Christine's pics, Kenya 2009

Phanny, making chapati!
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Ayieta, Phanice (they call her "Ayieta" since there's already a Phanny.
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Dinner, our last night with our Mercy Home family
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Just before flying home... :(
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Looks like a serious discussion, while getting food ready for dinner...
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Hang time + getting dinner ready.
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Florence (head girl 2010) and Winnie
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Sharing a Pilsner at the Maseno Club, Maseno, Kenya
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A quick stop at Tom's roadside stand!
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Cut kale, ready for cooking
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More hang time!
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Jane, in her newly painted doorway
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Christine and some of the girls
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Miriam, watching Mary and Phanny make chapati
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Hey Monica
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Emily, going over the potatoes
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Masaai, at a National Park gate, trying to sell their wares
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MH weekly dinner board
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Our last dinner at Mercy Home
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Lavendah and Jane
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Breakfast at a cafe with Eddah and Winnie
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Emily and Rose (Rose was head girl of MH for 2009, and is now in Kisumu Polytechnic College)
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We brought percussion instruments to play with!!
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Masaai tribesmen with cattle herd
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At the club in Nairobi, before leaving Kenya
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Waiting for the leftover ugali to turn into chips!
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Dori, in the kitchen
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The kids always wanted to see the pictures and video!
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Dori, she's such a doll!
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Winnie and Della
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Monica and Eliza, playing the sticks!
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Our Welcome board
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Mercy Home, 2009

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A male baboon, crossing the road while we're heading to MH. (between Nairobi and Nakuru)

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Me, with the valley behind.

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One of the local artisan stands next to the Great Rift Valley lookout.

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The "Great Rift Valley"

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A local bus stop just outside of Nairobi (on our way to Mercy Home).

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A transit bus... check out the motorcycle on top!! They put EVERYTHING on the tops of these busses!

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Our "welcoming" to Mercy Home!

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Mary and Phanny, making Chapati bread... they have this every Saturday... very special.

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Monica, Eliza(beth), Della, and Eunice

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Kenny and Addah, playing with the high-bounce PNC balls

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Deborah gets in on the "bounce" action!

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Rose watches the "bouncing" from the kitchen door!

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Addah, Carol, and Kenny, at the "Duke" wall.

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"Monkey in the middle" game!

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"Dog" (yep, that's his name!)

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Gerty and Janet, keepin' the fire burning.

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Dori, Mary, and Carol, preparing the kale for dinner.

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Dori and Carol, cleaning the kale.

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Mary, very thinly slicing kale. She sharpens the knife once a week!

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Miriam, Phanny, and Mary... dancing! (Lavendah with her back to us!)

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They can dance!!

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Joyce and Della, at Joyce's school. She's an Alliance student.

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Edward and Wilson, having a chat.

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Melissa and Rose

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The "ugali" is on the table!

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Mary and Phanny, playing with the music.

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Rosebella, beating sticks to the music!

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Phanny, havin' fun teaching the younger girls to dance!

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Della gets Monica to paint just a bit.

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Dori, in the early stages of painting!

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Wilson shares his painting talents!

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Lavendah and Mary approve our job!

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Kenny and Carol, playing Twister!

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Dori, a bit further into the painting!

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Dori and Lynda, on "clean-up" duty... they did an awesome job!!

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Moses, Sarah, and Della... Sarah is sponsored by the Alliance, and is almost finished her Master's degree.

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Let the "balloon fun" begin!!

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Mary, twisting her first balloon hat!

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Janet, sporting her lovely unique hat!

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Emily, now wearing the hat I made for Mary (because Mary wants to make her own!!)

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Dori and Winnie... awww...

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WINNIE!!!

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Kenny and Mary... two funky hats!

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Janet, and her lovely smile!

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Home rules and regulations.

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The wash room (actual bathing done in the room behind the door)

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Their kitchen sink.

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Their stove.

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Monica... with Melissa just behind.

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Picture taken from the courtyard to the bathrooms. (You can see the new roof is almost done on the new dormitory!)

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One set of gates at MH.

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Day 2 of painting... more to go, though.

