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Welcome to my website! Here you'll find the pictures taken from both Mercy Home and Safari, along with a few others thrown in, so you can see what the land/terrain, etc., looks like.

Pictures

Christine's pics, Kenya 2009

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


Videos


Winniepoem.avi

Winnie song.avi

girls recorders.wmv

girls morning sing.wmv

ana and eunice.avi

kids singing.wmv

Our travel from Nairobi to Mercy Home, Luanda, Kenya

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Guestbook

1/11/2010 9:38:28 PM - 003014507742
Vic, Thanks a million for sharing these precious moments. The photography is exquisite and the videos capture the essence of these most precious kids.
Thank you too for being a part of their lives and sharing your love.
justine

Thank You Letters from Mercy Home!!

Tom.pdf


Adelide.pdf


Ayieta.pdf


Carol.pdf


Christine.pdf


Dori.pdf


Emily.pdf


Florence.pdf


Gerty.pdf


Jane.pdf


Janet.pdf


Kenny.pdf


Lavendah.pdf


Lindah.pdf


Mary.pdf


Melisah.pdf


Mercy Home, Edward.pdf


Nancy.pdf


Phanny.pdf


Phoebe Miriam.pdf


Rose.pdf


Rosebella.pdf


Sylviah.pdf


Thank you for visiting letters.pdf


Thank you for visiting letters, 2.pdf


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