tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26027038301058831412024-03-21T14:02:32.165-07:00Our Kenya Nairobi MissionHerein we will chronicle the people, the events, the places and some of our thoughts surrounding our time serving the people of The Kenya Nairobi Mission Area. This area encompasses all of Kenya and all of Tanzania.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-80735505740497844102012-03-22T17:37:00.005-07:002012-03-22T18:50:40.992-07:00More Goodbyes<div style="text-align: center;">Sisters showed Karen how to do her head wrap and then sang the goodbye song.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPm2mPyUVcvb8h1RJE7s1k4nsJdVllXP03ueSy56l84vo3JVq0_UqEXOnZPAgvBXSEzfHrdPdCdvbbM186sQY2woQzMAgMLQ1pj1O3BaaLLLjYH-Teb4nsUhpq2Xe4s5DQvJ-q_fDVuZt/s1600/Karen+%2526+Sisters+with+head+wraps+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPm2mPyUVcvb8h1RJE7s1k4nsJdVllXP03ueSy56l84vo3JVq0_UqEXOnZPAgvBXSEzfHrdPdCdvbbM186sQY2woQzMAgMLQ1pj1O3BaaLLLjYH-Teb4nsUhpq2Xe4s5DQvJ-q_fDVuZt/s320/Karen+%2526+Sisters+with+head+wraps+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722896340870656130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Felix is one of my heros. He lives with his grandmother and both walk a long distance to Church each week and he is usually one of the first to arrive. First to share his testimony and mature beyond his years and is older than he looks. He will be a great missionary some day.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1deh3GQR9wwKI82S00-lsE9FBkn5EXNaAiLmZ9I68CNcfToNjGG4yC3rxos9SsL4vr1a_erWthumBbIpZfzba_Ynb_VIobysego6GhvvumFptbEDz1TIVEmH57OPy3RFs_UqFJomlu_c3/s1600/Me+%2526+Felix.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1deh3GQR9wwKI82S00-lsE9FBkn5EXNaAiLmZ9I68CNcfToNjGG4yC3rxos9SsL4vr1a_erWthumBbIpZfzba_Ynb_VIobysego6GhvvumFptbEDz1TIVEmH57OPy3RFs_UqFJomlu_c3/s320/Me+%2526+Felix.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722893923644095330" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">We were given Kangas I did not know that they made them big enough for me.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnTvbtajl0WQjohjQ8TBoSCqIu12Gq5Z7G9VSK83ejTHZoUQBswwcDFFoOujqXtRwSK5uQVwgX-VlKTElGlbcZk7YRwzSIgWGmu21VZx2JwsF5kkuqND-LoLKahXcRrO_LhKgLHmJRKXK/s1600/Us+getting+Kangas.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnTvbtajl0WQjohjQ8TBoSCqIu12Gq5Z7G9VSK83ejTHZoUQBswwcDFFoOujqXtRwSK5uQVwgX-VlKTElGlbcZk7YRwzSIgWGmu21VZx2JwsF5kkuqND-LoLKahXcRrO_LhKgLHmJRKXK/s320/Us+getting+Kangas.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722890080793122034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We could not leave Kilili without visiting this dedicated sister and her family. Both of her girls have already received their Young Women's Medalions and give talks that put us adults to shame.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBmr7mOTFkp3Ko1zFkpBfyAtIiXLtTy7ZJFMK3tHCSbU81RTv-I47fsIREpPEieRz_Qw2wh7SL0cCVklz-mvt1LwrjG12PVKAUkveZRsIqpz0HKiVp30T8sk-2Uv7imh4bjRHJ4nWd5Pi/s1600/Karen%252C+Susan+Mulei+%2526+dauhters.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBmr7mOTFkp3Ko1zFkpBfyAtIiXLtTy7ZJFMK3tHCSbU81RTv-I47fsIREpPEieRz_Qw2wh7SL0cCVklz-mvt1LwrjG12PVKAUkveZRsIqpz0HKiVp30T8sk-2Uv7imh4bjRHJ4nWd5Pi/s320/Karen%252C+Susan+Mulei+%2526+dauhters.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722890059971117042" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-61608392154429862702012-03-17T21:05:00.002-07:002012-03-22T17:32:35.941-07:00Still More Tender Goodbyes and "Last Encounters"In the final full week in January the Branch Presidency was changed in Kilili. It was an emotional time for all involved. We loved working with President Makiti and fully support and love the new Branch President: Joseph Musembi. As we visited the Branch for the last time on the 29th not only was the Branch Presidency changed but there was a baptism and the members surprised us with a going away party or as they call it a "bye bye party". That made for a very long but wonderful day. Because of the change in the Branch Presidency. President and Sister Broadbent accompanied us. It is difficult to describe the feelings that we had as we drove that 158 Km to church for the very last time, especially the last 31 Km of dirt road with all of the beautiful people who we passed along the way each week for the past 20 months. It is not just the dear friends in Kilili that we will miss but the many wonderful people who greeted us with friendly smiles and especially the small children who waved enthusiastically to us as we drove by each Sunday. We will also remember and be humbled by the sights of people digging holes in the dry river bed to find enough water to last another day, then watching mostly women and children carrying their heavy loads of water and firewood on their backs or on their heads for miles, the people cultivating their fields usually by hand or if they are lucky with a oxen-pulled plow. But in spite of it all they are such happy people. It reminds me that what we see as "needs" are mostly just "wants" and we too often are not content with what we have. It is in fact true that the poorest members of our society have more than most Africans.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">As can be seen several holes have been dug in this section of the river bed under the metal bridge that we crossed each week. These young men have the benefit of having a trailer to carry the water.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ev0ZQHz5Ji1GMMlzSS-G_eXE-JutR-2YW97cRYSDE7h67Fz-U5t3afS_su2ytG6TbMNjRrL4o_xx_IBWnLrvOnDOBnVlDenoYNwLK2xamkWzql_Q36Sv9WDg5p2CxfL5-BcU1KRHN3Gn/s320/Digging+for+water3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722875018524233090" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We say goodbye to the Elders that currently serve in the Kilili Branch: Elder Jackson & Elder Tuckett.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIuO6fgVzZknkcJTqEABC9QHISYfx2vM2EvveI1d51M7btPc-CiosQxz1sJvxpkjed3677GqYqpfIrX9H-wZhXUMt0kfnSANgbGC1RDN4tiF1qGJPU6pkrHhpAe_XpCUx6qiLH1wLKkwp/s1600/Us%252C+Jackson+%2526+Tuckett.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIuO6fgVzZknkcJTqEABC9QHISYfx2vM2EvveI1d51M7btPc-CiosQxz1sJvxpkjed3677GqYqpfIrX9H-wZhXUMt0kfnSANgbGC1RDN4tiF1qGJPU6pkrHhpAe_XpCUx6qiLH1wLKkwp/s320/Us%252C+Jackson+%2526+Tuckett.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722875011428824834" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It was difficult to say goodbye to our dear friend President Davis Makiti and his family. He had just been released on this day. His daughter currently serves on her mission in Mesa, Arizona and his son just received his call to serve in the California Anaheim Mission.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrst_KEuTXH2banTxKxriY9TQf8jADJ2-VtMLzj4lqxnCFwgR_WuHm3hDhb1Dq3pz2jW1LB20MpXbobfCXTR5bg5S_uHMY_0EpjCwkp1hF90WrSOUaWWa35nNRllAtbs-6tE1E3YPZHWd/s1600/Us+%2526+President+Makiti.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrst_KEuTXH2banTxKxriY9TQf8jADJ2-VtMLzj4lqxnCFwgR_WuHm3hDhb1Dq3pz2jW1LB20MpXbobfCXTR5bg5S_uHMY_0EpjCwkp1hF90WrSOUaWWa35nNRllAtbs-6tE1E3YPZHWd/s320/Us+%2526+President+Makiti.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722875008341747090" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Penninah and her husband Lawrence say goodbye by presenting a gift to us. With the instructions that it is to be given to our first-born because she is the first-born of her family (oops don't tell Lisa she is getting an African made bag).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20kRWYysu_vgjdyjEaV0NY6s1GMXxbn__p0P0qnRCX3I9N8IxfazQZ3s4EOTTsCEfMjfS-RoNZrnx7a6DG0NWQzGy5lPv73jZ3k6OWOpotZw4GJhMnV0w4a8id6eO16QG8xIEGciC2P1l/s1600/Us+%2526+Lawrences.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20kRWYysu_vgjdyjEaV0NY6s1GMXxbn__p0P0qnRCX3I9N8IxfazQZ3s4EOTTsCEfMjfS-RoNZrnx7a6DG0NWQzGy5lPv73jZ3k6OWOpotZw4GJhMnV0w4a8id6eO16QG8xIEGciC2P1l/s320/Us+%2526+Lawrences.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722875003141829250" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-45310829708323518052012-03-17T18:09:00.004-07:002012-03-17T21:03:43.722-07:00More Goodbyes, Hello to Olsens and Mission Tour<div>During the second and third weeks of January the schedule did not slow down. On Sundays we stayed after church for a couple hours each week to make of few more visits to friends in the Kilili Branch. Back at the office during the second week we furiously tried to catch up on some things that went undone while we were on our temple trip to South Africa. While at the same time trying to get ready to train our replacements Elder and Sister Olsen who were scheduled to arrive late in the evening on the 17th. In the financial office the 2011 files had to be move out and archived to make room in the file cabinets for the new year's files. Elder and Sister Cook arrived in Nairobi on the 15th to start the Mission Tour. They and President and Sister Broadbent their whirl-wind tour of the mission by first flying to Eldoret, from there on to Mombasa, then on to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and finally back to Nairobi. All of this in just 8 days. Whew! And we thought our schedule was busy!!! The Olsens arrived in the middle of the Mission Tour so they did not even get to meet with the Mission President until he returned to Nairobi.