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Melissa, Christine and Eunice

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Dorm wing 2, after Day 1 of painting.

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Dorm wing 1, after Day 1 of painting.

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My bed (borrowed from Emily).

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Their sewing room.

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Another set of "inside" gates.

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The new sitting room!

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The 2nd wing of the unfinished dorm.

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The corn storage room (Monica and the bear)

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Wilson helps out the girls with a balloon.

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Leonidah and Winnie share a sweet moment.

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Rosebella, and her recorder... she plays very well!

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Florence, also practicing the recorder (she is Rosebella's older sister).

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Little Eunice

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Della and some of the kids, the day all they all got together for pictures and celebration.

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Winnie, stylin' with her painters hat.

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Some of the MH residents and non-residents.

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Alice and Loice

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Ahhh... beautiful Ana.

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The "recorder" group!

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Mary (and Mercy, in the background)

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Miriam... Edward and Deborah's daughter.

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Rose, last year's "head" girl. This means that they oversee all of the boarders and responsibilites of MH.

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Phanny

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Silvyah... sweet smile.

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Our "brainiac," Tom!

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Phanny and Miriam... good times!

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Miriam... strikin' a pose!

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Mayhem in the courtyard... Della is trying to get everyone's pictures taken.

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Dorina

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Mercy and Dorina

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Rinah

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Flora (Tom's sister)

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Nancy... lovely.

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Little Alice

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Lavendah, havin' fun!

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Tom and Kenny... where'd the frisbee go?

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Aha! There it is!

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Careful, Kenny!

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Kenny is saved by daddy Edward!

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More non-residents arrive.

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Get it, Kenny!

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Tom... great kick!

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Edward and Deborah (Daddy and Mommy)

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Big celebration day... about 70 kids.

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Della, giving out the goodie bags.

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A closer pic.

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and more!

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The graduates!

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Edward, helping us out on Day 2 of painting!

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Dori, about 2 hours into Day 2 of painting.

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Lynda... what a great smile! and she is ALSO about 2 hours into Day 2 painting.

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Lavendah and Mary... Mary is loving her Georgia Dawg stuff!

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Winnie, showing the soccer ball who's boss.

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Edward, playing with Winnie

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Wilson, driving us down the "road" to Leonidah's hostel room, close to her college.

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Leo's room (Della and Leonidah)... NOT much room!

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Leo's stove!

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She has the bottom bunk.

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Leonidah and me, just after lunch one day, in Kakamega.

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A bus for Leonidah's school.

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Part of the Kakamega market.

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Dori, early into Day 3 of painting... check out the balancing act she's got goin' on! She did the "high" work, and I did the "low!"

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Lynda, also Day 3, but she is doing a base coat.

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Edward, putting the finishing touches on the brown trimwork! Day 3 for painting.

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Dori... she LOVES to paint... Day 3, about 2 hours into it!

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Lynda, giggling at Dori's green "glow!"

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Dori... at the end of day 3 of painting... AFTER she'd cleaned up!

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Willis, Della, Christine and me, at the Lions Club of Kenya Equator marker (about 2 miles from Mercy Home).

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Wilson, again driving on a "road" to Willis' home.

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Some of Willis' family.

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Our friend, Willis Josiah Chapuka!

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Rose and Florence, sharing some time.

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Yep, they play until you can't see the ball!

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Jane, and the "fashionable" bear they all share!

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Ana, Eliza, Eunice, and Winnie. They just love to have their pictures taken!

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Miriam, carrying her 5 gallons of water UP the hill! It's about a 1/2 mile trek.

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She turns, for the pic... just barely breaking a sweat.

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One of the local children. They all share the same water supply.

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If you can see the trees at the top far right corner, that's where the trail to the water meets the local road.

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Della, pretending to carry that 5 gallon container!

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Mary gives that ball an extra boost with her leg!

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Carol serves...

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Rosebella, after an awesome save!

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Phanny sets the ball for Mary...

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And Mary sends it over!

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Rosebella sends it BACK over...

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And Emily gets the return from the other side!

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Carol... with the set!

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Dezzmah's Tayloring school.

