so much to tell you!

The last couple of weeks have been extra full and there is a lot to tell you. I think I should break it up into smaller chunks.



I have mentioned the teacher seminars planned for this month. All the organizing by email went amazingly smoothly thanks to a positive and cooperative attitude from everyone. Four American teachers arrived in Nairobi on January 6 and in Kakamega on January 8, landing at the new commercial airstrip about 2 kilometres out of town.
After a couple of days looking around and finalizing the planning, the first seminar began in Kakamega on January 12. Three days of intensive work on methods and strategies for teaching English (at Elementary) and Math (at secondary) were received with delight by the Kenyan participants. The teachers in the rural areas rarely receive professional development training in their own districts and with their immediate colleagues. Just the opportunity to work together and share was so much appreciated. The evaluations all ask for More! More! More!.

It would be wonderful to be able to repeat this another year.

While familiarizing themselves with rural Africa, our visitors accompanied us to the hand over of a well at Mulaka (the pictures show the original slow spring and the new well with plenty of water)


and a protected spring at Shibiriri








The joy and gratitude of the community is always a very emotional experience.