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our last visits was to the Jeffery Muindi family, brother to the other Muindi family previously shown. They surprised us by feeding us a traditional African meal of rice and goat stew with hot (fresh from the cow) milk and chapatis. Their father, in the center of the picture, is almost 100 years old. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPUQUW__Nt6zQulfcH2zR__Zy3MfCVz9ZZ5xU1nzCOjTwUajKh_kG_2vs8TiHjIfTa2BJN0z8EWCTAlbfw1ibtHxj-o0YSVIPJ57iyld5B5_eobgZw9_IM9lC41kvyr1OglR1bzAllATK/s1600/Munidi%252C+J.+family1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPUQUW__Nt6zQulfcH2zR__Zy3MfCVz9ZZ5xU1nzCOjTwUajKh_kG_2vs8TiHjIfTa2BJN0z8EWCTAlbfw1ibtHxj-o0YSVIPJ57iyld5B5_eobgZw9_IM9lC41kvyr1OglR1bzAllATK/s320/Munidi%252C+J.+family1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721052260917072706" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Agnes, one of the first to attend our investigator class and to be baptized. Karen is visiting her at her at her shop where she serves meals to the locals.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxMwmjHGxDT6kxfNxr-BRgk6ceTzizWOKUs3nxrSJe-KfHuTrqebrs2hsGioNmmdYfxT04qvxCx35xDSterRkx6lJuqEl6dcaRh2yjpg0MBm4_Ki3TFXNhLU5ifAv0P-bx7hCi6SMePP8/s1600/Karen+%2526+Agnes+%2540+her+shop.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxMwmjHGxDT6kxfNxr-BRgk6ceTzizWOKUs3nxrSJe-KfHuTrqebrs2hsGioNmmdYfxT04qvxCx35xDSterRkx6lJuqEl6dcaRh2yjpg0MBm4_Ki3TFXNhLU5ifAv0P-bx7hCi6SMePP8/s320/Karen+%2526+Agnes+%2540+her+shop.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721052252269267954" /></a><br /></div><div> At the end of the Mission Tour Elder and Sister Cook had dinner with all of the couple missionaries serving in Nairobi at the Mission Home. Afterwards there was time for us to visit with them. It was an especially intimate sharing time because Elder Cook grew up in the same North Ogden area that the Broadbents, the Halls and the Olsens did. He shared very tender feelings regarding the role that the parents of both Elder Hall and Elder Olsen had had on him as a young man. What a blessing to be in such an intimate settling with such great people.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5QuGcriLpcNJgcDkFjGS1FpODp_qbPhKDLYxhZIEgzp2G0A-yqKdnXbWxZX70Ox-EJ7tv4LenXtF6rE17zsx_a9r1O8Y0TXJTJm5YfMpRnKVAh8D__QOEAIMxJoetINuBtlngwOmHq05/s1600/MT-Cook-E%253AS+Cook+%2526+Couples.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5QuGcriLpcNJgcDkFjGS1FpODp_qbPhKDLYxhZIEgzp2G0A-yqKdnXbWxZX70Ox-EJ7tv4LenXtF6rE17zsx_a9r1O8Y0TXJTJm5YfMpRnKVAh8D__QOEAIMxJoetINuBtlngwOmHq05/s320/MT-Cook-E%253AS+Cook+%2526+Couples.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721052247015789954" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here the Broadbents are finally able to officially welcome and reunite with their old friends the Olsens.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvvfavIasa6JvBhGl5sD40fCgKRUFUIQgMOP4lwzTfWn1AENKCmaeih4dSj2NZrv5WOmQMc6Mopkho5qXfSPNsS1FlT0G492EjMqfrh9SS1ASdftXHpufYsCT2ooey6lHsYWo9eMK5vKh/s1600/Olsen3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvvfavIasa6JvBhGl5sD40fCgKRUFUIQgMOP4lwzTfWn1AENKCmaeih4dSj2NZrv5WOmQMc6Mopkho5qXfSPNsS1FlT0G492EjMqfrh9SS1ASdftXHpufYsCT2ooey6lHsYWo9eMK5vKh/s320/Olsen3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721052239421950194" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-66968563997450419582012-03-13T18:06:00.002-07:002012-03-13T19:20:45.094-07:00The Reason for the Trip<div>Whenever we reflect on our mission these images from this trip will be some of the first that will come to mind. We came to love these beautiful saints as we shared so much time together both before and during this trip. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On one of our tours of the temple grounds this Nativity sculpture was one of their favorites.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnBl5hK1VSLmIbeP7jPu7Yk6RBaYeUznxqFWXpRuKeTx024woWRADEhYwdstHf-eLFbr7P3i0lhKgxfLGQ3AdzyT3NdaHIrDvsWaBNeJjUxmiObi7PeVZv3X-4tDlqaYTVmHEMRC6yf62/s1600/9Nativity-Kids.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnBl5hK1VSLmIbeP7jPu7Yk6RBaYeUznxqFWXpRuKeTx024woWRADEhYwdstHf-eLFbr7P3i0lhKgxfLGQ3AdzyT3NdaHIrDvsWaBNeJjUxmiObi7PeVZv3X-4tDlqaYTVmHEMRC6yf62/s320/9Nativity-Kids.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719553639450888066" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Johannesburg Temple as seen from the garden.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA42ug0gjN59l6LEXYG7Z2yGWvIc5lx_wj7jpXr9mcDHrezvuP2CDBw6Fk8Bpa6mHaUE45MSUgVdvcVEZstVSgy6R3q6MzK56MqHFFs-7ttNk5O-Kd7YY3ND21tqNJN39RF_VTtrfyagr/s1600/10Johannesburg+Temple17.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA42ug0gjN59l6LEXYG7Z2yGWvIc5lx_wj7jpXr9mcDHrezvuP2CDBw6Fk8Bpa6mHaUE45MSUgVdvcVEZstVSgy6R3q6MzK56MqHFFs-7ttNk5O-Kd7YY3ND21tqNJN39RF_VTtrfyagr/s320/10Johannesburg+Temple17.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719553630750520962" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">At first I thought that this Gatehouse Building got its name from the fact that it is in close proximity to the front gate leading to the temple grounds. However when I reflected on the symbolism contained in almost everything done inside of the temple, I began to wonder if it might have a symbolic meaning as well. Since this building is where the children go to get dressed in white in preparation for going to be sealed to their parents for the rest of their journey through mortality as well as their eternal life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We have not seen a more beautiful site than those children all dressed in white being sealed to their parents. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzZwDhg8-0gpscNoeJ1cDWH5zYBeRgSI7jPlz2XioDpbIEdw9nWL3eAshVMjQ0Zwp8pmzcGPnbbfsFgzpaHElt1YHE14Aw2ueSNUxd1vs-_-GIO15AcIfqX1KyZTZKfx1MiuRpG3i2GRF/s1600/11Gatehouse.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzZwDhg8-0gpscNoeJ1cDWH5zYBeRgSI7jPlz2XioDpbIEdw9nWL3eAshVMjQ0Zwp8pmzcGPnbbfsFgzpaHElt1YHE14Aw2ueSNUxd1vs-_-GIO15AcIfqX1KyZTZKfx1MiuRpG3i2GRF/s320/11Gatehouse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719553623456871122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"For behold, this is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man"</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjtGxF7UEPOu2lDi88zmI5VM6k9fdSNT3UYkYn8QcAgsXKEanhAayGgs4obv6nTvt-gNqhJNgS4UBqH3bTQugU5zNEwtmf6-A3Vhukkifr5SCKRv6bn5LloAqh8uT2yqVM-slOvyFiw2f/s1600/12Group+at+Joburg+Temple+Final.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjtGxF7UEPOu2lDi88zmI5VM6k9fdSNT3UYkYn8QcAgsXKEanhAayGgs4obv6nTvt-gNqhJNgS4UBqH3bTQugU5zNEwtmf6-A3Vhukkifr5SCKRv6bn5LloAqh8uT2yqVM-slOvyFiw2f/s320/12Group+at+Joburg+Temple+Final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719553600313932226" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-38642006930660680152012-03-13T17:13:00.002-07:002012-03-13T18:06:13.926-07:00<div>The general schedule for the visit was: </div><div>Day 1-arrive, check in and settle into rooms, be oriented to the facilities, given the schedule, explore the campus, and then have dinner and visit. </div><div><br /></div><div>Day2-early breakfast, parents go to Family History Center to confirm and research their family records then over to the Temple to verify the work to be done, a brief lunch break, then back to the Temple for initiatory work, then the endowment ceremony, followed by sealing of living family members and finally dinner. Most of this time the children were with us going on nature walks in the garden, touring the temple grounds and playing games in the cafeteria. In the late afternoon the children were taken to the Gatehouse Building to dress in white for the sealing to their parents ceremony. One of the richest blessings for us was to be able to witness the sealing of each family together over the alter. That image is so sacred to describe in a public forum but will be etched in our memories forever.</div><div><br /></div><div>Day 3-After breakfast, more Family history, baptisms for deceased ancestors, lunch, other ordinances for their deceased ancestors, dinner, sealing of deceased ancestors.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the front of the Patron Housing Unit. This building also housed the Patron housing Office, Employment Office, The Family History Center, The Distribution Center and Cafeteria.