) and his PEF specialist arriving at our meeting on the standard mode of transportation here, a "picky, picky" (commercial motorcycle).  Our truck is the only vehicle in the entire district.

Kenyan activities

Branch member from Kitale helping out at our Orphanage/School on "Helping Hands Day"

Taylor and Alyssa, Joseph and Benjamin's trip to Kenya

 A fallen tree blocked the road to Mt. Elgon Peak so we settled for Endebess Bluff.

With the extra time we decided to go into Uganda for a couple of hours.

Taylor hosted seventeen orphan boys from the farm to dinner and a movie (Captain Phillips) at our house.  They loved it and worship him.

Taylor also bought chickens for the farm and paid for the installation of a solar panel and five wash basins.  The farm had a huge Grand Opening celebration of all the project he and JaLayne and David's family sponsored, as well as, the Greenhouse financed by Aaron and Kim Christensen's family and the new concrete floors in the classrooms and dorms financed by The Tyler and Audrey Tiberius family.

Taylor's visit

Walking safari with Taylor and his kids

Some of the African animals we strolled among on our "walking safari" in Naivasha

Taylor and the kids visit

On our "Walking Safari" at Naivasha