First 2 Days

Hello! I have finally managed to get this capricious 3G card working but as it keeps cutting out, I’ll have to be quick.

I arrived in Nairobi yesterday morning at 05h30. The first thing that struck me (literally) was of course the difference in temperature. When I left Paris on Monday it had been snowing. When I landed in Kenya, it was 17°C and had risen to 28°C by the afternoon.
Any lingering doubts I may have were dispelled upon arrival at the bishop’s son’s (Kiiru) house. I was welcomed to a breakfast of toast, fresh mango and watermelon juice plus had a front row seat for the frenetic morning rush to get work and the 3 kids to school (it is not just us then!). Once calm had descended upon the house I promptly fell asleep for the rest of the morning.

In late afternoon we made the 90 min journey north from Nairobi to the school in Murang’a. By the time we arrived school had finished for the day and most of the children had gone home, so spent the rest of the day unpacking and setting myself and my mosquito net up net up etc.

Dinner was taken with the Bishop & Mama before I collapsed for the night.

Today began with us spending most of the morning with Agnes. Agnes is local lady who is looking after 10 children - 3 of them are her own great Grandchildren, the 7 others from another family who fled the violence and “ethnic cleansing” following the disputed election of 2008. We are looking for ways to help her and sponsor on of the children here in the school. I’ll put Agnes’ whole story down as soon as I can write it up I promise, as it is amazing.

This afternoon was spent buying provisions in Murang’a town and market. There are all kinds of whacky but delicious fruits that we don’t have back home (at least I have never seen them) e.g. Europe fruit!

As I write this we are preparing dinner and with the other hand I am checking the rice for stones and other “bits” (that’s after we open the bag and before we cook it)!

Love to all