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoUb5ky_bbkhpOjP4NIKwuwphKbMVceXbiZb6z4DKPF7-Ga_fgEqxEDtzNMjAow1KlvjSgO40gI3E6oAHQS4gddcZoJJo-4r6B9acNQHCWsIzVsjIKFQPtmyLl0lIyXgXXBvh6XYWdpYw/s1600/4Patron+housing1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoUb5ky_bbkhpOjP4NIKwuwphKbMVceXbiZb6z4DKPF7-Ga_fgEqxEDtzNMjAow1KlvjSgO40gI3E6oAHQS4gddcZoJJo-4r6B9acNQHCWsIzVsjIKFQPtmyLl0lIyXgXXBvh6XYWdpYw/s320/4Patron+housing1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719540199086599090" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Between the Temple and the Patron Housing Unit there is a beautiful garden with a brook that empties into a pond that is home to several large gold fish. The kids really enjoyed nature walks in the garden.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNcgJNxnvTsF9hPvIEwbyE6Wnq9CwcJ8z8lpKtknwAJuvnt19TcyiwLa7aeYXTM2RGfBIbgqYM1lsuAd8y7vP7tirPoAwaur2ZYKWR-U_EFDGGCtpXZZ7F_ghwW5lfPzQxCs-D3fNDJiw/s1600/6Garden-group1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNcgJNxnvTsF9hPvIEwbyE6Wnq9CwcJ8z8lpKtknwAJuvnt19TcyiwLa7aeYXTM2RGfBIbgqYM1lsuAd8y7vP7tirPoAwaur2ZYKWR-U_EFDGGCtpXZZ7F_ghwW5lfPzQxCs-D3fNDJiw/s320/6Garden-group1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719540167436835026" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Both the kids and the parents enjoyed the fish pond any chance they could get.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzXeFYUQXndr8VP5AusGlaz7iamO1klyqcd0HtkoQLHlhE2sFz2-8fETz3l9egoKpCp_q98QIFRHHC_z0JPkEycMDNMoYKQN4eJ9A7JQdaE4zwBLezCAbsbncPBxCsHk2mCZFRb5vBtVM/s1600/7Fish+pond-all.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzXeFYUQXndr8VP5AusGlaz7iamO1klyqcd0HtkoQLHlhE2sFz2-8fETz3l9egoKpCp_q98QIFRHHC_z0JPkEycMDNMoYKQN4eJ9A7JQdaE4zwBLezCAbsbncPBxCsHk2mCZFRb5vBtVM/s320/7Fish+pond-all.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719540142932611842" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Us with the kids. They were absolute angels! They could not get enough of the sights, nature walks and the games.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUyPXNvEGHZ1qDLgy622hnbtVCSgDm3YKk1Olz3kSXq4Ijz850Dv5fwOrKde9_a5StA8PI2VGHfAqA84Q3G_saIMNsR9rqg_hdz0bqcJKtYP3eE3Bvxrsy1wURw9jYJ7vTChRV3wEiAel/s1600/8Us+%2526+kids1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUyPXNvEGHZ1qDLgy622hnbtVCSgDm3YKk1Olz3kSXq4Ijz850Dv5fwOrKde9_a5StA8PI2VGHfAqA84Q3G_saIMNsR9rqg_hdz0bqcJKtYP3eE3Bvxrsy1wURw9jYJ7vTChRV3wEiAel/s320/8Us+%2526+kids1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719540113214289970" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-43059075816338486652012-03-13T16:12:00.004-07:002012-03-13T17:13:35.717-07:00January 2012 Brought One of the Single Most Rewarding and Spiritually Fulfilling Events of Our Mission<div>After nearly eight months of preparation a group of 23 members of the Kilili Branch embarked on a trip of a lifetime to the Johannesburg Temple, South Africa. Sunday-New Years day, immediately after church they crammed into two very small Matatu (taxi minivans) to head for their hotel rooms in Nairobi to await an very early morning pickup to be at the Kenyatta Airport at 5:00 AM the next morning. The Matatu ride to Nairobi was 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours (depending on traffic). We and Elder and Sister Hall transported their luggage in our trucks. We all met at the Mission office in Nairobi to meet with the Kenya Nairobi Mission President and his wife -President and Sister Broadbent. We were joined by two young families, totaling 8 more, from the Kisumu Branch who were also going to the temple with us. This made a total group of 31 people (18 of whom were children, 5 couples and 3 adult sisters). </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Think about the excitement and anxiety they must have felt as they arrived in Nairobi. For the first time in most of their lives they were going to experience the some following: Airport with planes taking off and landing, not so polite custom officers, 4+ hour plane ride, packaged airline meals, in-flight movies with their own earphones, being out of their native country, brightly decorated Christmas trees, </span>escalators, elevators, moving walkways, 6 lane freeways, staying<span class="Apple-style-span"> in a room with electricity, sinks with running water, sit-down toilets, showers, bath tubs, automatic doors, 3 meals a day, refrigerators, microwaves, washers and dryers, vending machines, computers that had their names and the names of their family members in them, as well as seeing the Johannesburg Temple. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">17 people were crammed into this tiny minivan designed to carry 7, for the first leg of the trip to Nairobi.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP45y5L-jo5QA1OxSlMI75YR4UuqZSdUplX8-FBKvfzaq7sksAgPONVP3h03H6ZAcIo5Huglsd1Cqhi25qbMjYO_RsqxyGl7ZhhpguyHQqYm0BpMXgu0HdyD3Zmmqe2VNieQSnXHZ1Vt9/s1600/0Matatu+to+Wote.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP45y5L-jo5QA1OxSlMI75YR4UuqZSdUplX8-FBKvfzaq7sksAgPONVP3h03H6ZAcIo5Huglsd1Cqhi25qbMjYO_RsqxyGl7ZhhpguyHQqYm0BpMXgu0HdyD3Zmmqe2VNieQSnXHZ1Vt9/s320/0Matatu+to+Wote.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524595447373234" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Muindi and Muendo family on the plane.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5C0cXtszMiFRv6M1GDuQDPJ_3NC0gWIh29tVppC8O8jo4Bc6wpqexOPbkcphn7vmqlwlfWtaT6CeD5zogt7gnqUc7N92InE2hmIEzTNOK_CImYGwV4o1-bBIAg2_eH_Ric-0TRyiYm_B/s1600/2Plane2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5C0cXtszMiFRv6M1GDuQDPJ_3NC0gWIh29tVppC8O8jo4Bc6wpqexOPbkcphn7vmqlwlfWtaT6CeD5zogt7gnqUc7N92InE2hmIEzTNOK_CImYGwV4o1-bBIAg2_eH_Ric-0TRyiYm_B/s320/2Plane2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524586155457762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They still had Christmas decoration up at the Johannesburg Airport when we arrived.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlT7SSOdNi4qzUKXHXfr73LaiIBIEyH3BwytDM-3mxI0dHrXyle8nTznDZ5MvllZ7yp3ZodsDcNqAlaLHRpedOIsH_Dq4rPPUMJHdAALd78Yvt2-STIQZSt1xo4DNVIZ6bYodJD_mBElo/s1600/3Group+in+Joburg+AP3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlT7SSOdNi4qzUKXHXfr73LaiIBIEyH3BwytDM-3mxI0dHrXyle8nTznDZ5MvllZ7yp3ZodsDcNqAlaLHRpedOIsH_Dq4rPPUMJHdAALd78Yvt2-STIQZSt1xo4DNVIZ6bYodJD_mBElo/s320/3Group+in+Joburg+AP3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524581471353042" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Both the kids and the adults loved the moving walkways in the airport.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYEsg_J3oXi7vmrvGNHzEZg4xAWSXii0hRzvJYUG_iolVw-9xyvshljirG_NxTwv1eT0MnwDRclMVbOwBvytFFGIX_bw2k-tkAkz5lx3PXV8XN2bimWO9W-3T1CWO9J31lMnDHGgu2Se9/s1600/5Kids+on+Escalator4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYEsg_J3oXi7vmrvGNHzEZg4xAWSXii0hRzvJYUG_iolVw-9xyvshljirG_NxTwv1eT0MnwDRclMVbOwBvytFFGIX_bw2k-tkAkz5lx3PXV8XN2bimWO9W-3T1CWO9J31lMnDHGgu2Se9/s320/5Kids+on+Escalator4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719524576911930738" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-64310338400437103292012-03-13T00:03:00.005-07:002012-03-13T01:11:13.150-07:00Traditional Christmas Eve Celebration And Christmas Day Devotional<div>On Christmas Eve after the service project was complete the couples serving in Nairobi were invited to go to Bishop Osborn's home for a traditional Christmas Eve celebration. There were several expatriate couples there, some of whom had children. They reenacted the Nativity much like our Grandkids used to do at home. It made us feel at home but at the same time it made us feel a little melancholy as we thought about our families back home. </div><div>On Christmas day we attended church and then gathered together for a devotional for all of the missionaries serving in the Nairobi area. Those missionaries serving in other areas in the mission were having similar activities with the senior couple missionary serve closest to them. After the devotional we had a pot luck dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the second best way to celebrate the birth of the savior, next to being with family. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m5jWL-zEw3aF_Fhjf06GE4Gd4kHsHN-YDZATE6U-t8MP6bzYfmxD8NwhXVjWJIQ6L5mETPkCx_JRfeY8GbYuCwzbLvY8L9BZ3O-Q0WlxqrhF5N0eG-zTVckhNW7wwo6wP4ILDN6z6PdW/s1600/DSCN3583.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m5jWL-zEw3aF_Fhjf06GE4Gd4kHsHN-YDZATE6U-t8MP6bzYfmxD8NwhXVjWJIQ6L5mETPkCx_JRfeY8GbYuCwzbLvY8L9BZ3O-Q0WlxqrhF5N0eG-zTVckhNW7wwo6wP4ILDN6z6PdW/s320/DSCN3583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719283972175811426" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the couples and young missionaries that celebrated with us.