Thursday saw me stay at home in the morning for some much needed rest while the others made the 2 hour bumpy ride to a project to do some interviews. If only I'd known there were going to heaps of mums and babies there, I might have faced the ride!
Ben had a great time photographing all the cute little bubs, with the help of his handy assistant Ben (Bernard). Ben is an LDP graduate - it stands for Leadership Development Program, and it's a Compassion program. When kids show outstanding leadership qualities, have great academic results and are also actively involved in prayer/devotions/church life, they are nominated by their Compassion teachers for LDP. Those that are chosen for the program are able to go to university, their fees are paid, they are given food/board allowances and also mentors. it's been amazing to hear the testimonies of some of the LDP students and their dreams for Kenya.
Ben walked with the team through corn fields at one stage, to visit one of the children's homes. When a siren rang, they were told to run - as rocks go flying everywhere everytime they set off explosions in the nearby quarry! Apparently each time the siren rings, the locals go running to the next village! I'm glad Ben was ok :)
In the afternoon I joined the team and we visited another project in the city of Mombasa. We had a ball taking heaps of photos of the kids in the classrooms and around the school. Some of the girls tried to do my hair, but it's too soft to braid - they can't believe how different our hair is to theirs! I'd swap any day of the week for some gorgeous African hair, although it'd look pretty silly with my pale white skin!
2 comments:
that pic of the little baby is just the most gorgeous photo!
These photos are amazing guys!
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