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Dezzmah and Della (Dezzmah is Leonidah and Phanny's sister)

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Dezzmah, Florence, and Dezzmah's mom

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Della and the local "dancin'" kids! (They were dancing to music from Wilson's van, when we got back from Dezzmah's house)

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The lovely finished dormitory!

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Freshly painted AND decorated for the Christmas holiday!

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Jane, chillin' in her newly painted room.

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The new roof... only the tin sheets to put on and it's done!

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The new roof trusses.

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The wood for the new roof, delivered on a Monday morning!

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The new dorm, after only 2 days... all it needs is the tin!

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Della and Kenny

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The guards came to MH the last night we were there, and enjoyed dinner with all of us.

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The girls, writing thank you letters to TRUCC and friends. They spent most of the evening writing these letters.

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Some of the kids, with their new PNC balls! (My bank donated LOTS of different balls... the kids just went wild with them!)

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Ball mayhem in the courtyard!

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Watch out!

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LOL... so much fun.

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Kids keep multiplying!

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for the fun.

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Still playin'

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The big pic... names included. There are two girls missing, though... Nancy and Eunice.
Kenya Safari + Nairobi, 2009

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Any idea why they call this a "sausage" tree?

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Tea leaf picking!

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On the way back to Nairobi... this is how Kenya detours you around roadwork!

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Not sure how Wilson saw anything!

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"Excuse me... our GPS seems to be a bit "off! Can you tell us... which way to the park?"

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"Hey, I was TRYIN' to have a private moment!"

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"Have you seen Fred anywhere? He's gone missing... we've looked high, but maybe you've looked low?"

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The road to the park.

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A Masaai tribesman. Red is the color worn by an adult male.

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One of the many entrances to Amboseli National Park.

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Check out the dust tornado!

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The clouds are beautiful... but look at the water draining... massive rainstorm!

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The acacia tree!

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Our first herd of elephant.

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The pathway to our tents.

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Wilson's van... all ready for our afternoon safari! and... he's the best guide (and friend) in Kenya!!

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The Sentrim Amboseli... our lodging for safari!

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Our first glimpse at the peak of Mt. Kilmanjaro!

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And there's the full top!

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Our closest Amboseli entrance from the lodge.

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Some Thompsons and Grant gazelle, along with a warthog.

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At the watering hole.

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A Grant gazelle

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Madame Lion... she's getting closer!

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The lioness, walking past 2 Thompsons gazelle. They are nervous, but know she's not hunting.

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Some of the locals, in front of the mountain.

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Sunset at Amboseli.

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The only hippo we saw out of the water.

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"Can ya give me a lift?"

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The regal "Golden Crowned King Crane."

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"Mom, Dad... why are we running?" (The warthog family... their tails are so cute when they're running!!)

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"Hold on tight, babe!"

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A herd of Cape buffalo.

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Momma hyena and her adolescent.

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King Tut!!

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I need to find out what kind of beautiful bird this is! Wilson?????

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Another Amboseli sunset...

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Crane in the tree

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"Yes, I'm shy..."

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"Not me, though! Ya might wanna back off a bit!"

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"Here's my best side!"

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Another unknown bird... Wilsonnn????????

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Obviously a goose of some sort

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"Hang on, everyone... weren't we running FROM something?"
The pumbaa family!!

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"Wait a minute... was I supposed to count or was I supposed to hide?"

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Awww... doesn't get much cuter than this!

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"Have you seen my mother?"

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"Hope I don't loose my grip... those thorns look pretty nasty!"

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Just a little nit-pickin'

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My tent at Sentrim Amboseli Lodge

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and the shower...

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and the rest of the bathroom...

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and the entrance/desk area.

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From one corner to the other

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Bed in forefront, shower on left, entrance on right, veranda behind.

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Our "Tree" table at the lodge.

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She's standing under the acacia tree during a downpour!

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The small peak of Kilmanjaro, with snow on it! (there was no snow on it the day before!)

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Mamma lion lounging

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One of her 3 cubs

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Soooo tired...

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"Me too..."

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"Think I'll roll over for those silly tourists."

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What a cutie.

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Time to move...

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Ok, that's enough...
time to S-T-R-E-T-C-H!!