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0HC5O8hKwqnnfmEgOyPFEwH75G0cbQXLpXUPNIIzLuvdnzrc9ZLQToFCem6kdvnrzvOzeewSoAzHioXjHLe_F0SfbQKMmRuSOvXA1raNSWzpU3rtU3qGZyGSeXNbsjrXAgDZZgYAhI8K/s1600/Christmas+%252712.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0HC5O8hKwqnnfmEgOyPFEwH75G0cbQXLpXUPNIIzLuvdnzrc9ZLQToFCem6kdvnrzvOzeewSoAzHioXjHLe_F0SfbQKMmRuSOvXA1raNSWzpU3rtU3qGZyGSeXNbsjrXAgDZZgYAhI8K/s320/Christmas+%252712.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719283658610113874" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-3711064899268288262012-03-12T22:45:00.003-07:002012-03-13T00:02:45.981-07:00The Nazarene Children's Home Christmas Eve party continues<div>This project turned into one of the most rewarding service projects that we have ever participated in. After everyone had had a chance to participate in one or more games we moved the activities from the school to the Nazarene Children's Home (Orphanage) compound which is located only a few yards away from the school within the same slum. This was one of the most difficult parts of the activity, that is excluding the rest of the children that lived in the slums with their families. They saw all of the fun that the orphans were having and they wanted to join us. To turn them away was truly difficult for all of us. We first had lunch. We gave them peanut butter and jam sandwiches, an orange and punch with homemade cookies for desert. This is the first time any of them had ever had PB & J or cookies, they were cautious at first but then wanted seconds of everything. After everyone was full then Father Christmas made an appearance. This was the first time most of them had ever seen Santa or for that matter been given a gift for Christmas. It was a powerful experience for all of us. We will not ever be able to forget this day especially at future Christmases. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the entrance to the Orphanage compound within the Sweto Slum in Nairobi. Here one of the teachers had to stand at the door to ensure that only the orphans came in because the neighbor kids wanted to join in the fun they saw happening inside.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk24s-Y5sZus-Je32WPfNj_Q_E3w3813xaGUFfB5HbpcJxRL3eVdYWbwRPgAnsT90h06DgcMtW96JGjtiE8qBBxPUfmPzN1qEO66TgKby_V6KgiJgltt_hsSxoPI-Uofflqy9iX33lxWzC/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk24s-Y5sZus-Je32WPfNj_Q_E3w3813xaGUFfB5HbpcJxRL3eVdYWbwRPgAnsT90h06DgcMtW96JGjtiE8qBBxPUfmPzN1qEO66TgKby_V6KgiJgltt_hsSxoPI-Uofflqy9iX33lxWzC/s320/IMG_1914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719254732014794706" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Because it was a summer day it was very hot on Christmas Eve, so we found some shade to eat our PB & J sandwiches.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6BUm-OaN00gtqEuc-TEzzP-iTVhEB43ANgsoqjyNHvTbUc60cdbwbfU0YqnkxjGZczENlEr73fXw9ROiJqVDuyNMi3qWWk0eumIIUwThwIcIUFzy-YzJbSSr2hLjEiFjVzFNmsl5P8M6/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6BUm-OaN00gtqEuc-TEzzP-iTVhEB43ANgsoqjyNHvTbUc60cdbwbfU0YqnkxjGZczENlEr73fXw9ROiJqVDuyNMi3qWWk0eumIIUwThwIcIUFzy-YzJbSSr2hLjEiFjVzFNmsl5P8M6/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719254715109024354" /></a><br /></div><div>The ages of the orphans ranged from 3 years to 14 years. These are the older orphans. I kind of was drawn to them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4mSQpGJqFBbRQKVe2xP211W1idIksKP1pHej30s8KekdpVnlh2HV4V9J-lrFSKl_b4GgVE4sNA9qz9GOFoaJYnR5eUBq4BbnmriM8N9fqVl17ZzWHVdgbrmbm4ntpaU7CDk6tV0HMQbz/s1600/DSCN3580.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4mSQpGJqFBbRQKVe2xP211W1idIksKP1pHej30s8KekdpVnlh2HV4V9J-lrFSKl_b4GgVE4sNA9qz9GOFoaJYnR5eUBq4BbnmriM8N9fqVl17ZzWHVdgbrmbm4ntpaU7CDk6tV0HMQbz/s320/DSCN3580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719254709303177106" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen had crocheted little dolls all year long to give to some young kids for Christmas. This project became her avenue. She was also instrumental in collecting items for the older kids. Her things were combined with back to school bags received from LDS Charities. Since she was instrumental in organizing the gift bags she became Santa's helper to ensure the right bags went to the right kids. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN9ebsqZRpzZPBNRNuAO3oxEntW5h_FkoM0yCIBdvRY35vLPZl0L3hPGh8RSSh-TXOnkKTD_2QKlrJ_6mhcAiSR4s4eb0I_fu-4ddqtJcTAwICKjVXU0nUFSCoN3VuMQV88YJI5S0B2VK/s1600/DSCN3575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN9ebsqZRpzZPBNRNuAO3oxEntW5h_FkoM0yCIBdvRY35vLPZl0L3hPGh8RSSh-TXOnkKTD_2QKlrJ_6mhcAiSR4s4eb0I_fu-4ddqtJcTAwICKjVXU0nUFSCoN3VuMQV88YJI5S0B2VK/s320/DSCN3575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719254704374522050" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-26468731341037441352012-03-12T16:57:00.005-07:002012-03-12T22:45:50.780-07:00December 24th Senior Missionary Couples Do Another Service Project<div>The project started the week of December 12th thru 17th: Monday at Home Evening we prepared gift bags for the 74 orphans residing at the Nazarene Children's Home located in the Sweto Slum. On that Saturday some of the Senior Elders worked on replacing the metal roof of their school building. On the following Saturday Christmas Eve, President and Sister Broadbent joined with the six senior couples going back to the slum to enjoy a Christmas Party with the children of the Nazarene Children's Home. The party started with introductions of the school staff and the children of the orphanage to the couple missionaries including dancing and games.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At FHE the 6 couples living at the "Nest" put together over 74 gift bags for the kids</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS_N2NYBRLw89aFodu_1-sao-X29vFfJ6xHR8yi9yEVb8iz6nHqPgVfbgNl7hxpCqQdQLCSxnzEQN5Rudw9aiJHEv4TZStwfIHyOg4bvl-AtJGnEVaTCUXeB1tH3kS1WW9l0Zi_Nj2nfZ/s1600/DSCN3473.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS_N2NYBRLw89aFodu_1-sao-X29vFfJ6xHR8yi9yEVb8iz6nHqPgVfbgNl7hxpCqQdQLCSxnzEQN5Rudw9aiJHEv4TZStwfIHyOg4bvl-AtJGnEVaTCUXeB1tH3kS1WW9l0Zi_Nj2nfZ/s320/DSCN3473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719240108316637842" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Five of us replaced the rusty leaking metal roof of the school.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ubdz9GTMZgzgDVuKS5HSlLZA95wziMlcbEtIc7FgfsVqgM2l3W5yfJwpJJJccWLD9ESJ1OFHqF-KjFevEUtHNnwvXRWiOTsD8ItRdGAvqiGVWVlNRPuemu7cymR1NZPBb2gNCMnZTSqL/s1600/IMG_1585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ubdz9GTMZgzgDVuKS5HSlLZA95wziMlcbEtIc7FgfsVqgM2l3W5yfJwpJJJccWLD9ESJ1OFHqF-KjFevEUtHNnwvXRWiOTsD8ItRdGAvqiGVWVlNRPuemu7cymR1NZPBb2gNCMnZTSqL/s320/IMG_1585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719240102137853922" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here Sister Nevin is called on to dance with one of the young men during the introductory ceremonies.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1OtzRLrD_CuplrsjlxWQnwdM-D0_6YejD7lvohF5ZEwDqWSJHAdISYcItqUmP5SS-zgwzcgdL-9sEJv6CsdPl0_qmgWJ9BvEA1elQhYgAneRSE-rdnd4ffPYCcOaDxolQvzNZmRec51Z/s1600/IMG_1734.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1OtzRLrD_CuplrsjlxWQnwdM-D0_6YejD7lvohF5ZEwDqWSJHAdISYcItqUmP5SS-zgwzcgdL-9sEJv6CsdPl0_qmgWJ9BvEA1elQhYgAneRSE-rdnd4ffPYCcOaDxolQvzNZmRec51Z/s320/IMG_1734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719240095116016882" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside of the school the kids really had fun doing sack races.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQp8MKcZ3PVN1oIHIbgOFIx2HjWpVsBsuFwGRG7L3vq9JewMntbP9u79unj85HPkdnjJ8Rw-tS0Ud_j7dcXPJQpZgvtryXn6UKv1kryOjDXaotPDmypBugnELbmuevpVvJKOiKshGPzwI/s1600/IMG_1849.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQp8MKcZ3PVN1oIHIbgOFIx2HjWpVsBsuFwGRG7L3vq9JewMntbP9u79unj85HPkdnjJ8Rw-tS0Ud_j7dcXPJQpZgvtryXn6UKv1kryOjDXaotPDmypBugnELbmuevpVvJKOiKshGPzwI/s320/IMG_1849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719240091127725602" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-62644623067912273542012-03-12T13:51:00.002-07:002012-03-12T16:06:23.445-07:00Kilili Branch's Christmas Social<div>December 22nd Kilili Branch had their Christmas devotional and dinner. Nearly 100 people came to celebrate. The Relief Society had prepared a nativity reenactment, which included a couple choir numbers to accompany the acting out of the Christmas story found in Luke 2. Following the nativity play we joined in some Christmas carols then everyone enjoyed a big meal ending with lolly pops for everyone. We truely enoyed being a part of it.