A quick update..

So yet another blog post about our adventure in Kenya.We have been very very busy and havent had much time, so appolgise on not getting more posted on the blog.

So firstly we are still alive and well - always a good start. Still only lacking some sleep from being so busy, and blood from the mozzies. The weather has been very mixed, lots of sun but lots of Kenyan rain too, it makes rain in the UK look pathetic in comparison. We have been eating very well too, lots of stews and Kenyan dishes. We have really taken to their Chai tea and have learnt how to make it ourselves.

Now then, an interesting story about our journey from Eldoret to Cheptebo. We were driving along with Joseph and Sally, coming down the hills from Iten when we saw a large group of people in the middle of the road. Joseph pulled over and asked them what was going on, they replied and said that there had been an accident. When pulling off to continue our journey we notice a strange object on the ground near the group of people. Joseph informed us that it was infact someone’s arm. After another few hundred metres down the road we came across another crowd of people and a pickup. We stopped again and asked what happened. They explained that the driver of the pickup was drunk and was driving down the hill with his arm out the window. He then had a side on collision with a large truck going up the hill, damaging the whole side of this pickup, as a result had also taken off his arm. He was that drunk that he didn’t notice until a few hundred metres down the road. We could see where the blood had showered over the side of the vehicle from where his arm was taken off from the Elbow down. What a lovely Welcome to Kenya it was. 

On another note, our first church service here at the project was eventful. I don’t think I have ever met so many people in one go, nor have I shaken so many hands. Although the church is stunning, a really nice clean and fresh look about it, and has a really good turnout. Praise God, Amen! We were invited up to give the congregation a few words of encouragement and to tell them a bit about ourselves and what we are here to do. You can really get the sense that everyone has a really passion for Christ and that it means a lot to them, they love to worship by dancing and singing but also by prayer, Arab boss, a local man, takes prayer every week and he just keeps going on and on. Although its in Swahili, you can tell he has a real relationship with God and loves to chat and do business. Joseph was telling us how he once spent a night in the church praying, 12 hours straight! How did he not run out of things to say? Hehe.

God has been doing even more amazing things, Paul received his exam results for his first year Medicine at Liverpool. I am happy to inform that he passed and is now officially a second year! As a result, Paul can now join us for the last few weeks of our trip when we travel to Mombassa and get to relax and see more of the country. Congratulations Paul!

Even more to come very very soon!