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"Was that someone knockin' on the door?"

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The rainbow.

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A full view of the mountain!

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Zebra life.

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The mighty hippo... watch out there, bird!

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150 steps to the top of the lookout

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The park, from the lookout.

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All those white things are pelicans... if you've ever seen a Florida pelican, multiply that times 3, and that's how big

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Cool sky

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and the rainbow

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View of Mt. Kilmanjaro from the lookout... you can make out the safari van road to the right in the dirt.

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Baby elephant play

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"Mom, I'm hungry!"

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"Aahhhh... much better!"

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The Water Buck... look like reindeer!

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The top of Mt. Kilmanjaro, zoomed in from my veranda!

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My veranda!

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The mountain, zoomed OUT, from my veranda.

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The termite hill... you can see the holes that the aardvark has used!

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Mrs. Ostrich, taking her time to get back to her nest.

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We saw lots of giraffe on our way out of the park.

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"Goodbye... kwaheri!"

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"Are you still following me?"

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"Are we on the right road?"

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Giraffe and acacia trees... just seem to be a perfect match.

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Some coffee beans on the Karen Blixen Plantation.

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Vegetation at the Blixen house.

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The tomb of one of Kenya's past presidents

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Downtown Nairobi

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The car of a Kenya dignitary... you can see the flag on the left front of the car.

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Nairobi skyscape

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Another Nairobi cityscape

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The Broadcast Park, where Kenyans go for important speeches/announcements (with the cityscape in the background)
Della's pics, Kenya 2009

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Winnie (an Alliance student), and her mom, Eddah, with Eunice (another Alliance student AND Wilson's daughter) in the background.

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An ice cream treat, thanks to Della, after shopping at the Nakumatt (like our super Wal-Marts in the USA)! In the pic, from left, is: Grace's sister, Grace (with her sister's little girl), Christine (standing), Melisah, Rose, and me.

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Grace, an Alliance student, at her Computer School.

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Grace, standing in front of her Driving School... her goal is to drive big trucks!

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Joyce, another Alliance student, in front of the main entrance to her college.

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Della and Melisah... mum and daughter! (Melisah is sporting her new jeans!!)

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An early afternoon... enjoying some Guava fruit! (in picture from furthest left: Emily, Carol, Adelide, Kenny (hiding), Eunice, Eliza, Monica, Winnie, Addah, and Ana)

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Same day, different angle! Pictured: part of Carol, Adelide, Kenny, Eunice, Eliza, Monica, Winnie (hidden), Addah, and Ana!

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Sarah and Della. Sarah had made cakes in the shape of a heart, along with some awesome Mandazi bread, for our afternoon tea, with her and Moses, her hubby. Sarah is being sponsored by the Alliance, and is almost finished her Master's degree!

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Moses (Sarah's husband), Sarah, and Della. They have 2 young boys that were away visiting family.

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Little Adah (since there are 2 Adelides at MH). Della likes to get new pictures of each student once a year. She has 2 other sisters at MH, Rose and Monica.

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Eunice Asia (her big sister is Christine!)

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Monicah Nyaleso (sister to Adah and Rose)... she's "smile" shy.

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Joyce, a non-resident of MH

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Doricus (non-resident)

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Loice Okaya (non-resident)

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Dorina Kotia (non-resident)

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Mercy Ayoti, (non-resident)

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Beatrice Atieno (non-resident)

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Doricus Okila (non-resident)

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Rinah Ingado (non-resident)

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Roselyne Khabukwi (non-resident)

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Florah (non-resident)

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Bellah Awino (non-resident)

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Lavendah Kegeha (Resident)

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Florence Owendi (Resident and older sister to Rosebella)

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Mary Asiko (Resident)

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Rosebella Akelo (resident and sister to Florence Owendi)

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Phanice (Phanny) Amadi (resident and sister to Leonidah and Dezzmah)

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Rose Anupi (Resident and sister to Adah and Monicah)

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Phoebe Miriam Olesi (sister to Kenny, daughter of Edward and Deborah)

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Lilian Semo (non-resident)

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Rumonah Anindo (non-resident)

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Jenipher Ayuko (non-resident)

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Gertrude (Gerty) Esomanga (Resident and twin of Lindah)

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Jackline Opwale (non-resident)

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Lucy Ang'ana (non-resident)

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Lindah Muhambe (resident and twin sister to Gerty)

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Dezmah Ongecha (non-resident and sister to Phanny and Leonidah)

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Dorice (Dori) Anupi (Resident)

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Jane Ongaya (Resident)

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Everlyne Olasia (non-resident)

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Christine Ayuma (resident and BIG sister to Eunice Asia)

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Melisah Awinja (resident)

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Melisah is Della's "daughter!"