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Choir sings "Angel We Have Heard on High..." </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmBJIe2_iPUERB5MrmZGbAfzkuj60YVpqBHXOJ4l954PmRwwkhr3_D1L3f5tDzgeUohYR2ejLOm-1hBKJA0KXshFJLmI3klQC2_7UktfQWx8C9ghZWQeDD6eFUs4WUzWETiFA7wg2GlRo/s1600/Choir1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmBJIe2_iPUERB5MrmZGbAfzkuj60YVpqBHXOJ4l954PmRwwkhr3_D1L3f5tDzgeUohYR2ejLOm-1hBKJA0KXshFJLmI3klQC2_7UktfQWx8C9ghZWQeDD6eFUs4WUzWETiFA7wg2GlRo/s320/Choir1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719137305640412610" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the Wise Men gives tribute at the feet of Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOGINTYSQEbBb-DAJTkU5F_LvTcAFtbQBEFPIUkYrwSj5IckuDluMwPapnGR7zGDWTlwwpmEh96KPIDth6ua8MjN_MVwy49gORb57552uI12EYuSaZxnLbOLKgn7LOIFtgllxMEOEtnPP/s1600/Christmas+Play3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOGINTYSQEbBb-DAJTkU5F_LvTcAFtbQBEFPIUkYrwSj5IckuDluMwPapnGR7zGDWTlwwpmEh96KPIDth6ua8MjN_MVwy49gORb57552uI12EYuSaZxnLbOLKgn7LOIFtgllxMEOEtnPP/s320/Christmas+Play3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719137298886653346" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Relief Society Sisters had prepared a huge meal for everyone. Several children from the village were invited to come and have share the meal. Being the first week of their summer, it was a beautiful sunny day.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4hUetwm6V8sAlrpb1Wxyo0Z2smyZRkadb9MrWMbDonZiBdh7yhceCBvdWFfEDLNe3mXfcVslT8RWWlL0gp_HXQHB9tB9Zsr1vV076SsD-yShj6APG3g0rIbN3KMAyWtM5ePvl0vM1qzV/s1600/Servers-Anastacia+Magdelina+%2526+Jacinta3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4hUetwm6V8sAlrpb1Wxyo0Z2smyZRkadb9MrWMbDonZiBdh7yhceCBvdWFfEDLNe3mXfcVslT8RWWlL0gp_HXQHB9tB9Zsr1vV076SsD-yShj6APG3g0rIbN3KMAyWtM5ePvl0vM1qzV/s320/Servers-Anastacia+Magdelina+%2526+Jacinta3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719137285498884610" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the attendees enjoying their meal of rice, goat stew and beans.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS5J4hipIGWbi6KuMKq_E1hgDp_MF1kACc0C8goD_1cIouJrFJhxoxR02isXKW7esKxdCVGJlYJsFureywpgfVnhlVAYkorxFdY169CvuKYLCb7KI8vtaYRFszpUT4GZzPiIjgq3xot63/s1600/DSCN3504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS5J4hipIGWbi6KuMKq_E1hgDp_MF1kACc0C8goD_1cIouJrFJhxoxR02isXKW7esKxdCVGJlYJsFureywpgfVnhlVAYkorxFdY169CvuKYLCb7KI8vtaYRFszpUT4GZzPiIjgq3xot63/s320/DSCN3504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719137280937723186" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-70197269534778042722012-03-11T20:03:00.005-07:002012-03-11T23:45:04.587-07:00December Brought Non-stop Heartwarming ExperiencesThe first week of December our mid-week visits to Kilili continued. Then on the 10th we joined some of the other Senior Couple Missionaries to do a fun Christmas service project for a group of about 37 orphans in Nairobi. First we helped them have some much needed fun by playing some games with them, then we fed them Pizza and sodas (for only the second time in their lives), after that Santa came bringing a bag of gifts for each of them. They showed their appreciation by singing and dancing for us. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Us with the Muindi Family.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1Wyc_bUGVJC81n8_nwwKMJFBH9y2c32cO2wo5ytDuan1KxzKwQzZKn0GSxsqx5BFRp86sB1StjGrdZjyLmVjq864HfTXiBWHXWeCD5BJE0JyNN40FnEfb3Y-wBk2emOmYX2O1bPe-emN/s1600/Us+%2526+Muindi+family.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1Wyc_bUGVJC81n8_nwwKMJFBH9y2c32cO2wo5ytDuan1KxzKwQzZKn0GSxsqx5BFRp86sB1StjGrdZjyLmVjq864HfTXiBWHXWeCD5BJE0JyNN40FnEfb3Y-wBk2emOmYX2O1bPe-emN/s320/Us+%2526+Muindi+family.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718895040424409618" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Balloon race</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dz4v_gQ5uW0tKtXWmJP6CI8TyEELXEdc58mxt_BT8ilrtKd87yW6SdULeC_mikDie0nk1IsCWroQscCYCAmFBMvkVqh1aH6j4f2wAnzQkeqs8z6hlw2TRRX14kDSnNtTVCWvG4mPGzEO/s1600/Oprah%2527s-Service+Proj-+balloon3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dz4v_gQ5uW0tKtXWmJP6CI8TyEELXEdc58mxt_BT8ilrtKd87yW6SdULeC_mikDie0nk1IsCWroQscCYCAmFBMvkVqh1aH6j4f2wAnzQkeqs8z6hlw2TRRX14kDSnNtTVCWvG4mPGzEO/s320/Oprah%2527s-Service+Proj-+balloon3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718895033440590978" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Pizza & Soda what could be better?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKbrbHT9sOnAZYDoa2f8_ldb5NXVOvGYEOFUfdzh4JZv8wSI06fdTp2Z_6YefDRu3DDyOWiehlcWDleZyjwdh9rwbP1rMOyTsAP3xBwkJMnSVtpROCJ1xjtmtwPtcsNuGrXzrDdpj7kDT/s1600/3.1+Karen-Oprah%2527s+Service+project2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKbrbHT9sOnAZYDoa2f8_ldb5NXVOvGYEOFUfdzh4JZv8wSI06fdTp2Z_6YefDRu3DDyOWiehlcWDleZyjwdh9rwbP1rMOyTsAP3xBwkJMnSVtpROCJ1xjtmtwPtcsNuGrXzrDdpj7kDT/s320/3.1+Karen-Oprah%2527s+Service+project2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718895029291947634" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"Father Christmas" aka "Santa" was a big hit as he had a bag of gifts for each child.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT1pycz0O6Y5vBEg9ePzxMdq8Bzp9lVvvE6mGZDf64E071II9Hnin2G4rFaMB7eMtbBaSDrKZWEkSvaxUbwf9XKSPVMwCN5ym2v6f-6EIyd863nP3EAfoaQAG5BvP1pbj9Kl0Og8Y3IKu/s1600/3.2+Santa+%2526+girl.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT1pycz0O6Y5vBEg9ePzxMdq8Bzp9lVvvE6mGZDf64E071II9Hnin2G4rFaMB7eMtbBaSDrKZWEkSvaxUbwf9XKSPVMwCN5ym2v6f-6EIyd863nP3EAfoaQAG5BvP1pbj9Kl0Og8Y3IKu/s320/3.2+Santa+%2526+girl.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718895019432481186" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-87240889714851448512012-03-10T21:31:00.004-07:002012-03-11T16:45:39.554-07:00November ended with back-to-back Transfers, Thanksgiving and a Couples' ConferenceIt got even busier toward the end of November. Transfers were the same week as Thanksgiving and the Couples' Missionary Conference, with missionaries coming and missionaries leaving. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Assistants to the President (on either end) greet 9 new missionaries.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOm2sB3_0yt6ur1Sg6MI8s38PAh9BXtZNFrFfS1Vk8HXrw8WIhWzmGmK8Q4HCpeCW-qsM9usiMM31TD_A1jLOgvrxgk7qt8rilKfGJsnD8cQPoVwcg7vPmsn3n60kVs501e6DQXNdl56sW/s1600/AP%2526Group11-23-11.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOm2sB3_0yt6ur1Sg6MI8s38PAh9BXtZNFrFfS1Vk8HXrw8WIhWzmGmK8Q4HCpeCW-qsM9usiMM31TD_A1jLOgvrxgk7qt8rilKfGJsnD8cQPoVwcg7vPmsn3n60kVs501e6DQXNdl56sW/s320/AP%2526Group11-23-11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718495495672627186" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Scott & Rydalch dig in to a very traditional Thanksgiving Dinner.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTR4O_TFrSZg-nldqF9LuoneTaMXLUlzzqDVTlGlrmh4Q089uzOEGIK8xtk9yGAGiqrib-QcYG2rxEcbpxSvEeS_PhLWJbjijNCpJJsGWmaLGYn1WpbwEvHMzTloFPdeuMHWEGqoBFBzDf/s320/Thanksgiving11-24-12.3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718781603050676034" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen visits with the other couples.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8u6gkuhCQWoVw9METUhzON0KmdNPQTE4q75NgpnqvnVYo8dckdQB56Roow50xCX5bnc9Sx7f6E26K1Q107MvUoe_YoiJDneM1PeqLQJ69X7W9eJ4h8P69-SMt6BNCiVFwpz2GDALya2f/s1600/Thanksgiving11-24-12.9.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8u6gkuhCQWoVw9METUhzON0KmdNPQTE4q75NgpnqvnVYo8dckdQB56Roow50xCX5bnc9Sx7f6E26K1Q107MvUoe_YoiJDneM1PeqLQJ69X7W9eJ4h8P69-SMt6BNCiVFwpz2GDALya2f/s320/Thanksgiving11-24-12.9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718781596237354178" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Senior Couples serving in the Kenya Nairobi Mission on Thanksgiving Day 2011</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyn33aXd8vbrdnZDWHuJnSQeM82ZIPyisKj53WTFmjVYU9-6luHD0BLUOIra_en2XW0hEmFCTo7SREk0GiRz4_XAUBDVZqiwXwOdSJHVPGEisRU9YS6OEvaWAnBeCiVY5st_JOJmOIa7J/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011-2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyn33aXd8vbrdnZDWHuJnSQeM82ZIPyisKj53WTFmjVYU9-6luHD0BLUOIra_en2XW0hEmFCTo7SREk0GiRz4_XAUBDVZqiwXwOdSJHVPGEisRU9YS6OEvaWAnBeCiVY5st_JOJmOIa7J/s320/Thanksgiving+2011-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718785564744205378" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-8796157360940185032012-03-10T17:59:00.007-07:002012-03-10T21:30:57.670-07:00November had time for visits to our Kilili Branch FriendsIn late October and the first half of November we started making some mid-week visits in addition to our normal Sunday visits to our friends in the Kilili Branch to help them work on gathering their documentation in preparation for their temple trip. About every other Thursday we would make the 2 1/2 hour drive and visit 4 or 5 families. Unfortunately the traffic returning to Nairobi on the week nights was so much heavier than on Sundays that it made for for 12 to 14 hour days but we always came home with such a good feeling that it was worth it. To make up for the time and work missed at the office while away we started staying late at the office a couple nights a week to catch up. You would think that the added time that we were spending would make us tired but just the opposite. We enjoyed the visits so much that we were actually invigorated.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacinta's kids and some cousins.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlhyphenhyphenQ-c19rf7SZmf_o5VxyxPqJ_iuGGjlE3KMlpumWkNUFAAdqAJSL-BOYXVRhA9PsHapHOuBJjWQbvjzIkDzZKex027HhHOIJgq5DGxBLgFy90IaD2pQ4M3NVwHmyAu6v2B_GQKQK3Lv/s320/Jacinta%2527s+family2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718477975472560866" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Jemminah and some of her grand children.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsc-UJNWo3kYDUe9FtwfyRvl0TaEGSoMoNy4PPSg1_kcXKCHJqM_Y4fV1-SWS1S5FminTag62qCU74zAtLX2J1igVFZweYDTM7-lW7IY7zXKyeDum5iR32exqj2FCfyyH3GjQex5UiNAb/s320/Jemminah+%2526+grandkids.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718473403216393090" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Purity and two of her boys.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-4Utzk_ykrrSjyXJLeSigi7sTrXFz8pB7bZSAaFJQLZpSs_DN9-KfU5onE2zKPcdm_yHiwtyqsBO8crxrLWFDm3bCMHrvTz2j0d7N4RP8fVJIcNjtsrVFtgigIm0-Hnbt6nx6nY_Avty/s1600/Me%252C+Purity+%2526+boys.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-4Utzk_ykrrSjyXJLeSigi7sTrXFz8pB7bZSAaFJQLZpSs_DN9-KfU5onE2zKPcdm_yHiwtyqsBO8crxrLWFDm3bCMHrvTz2j0d7N4RP8fVJIcNjtsrVFtgigIm0-Hnbt6nx6nY_Avty/s320/Me%252C+Purity+%2526+boys.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718473397187418706" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen & Elizabeth.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzVgxv5tJ3dtW7TpN2iuVlm92avM9-1rXI63qPNKaVIdH4SxQhLyHyPxPPEoGOkrVMMvWPqM9wExcwpr8onxyKH9lxAavBamCi_1i8cMvTLEWr7Yqu7dlDAp7vpTgCv8-1R-aoxJmkeeX/s1600/Karen+%2526+Elizabeth.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzVgxv5tJ3dtW7TpN2iuVlm92avM9-1rXI63qPNKaVIdH4SxQhLyHyPxPPEoGOkrVMMvWPqM9wExcwpr8onxyKH9lxAavBamCi_1i8cMvTLEWr7Yqu7dlDAp7vpTgCv8-1R-aoxJmkeeX/s320/Karen+%2526+Elizabeth.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718467258229307442" /></a><br /><div>I</div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-7678988804956901442012-03-10T17:21:00.005-07:002012-03-10T21:28:14.004-07:00Russell M. Nelson, Ronald A. Rasband, Bishop Richard C. Edgley & Carl B. Cook visit<div>We felt honored to have a short visit from several General & South East African Area Authorities at the end of October: Elder Russell M. Nelson, President Ronald A. Rasband, Bishop Richard C. Edgley, and Carl B. Cook all were here to conduct a Priesthood Leadership Training Meeting for the leaders in both Kenya Nairobi and Uganda Kampala Missions. They also hosted an open house reception for local opinion leaders in the community.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Priesthood leaders arrived early and stood in the rain waiting for their training meeting.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIKS3vFrUKLacwx5X3nV0_B8r0VJ7m3eXAvDecR4Gfj3sAoWciife5Plgkm50KViEXapJnfKkeSdDAmLq9DDuVaHGBnIfi-LhkDD3eSc1s5XieWk7vOqNJ-hXr1LWeldJBvwuexmFo5r2/s1600/Priesthood+leaders+waiting1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIKS3vFrUKLacwx5X3nV0_B8r0VJ7m3eXAvDecR4Gfj3sAoWciife5Plgkm50KViEXapJnfKkeSdDAmLq9DDuVaHGBnIfi-LhkDD3eSc1s5XieWk7vOqNJ-hXr1LWeldJBvwuexmFo5r2/s320/Priesthood+leaders+waiting1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718430764481694818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Authorities personally greeted each attendee.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNArSeG1Vu0lwh0RNSpeuRBh7-m0YkL0F_n_DB6PtR5C_n116wZX_cDy42dpl8w2BhH07JY52OxL8IWbA8o89xPRQ00PKxQ3mnWPVp14IMql8UQ7ugWRrwOA-6oX_A26ao56CyRADh14o9/s1600/Greeting+leaders-Nelson_Rasban_Edgley_Cook_Usi3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNArSeG1Vu0lwh0RNSpeuRBh7-m0YkL0F_n_DB6PtR5C_n116wZX_cDy42dpl8w2BhH07JY52OxL8IWbA8o89xPRQ00PKxQ3mnWPVp14IMql8UQ7ugWRrwOA-6oX_A26ao56CyRADh14o9/s320/Greeting+leaders-Nelson_Rasban_Edgley_Cook_Usi3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718430754148785618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The visiting authorities and their wives pose with our own Area Seventy Authority of the 3rd Quorum of the Seventy-Elder Hesbon O. Usi. From left to right: the Cooks, the Nelsons, the Usis, the Rasbands & Edgley</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uMcbZN5xQDfZT4pZM9U36vDtfAF1cn3Rp1SinqPBzGvASUPWvJeeqNHk_09hRw8BhZIGn9NmKLRPI3Td370SOkVqha53fJejBhcss27VpwuPb3korbaTFvZAxNIyyhJ7kFNfy_v3VZ_g/s1600/1+Group-Cooks_Nelsons_Usis_Rasbans+%2526+Edgley.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uMcbZN5xQDfZT4pZM9U36vDtfAF1cn3Rp1SinqPBzGvASUPWvJeeqNHk_09hRw8BhZIGn9NmKLRPI3Td370SOkVqha53fJejBhcss27VpwuPb3korbaTFvZAxNIyyhJ7kFNfy_v3VZ_g/s320/1+Group-Cooks_Nelsons_Usis_Rasbans+%2526+Edgley.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718430753060633442" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">After a luncheon Elder and Sister Nelson relax with President and Sister Jackson from the Uganda Kompala Mission. They held a fireside for the Young Single Adults of the Nairobi area.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ-vXT-Z5lZEbM8ovzWM6kLB-NGRCmlwB30ZWvrEmh5DAjXXGxNjIwOIvkDbRew-IK3YHJIndoaEM-fCNSsW3Oy0T2oBpOMxqE72meujVzdj77M0fpwgF_Wd8xfmZ9hRpdkRflJf6py8V/s1600/1+E%253AS+Nelson+%2526+P%253AS+Jackson.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ-vXT-Z5lZEbM8ovzWM6kLB-NGRCmlwB30ZWvrEmh5DAjXXGxNjIwOIvkDbRew-IK3YHJIndoaEM-fCNSsW3Oy0T2oBpOMxqE72meujVzdj77M0fpwgF_Wd8xfmZ9hRpdkRflJf6py8V/s320/1+E%253AS+Nelson+%2526+P%253AS+Jackson.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718430746468000194" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-74006342823306080002011-10-18T11:59:00.003-07:002011-10-18T12:13:04.487-07:00Greetings to our family and friendsWe were feeling a bit guilty since we had not shared anything on this blog since clear back in June. We have never been busier! Sorry that the narrative is a bit sketchy and the sequence is not very sequential but at least these pictures will give you a glimpse at what we are experiencing here in Kenya. Despite our 10-14 hour days 7 days a week, we feel that we are living a dream. No picture or narrative could ever communicate what we are experiencing here. In fact, most of these pictures are merely what we see as we are coming and going to what we we really do all day. We hope you will enjoy. We send our love and hope some of you will have a minute to drop us a line.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-78393592924517343572011-10-18T11:34:00.002-07:002011-10-18T11:57:54.028-07:00October brings weddings<div style="text-align: center;">We were invited to attend the wedding of Peter and Pauline the first weekend of October. Then again a week later we witnessed the civil marriage of two couples preparing to go to the Johannesburg Temple to be sealed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two couples are from the Kilili Branch. They are doing the final preparations for their trip to the Johannesburg Temple.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlqJg8i6PyGAPsc5Tf9-IyvMgPmQTfDiGwwTK7ADR9TtvWnB9KUh05tKJ2fIJDnM1S20TVUkNFaxCuXsjzrnTltJJITiaIiRJgCbaEq8uTXO2mTq24fDYoGA_PiK4jnutNvp4b9CKpTZs/s1600/10.2Us%252C+Munidis+%2526+Ngaos.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlqJg8i6PyGAPsc5Tf9-IyvMgPmQTfDiGwwTK7ADR9TtvWnB9KUh05tKJ2fIJDnM1S20TVUkNFaxCuXsjzrnTltJJITiaIiRJgCbaEq8uTXO2mTq24fDYoGA_PiK4jnutNvp4b9CKpTZs/s320/10.2Us%252C+Munidis+%2526+Ngaos.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664903998515443074" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">This young couple is Peter and Pauline. Peter worked in the Distribution Center for over a year. He is finishing up a degree in accounting at a local university. Recently he was hired by a large company that manufactures bio-fuel on the east coast. He asked us to take pictures of their wedding. Another senior couple-the Byrds were also invited ato help photograph the wedding.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMcj3t1ixMRQY_L5WNpOCCT33oBRdOSHQmehAqIKnWzY-aedWq6t37y0zgwPEqM5UQRTNnntMR7p53t1gM_Lm0IVqKmVUfOgN_2Eir3SYEQxuC8a2xhxPZ_Ql3de8B_RUsAj5GEz60KzL/s1600/10.1Us+with+Peter+%2526+Pauline.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMcj3t1ixMRQY_L5WNpOCCT33oBRdOSHQmehAqIKnWzY-aedWq6t37y0zgwPEqM5UQRTNnntMR7p53t1gM_Lm0IVqKmVUfOgN_2Eir3SYEQxuC8a2xhxPZ_Ql3de8B_RUsAj5GEz60KzL/s1600/10.1Us+with+Peter+%2526+Pauline.