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Adelide Awino (Resident)

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Lucy (non-resident)

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Ana (resident)

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Elizabeth (Resident)

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Sylviah Ofwale (resident)

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Phanice Ayieta (resident... and everyone calls her "Ayieta")

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Carolyne (Carol) Amonde (Resident)

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Loice (non-resident)

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Lilian Elenzi (non-resident)

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Doricus Oneya (non-resident)

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Lydiah Achando (non-resident)

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Prisila Andeso (non-resident)

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Janet Ayieko (Resident)

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Rinah (non-resident)

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Isabella Ayoti (non-resident)

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Emily Atemo (resident)

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Florah Mocke (sister to Tom)

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Floridah (non-resident)

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Nancy Museu (Resident)

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Alice (non-resident)

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Ken Israel Buyengo (younger brother of Phoebe Miriam, and son of Edward and Deborah)

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Tom Ong'ondo! (non-resident and brother to Florah Mocke)

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Purity Akhabosa (non-resident)

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Phanice Nziwa (non-resident)

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Lilian (non-resident)

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Hellen (non-resident)

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Sheilah Lumonye (non-resident)

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Marion (non-resident)

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Everline Achema (non-resident)

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Peruce Kaluhi (non-resident)

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name? (non-resident)

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Rhodah Nyangweso (non-resident)

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School superintendent and Deborah, clapping as the children sing.

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Dancing and singing with the kids!

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Wilson, at Naomy's home.

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Our visit with Naomy... quite a dinner spread! She is a woman with a disability, which was caused by polio.

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Rebekah, slicing the oranges (yes, the Kenyan oranges are green!). Rebekah (Naomy's nickname for her is "Spagelli") is Naomy's niece. She just got a sponsorship for school from the Alliance Education!

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Naomy and Christine, talking about some DWDS(Development of Women with Disabilities Society) information. Naomy founded DWDS.

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Leonidah went with us to Naomy's home. The following day, we took her back to college in Kakamega.

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Agnes, sponsored by the Alliance, seated here in her classroom.

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Great pic of Della and Agnes!

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Agnes and her classmates/friends, at school.

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Three of the Alliance-supported students, having lunch with Della. (From left, Leonidah, Agnes, Ann (Ann is Naomy's daughter))

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Another Naomi! and Glen, her 7 month old! Naomi works for Naomy, at the DWDS office.

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Ok, my turn with Glen!

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This is the church that we attended... they are preparing to expand.

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At a DWDS meeting, one of the attendees, Rose, brought her 2 year old along... SHE WAS SOOOO CUTE!

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Rose, a DWDS member. Blindness is her disability, but she is a seamstress!

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The DWDS meeting, just getting started.

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Rose is the 2 year old's mom!

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The meeting has now come to order.

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Some of Agnes' family, along with Willis. Many have disabilities.

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Willis' welding shop (that's him going in the door!)

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Willis, and his new welding machine.

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This beautiful cow was born the same day Della visited Willis' home last year! Her name? Yep... DELLA!!

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Willis' family! (and Grace is in the picture, too... she lives VERY close!)

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Edward, happy with the newly painted dormitory!

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Della and Joab. He is Alliance-sponsored, and is in his last year of Nursing school. He will be an RN when he graduates!!

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The four amigos! We are seated at the Sentrim Amboseli Lodge, where we stayed during our safari... awesome!

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Nice shot, D!!! I think she was looking right at YOU!

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Nice shot of the dust flying!!

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What a great shot! Awwww.....

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Can you see me now??????