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMcj3t1ixMRQY_L5WNpOCCT33oBRdOSHQmehAqIKnWzY-aedWq6t37y0zgwPEqM5UQRTNnntMR7p53t1gM_Lm0IVqKmVUfOgN_2Eir3SYEQxuC8a2xhxPZ_Ql3de8B_RUsAj5GEz60KzL/s320/10.1Us+with+Peter+%2526+Pauline.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664903990100924882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back at the Church, Karen is greeted by two cute little girls attending the wedding reception. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmq-6Zu9s2m3hxbchkXZNWwJgH_FsMxNE07RFWhM_YFChPw84NIxKi6fwzsFifMIiu1e3jBuR_y7OncvcPIGTGt1MbXUpAauo_5vNeIjGovNzKnNqixLhdgb66s0ECiE_y9ad3gFMInx5C/s1600/10.1Karen-kids-Langata.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmq-6Zu9s2m3hxbchkXZNWwJgH_FsMxNE07RFWhM_YFChPw84NIxKi6fwzsFifMIiu1e3jBuR_y7OncvcPIGTGt1MbXUpAauo_5vNeIjGovNzKnNqixLhdgb66s0ECiE_y9ad3gFMInx5C/s320/10.1Karen-kids-Langata.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664903986491967746" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a colorful church that we passed on our way to Chyulu.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaoFjZB5vtr1ZBgYg7qEpGuTY0CUUSdLstG7Y-ssTutw-TsuePQ90P1ASkc1joZGqKrS-JeaDDndk5QkGVQ14vFRt2LcI6SIxOviB9OTzB5aIJVxbfEV-kxRtGDrmsFAyArGWaNlLqEyE/s1600/9.21Church+Colorful.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaoFjZB5vtr1ZBgYg7qEpGuTY0CUUSdLstG7Y-ssTutw-TsuePQ90P1ASkc1joZGqKrS-JeaDDndk5QkGVQ14vFRt2LcI6SIxOviB9OTzB5aIJVxbfEV-kxRtGDrmsFAyArGWaNlLqEyE/s320/9.21Church+Colorful.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664903967767004898" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Faith and her parents at the mission office just after President Broadbent set Faith apart as a missionary.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1WNhIkmUhjSyJIMPNJaXRJXCtSPSfdLfXIQ8DjVk856jRBJqEE2SeICdxyMFGefw2w7MzIamZIQOl0GE5TgyFEiZB5QaRCVnwxpwrvzMjpl2a2Lxeikxlw5C6tLYn-3XG0ejJoH_GcuC/s1600/9.3Us-Faith+%2526+parents.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1WNhIkmUhjSyJIMPNJaXRJXCtSPSfdLfXIQ8DjVk856jRBJqEE2SeICdxyMFGefw2w7MzIamZIQOl0GE5TgyFEiZB5QaRCVnwxpwrvzMjpl2a2Lxeikxlw5C6tLYn-3XG0ejJoH_GcuC/s320/9.3Us-Faith+%2526+parents.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664903970533003986" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-39074819117188898242011-10-18T10:57:00.002-07:002011-10-18T11:34:31.871-07:00Two more couples come and Faith leaves on her mission<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxX3o27LSdBBRz6ZtXleJS_h-x8PRmomEJYS8GKZwelWUbVa5WDyXV5FlKYRlTiugSC5KT9mWouyKxnX155en5YtwONsF387yswL1RSY-uo-KHOqo9Non4ahyJDPs9IGdRaYi-QlSx9YW/s1600/9.3Karen+%2526+Faith-kanga+.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Later in September two more senior couples join us: the Babcocks, who will serve in Eldoret, and the Schwabs who will serve in Chyulu. President an Sister Broadbent took the Babcocks to Eldoret when they went of a conference and we took the Schwabs to Chyulu. Chyulu has so many humble people that we have come to know and love. We envy the Schwabs. Back in Kilili we say goodbye to our most recent Missionary leaving from the branch. She is well prepared to teach!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen shares another kanga with Faith it is a sign of friendship.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0-lUadqJpyQvn49BMOtzinjzz013EDv7QPOSOOqc1VrcvxIh_2owBt2YXXpvmAl9GtrHEAJlPGIKUybSEcqJBVxt9pgXd6bZcoILAHwSVH3uHEg9XdFsL8SvArujEUGCExkxrF2H7Iiv/s1600/9.3Karen+%2526+Faith-kanga+.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0-lUadqJpyQvn49BMOtzinjzz013EDv7QPOSOOqc1VrcvxIh_2owBt2YXXpvmAl9GtrHEAJlPGIKUybSEcqJBVxt9pgXd6bZcoILAHwSVH3uHEg9XdFsL8SvArujEUGCExkxrF2H7Iiv/s320/9.3Karen+%2526+Faith-kanga+.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664893726117808690" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the Schwabs as they meet the missionaries they will live next to. We have already recognized how well prepared the Schwabs are for their call. They even purchased bike so that they could join the young missionaries as they visit the people in remote areas.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_4DtVtmQrEP2tk1k8JxCXPDr8iGFRZjG0Un-D9UC1kLLDFJYtugAEt7k0mko-uQIUL6crEC5RriEN1KsjQ6hyphenhyphenlfv787Q0NzySIIJW6jQKVMgbDB_QkaO7af1WgIlJQjRjB4w20vfO9xn/s1600/9.2Schwabs-Kambu10.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_4DtVtmQrEP2tk1k8JxCXPDr8iGFRZjG0Un-D9UC1kLLDFJYtugAEt7k0mko-uQIUL6crEC5RriEN1KsjQ6hyphenhyphenlfv787Q0NzySIIJW6jQKVMgbDB_QkaO7af1WgIlJQjRjB4w20vfO9xn/s320/9.2Schwabs-Kambu10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664893715049329602" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back to Nairobi we stopped to look at these colorful hand-made baskets. These young girls were very good at selling their wears.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9RGGMafwfod9eOHT9_RbkhXbC8oCXBIva9CLtDwFxKunGHFs_b-ZAS8m287m0OcaZxG7l44yB_HYXPxq77Q-cBYG9zS4d3CM4uVGSz9lfiXVDVMFCpWsrz-Hqw-zNYHg2GbfrrnQiVMb/s1600/9.2Colorful+baskets.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9RGGMafwfod9eOHT9_RbkhXbC8oCXBIva9CLtDwFxKunGHFs_b-ZAS8m287m0OcaZxG7l44yB_HYXPxq77Q-cBYG9zS4d3CM4uVGSz9lfiXVDVMFCpWsrz-Hqw-zNYHg2GbfrrnQiVMb/s320/9.2Colorful+baskets.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664893690582045586" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture is of all of the couples who attended the conference in Lake Nakuru. All but one couple serving in the Kenya Nairobi Mission attended the conference. Unfortunately the conference was a couple weeks before the Babcocks and Schwabs arrived.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW03izXaY6iSLNmXAsb0v2NiiWyKoMDW73M6eIxjZrU2JnJDqMluafpIqsNh3vGfQ3riyCoILLSPHWaAS5x9AzISmfhyphenhyphenVV_mbY25zOfE7Y6-EfLY1BQ1GQ46uiXK5o7PX9qpwdD5aemsY/s1600/9.1Couples+Conf9-3-11.2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW03izXaY6iSLNmXAsb0v2NiiWyKoMDW73M6eIxjZrU2JnJDqMluafpIqsNh3vGfQ3riyCoILLSPHWaAS5x9AzISmfhyphenhyphenVV_mbY25zOfE7Y6-EfLY1BQ1GQ46uiXK5o7PX9qpwdD5aemsY/s320/9.1Couples+Conf9-3-11.2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664893688434594962" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-86142674325121938962011-10-17T14:59:00.005-07:002011-10-18T12:15:41.168-07:00September Couples Conference at Lake Nakuru Park<div>Twice a year all of the senior couples serving in the mission come together for a conference at a major game park. The first weekend of September was our conference which was held at Lake Nakuru National Park. We have meetings to discuss important issues, but the primary purpose is for the couples, who serve in remote areas throughout Kenya and Tanzania, to enjoy time together. We also went on several game drives within the park over the two days.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This 3 meter Python crossed the road as we were on one of our drives. Unfortunately Karen and I were the only ones who saw it before it disappeared in the grass.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJwNAwgjvvxF5MMEWBXeBgeikEY5zrOTWjm0jTZiAfsYlvGnpWppazCUyZuY7XhlOnq7f3Pr7CJXThVM7RdtmZky2H3ckhKioqtqKJLNcIvzylE3sy1BVqfHdC9pXxZVH223Lq7gvhnoR/s1600/9.1Snake-python1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJwNAwgjvvxF5MMEWBXeBgeikEY5zrOTWjm0jTZiAfsYlvGnpWppazCUyZuY7XhlOnq7f3Pr7CJXThVM7RdtmZky2H3ckhKioqtqKJLNcIvzylE3sy1BVqfHdC9pXxZVH223Lq7gvhnoR/s320/9.1Snake-python1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664585563039156802" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw this Leopard in a tree where it had taken its lunch (a pelican).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw21wkBSC3KcyBpYnH6Z1LyE4qoD3N1FoUahyi9rElgGBXl7pSpiasB2p9T7lcdNAqr97ef7iKBLuDViwTI7zwvNs_oGq0V09dKzpSGcfWqVgjUifcM4sZ4uriAC-xDXUiIx5nh1L5kCsM/s1600/9.1Leopard-LN2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw21wkBSC3KcyBpYnH6Z1LyE4qoD3N1FoUahyi9rElgGBXl7pSpiasB2p9T7lcdNAqr97ef7iKBLuDViwTI7zwvNs_oGq0V09dKzpSGcfWqVgjUifcM4sZ4uriAC-xDXUiIx5nh1L5kCsM/s320/9.1Leopard-LN2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664585548933619362" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Did I tell you that Giraffes are Karen's favorite animal?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFPSKVd3eLzsoaiFbWI-pWijsVAowZ1fMA769PaSVXaQImG9VNjX-4WTphezRxlPVLLZY0OpCC3pni3DBSDKZBi-ekA5Ud6r8631bIClAJazn3EjfErQzBL-BSS_yk7nfxN8V9aIugNH-/s1600/9.1Giraffe-LN21.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFPSKVd3eLzsoaiFbWI-pWijsVAowZ1fMA769PaSVXaQImG9VNjX-4WTphezRxlPVLLZY0OpCC3pni3DBSDKZBi-ekA5Ud6r8631bIClAJazn3EjfErQzBL-BSS_yk7nfxN8V9aIugNH-/s320/9.1Giraffe-LN21.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664585546507466130" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This baby baboon hopped on top of our truck and tried to eat the radio antenna.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fpfhRcOICOVEAonjn5cfRtLZ6IGUNuH8I3BeIZ4IStlfEPmxrqiLSrGmhJf-xHsY828wubCIAiRX_AIJU_Le845iWPHBfQ8Sf6omgRg_Uy0lqFxkUeXgkDMqpGiKiGcVtuqVHqgPVa-b/s1600/9.1Baboon+on+vehicle5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fpfhRcOICOVEAonjn5cfRtLZ6IGUNuH8I3BeIZ4IStlfEPmxrqiLSrGmhJf-xHsY828wubCIAiRX_AIJU_Le845iWPHBfQ8Sf6omgRg_Uy0lqFxkUeXgkDMqpGiKiGcVtuqVHqgPVa-b/s320/9.1Baboon+on+vehicle5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664585539933123250" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-78571907170883585832011-10-17T14:34:00.003-07:002011-10-17T14:59:06.186-07:00Kilili Branch's Newest Missionary<div>Catherine's missionary farewell was on Sunday August 21st. A great number of friends and family came to see her off. She reports to the Provo MTC was on August 23rd, where she will be prepared to serve in the Arizona Mesa Mission. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here Catherine poses with her best friend Faith who is also going on a mission to Uganda.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZlQlP83NMFyrcpuwPBQPd8DjLMiL_T0NRTVPBPkKi_1hmnjEFh9Bf-FOK9Q-XTdWIbgVPRtoQk8BIO9u88T10zoUhxkOBpSE0l5v38RPapk6QRfI_ExPWFpTLwP9UhyvdOWp-N3lQPEC/s1600/8.5Catherine+%2526+Faith.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZlQlP83NMFyrcpuwPBQPd8DjLMiL_T0NRTVPBPkKi_1hmnjEFh9Bf-FOK9Q-XTdWIbgVPRtoQk8BIO9u88T10zoUhxkOBpSE0l5v38RPapk6QRfI_ExPWFpTLwP9UhyvdOWp-N3lQPEC/s320/8.5Catherine+%2526+Faith.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664581053116746498" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Catherine with her two grandmothers</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbG7tMrBb3EH3Fgq1-C4-w5AoCbH5PRDxkmW23L0yIQN7wVX5sD_C4vb0MBb3SgpGU75hvg1eQcesdRJEvGxWanE3ZYoxtL1ZSr6Cuxqwqp1CsyNUAuX5n_ka8LuibZjmEvo4sXrZpbbM/s1600/8.5Catherine+%2526+gandmothers.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbG7tMrBb3EH3Fgq1-C4-w5AoCbH5PRDxkmW23L0yIQN7wVX5sD_C4vb0MBb3SgpGU75hvg1eQcesdRJEvGxWanE3ZYoxtL1ZSr6Cuxqwqp1CsyNUAuX5n_ka8LuibZjmEvo4sXrZpbbM/s320/8.5Catherine+%2526+gandmothers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664581040492390738" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Catherine and her family, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, parents and uncle.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-foHbwOfK4vBVHVFuQ7gMKBRHVylCUBhQuYoYoP_ddNAjK5RWNP35MyyvBuiDGj4qRoRh0vJi1TZAznwwNlx4yikfCZEeoKC5EWIHswGd-OVubbWcn7g9cEMdQOKS_8uU9QAiFDaEhafp/s1600/8.5Catherine+Family+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-foHbwOfK4vBVHVFuQ7gMKBRHVylCUBhQuYoYoP_ddNAjK5RWNP35MyyvBuiDGj4qRoRh0vJi1TZAznwwNlx4yikfCZEeoKC5EWIHswGd-OVubbWcn7g9cEMdQOKS_8uU9QAiFDaEhafp/s320/8.5Catherine+Family+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664581034194520450" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the night before she left we took Catherine and her parents to dinner. Karen gave Catherine a matching kanga.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tyFQ8kWs4VHvDEzfCGs9-0MhCZAfWr6oXHbr05iEsjFQuNZe3m5OQPGbD3rg3FR13lONMQe4jUo6cvL_bhWg8F_-Q8Te5Uj_m6SfxBjq968ZC2i73nMzuZoXNNx9Bb7ehurkt1og2Oj_/s1600/8.5Karen+%2526+Catherine-Kanga.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tyFQ8kWs4VHvDEzfCGs9-0MhCZAfWr6oXHbr05iEsjFQuNZe3m5OQPGbD3rg3FR13lONMQe4jUo6cvL_bhWg8F_-Q8Te5Uj_m6SfxBjq968ZC2i73nMzuZoXNNx9Bb7ehurkt1og2Oj_/s320/8.5Karen+%2526+Catherine-Kanga.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664581018809140530" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Us with Catherine after Church on Sunday.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmne-KtkU_54p-SXHDL_GswtnILdsquJkl0zunDnMd7B7AEhp7Tr7ug73Vjl4_VPCTwODu97rzfZ0YFVrewnVqw-G0sCDwWUnN-22T4z7DJfbDNRB4ECC2Egpq41Wcj76hAp2CG7eBwL4S/s1600/8.5Us+%2526+Catherine.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmne-KtkU_54p-SXHDL_GswtnILdsquJkl0zunDnMd7B7AEhp7Tr7ug73Vjl4_VPCTwODu97rzfZ0YFVrewnVqw-G0sCDwWUnN-22T4z7DJfbDNRB4ECC2Egpq41Wcj76hAp2CG7eBwL4S/s320/8.5Us+%2526+Catherine.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664581015742178770" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-4944327087332385752011-10-17T14:19:00.002-07:002011-10-17T14:34:19.370-07:00August also brings Mormon Helping Hands Day<div>African Mormon Helping Hands Day was on Saturday August 20th this year. This is a continent wide service day in which every LDS Church Unit in all of Africa plans a service project which benefits their community. Our branch chose to clean the village center. The turn out was very good.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here Faith sweeps trash into a pile to be burned.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrmXzBaTMAmlxhwX-Kzd4zxneSpAuWNlqx17hDSDGQB3a-B2G78f3GzQfzo5NN8LbYKfcyGbaf1CcenZq6xxgFNo2SE_eRNZrLk4j4qH4dj-VZml706JWJOnJXfjfx67uCepDMbPHaQo0/s1600/8.3Faith+helps.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrmXzBaTMAmlxhwX-Kzd4zxneSpAuWNlqx17hDSDGQB3a-B2G78f3GzQfzo5NN8LbYKfcyGbaf1CcenZq6xxgFNo2SE_eRNZrLk4j4qH4dj-VZml706JWJOnJXfjfx67uCepDMbPHaQo0/s320/8.3Faith+helps.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664575342966408130" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Purity worked very hard sweeping the front of local businesses.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPft6v27-tMmKQ4B88hAE7NkijOQ3SSdS1PaNAJCBlEHu6IWVMXclvf0i7F4PGfiz3fikuIMzCJz4r3D1oXBsMHL1NXwqpO3cqtCpCScR-GZ2CcESqN_mTujgwNYRkYmRy4y2Lpkfn4ZWb/s1600/8.3Purity.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPft6v27-tMmKQ4B88hAE7NkijOQ3SSdS1PaNAJCBlEHu6IWVMXclvf0i7F4PGfiz3fikuIMzCJz4r3D1oXBsMHL1NXwqpO3cqtCpCScR-GZ2CcESqN_mTujgwNYRkYmRy4y2Lpkfn4ZWb/s320/8.3Purity.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664575334862089266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Village merchants were very appreciative of the cleanup effort. Here are some of the youth who came to help.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTPN6c9zsd1oJ2Qrec4Uj9g7YFU2x_GGzi4PqZTmTNB6_6U0bMB_YdpRldgy5_DOI1MxBnkV47e5s5cvL-suWpl0T6F8z_5ZO6GIEgM55O61s3yxMYEYk4mIVue_ThWgie9c2F0vQaEzS/s1600/8.3helping+hands.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTPN6c9zsd1oJ2Qrec4Uj9g7YFU2x_GGzi4PqZTmTNB6_6U0bMB_YdpRldgy5_DOI1MxBnkV47e5s5cvL-suWpl0T6F8z_5ZO6GIEgM55O61s3yxMYEYk4mIVue_ThWgie9c2F0vQaEzS/s320/8.3helping+hands.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664575329582639730" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Two primary boys reporting for duty.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q0fmq0reMT4TDt6uWjXKI0yWu2UEb3Y-q28fXn2dUCclAOALFRku6ht1V_JfJLe5TdcAKwFMZ8eD_g7rIgj1C071sHJ6X771CcetqQI0_NY8wWvkWNPusk5O6E6ymtgfxQRtly6xVZ8S/s1600/8.3Boys+reporting+for+duty.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q0fmq0reMT4TDt6uWjXKI0yWu2UEb3Y-q28fXn2dUCclAOALFRku6ht1V_JfJLe5TdcAKwFMZ8eD_g7rIgj1C071sHJ6X771CcetqQI0_NY8wWvkWNPusk5O6E6ymtgfxQRtly6xVZ8S/s320/8.3Boys+reporting+for+duty.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664575320202060082" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the old man helped out while Sister Nevin took pictures.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM-yHV2XSVvf4K_l2jb8veCgG4NWuRDx91qzr0775hd_4F1-mMjISG4lI2OsAq_mv5I0M6w6aLKqieQcgG8DyIvkZXKkRRGxZ2P7pE48L4d1YKlHHzs1ApAXKADm24zl7hNECmy8wWLGm/s1600/8.3Me-helping+hands.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM-yHV2XSVvf4K_l2jb8veCgG4NWuRDx91qzr0775hd_4F1-mMjISG4lI2OsAq_mv5I0M6w6aLKqieQcgG8DyIvkZXKkRRGxZ2P7pE48L4d1YKlHHzs1ApAXKADm24zl7hNECmy8wWLGm/s320/8.3Me-helping+hands.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664575312777902722" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-52725517391868330232011-10-17T13:56:00.003-07:002011-10-17T14:18:32.760-07:00Early August Brings Audits<div>In August we did some traveling to the north Kenya towns of Kisumu and Busia to perform a semiannual audit of their financial books. Although audits are not that exciting, the drive to these communities is exciting. The road passes through some especially scenic areas. The Kericho area has expansive tea fields and beautiful mountainous green family farms.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are two young boys selling the produce from their family's farm. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhhVpxY6MO_pzUb9-hHSmWosLRZk7s9ZtRIIaCWzoNfOW8EMeUJtvaDJstdHy0LhbPthobHHYa4gUQ1CkkcSTJtFCSzAVCncZxGNEnY9KjF4fKj_L6URpkfUY1oOn7BWy5iY_yxe2H_xS/s1600/8.2Boys+at+vegetable+kiosk.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhhVpxY6MO_pzUb9-hHSmWosLRZk7s9ZtRIIaCWzoNfOW8EMeUJtvaDJstdHy0LhbPthobHHYa4gUQ1CkkcSTJtFCSzAVCncZxGNEnY9KjF4fKj_L6URpkfUY1oOn7BWy5iY_yxe2H_xS/s320/8.2Boys+at+vegetable+kiosk.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664569080487347314" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Classic thatched-roofed dwellings along the roadside.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DnxKh7wgCDod2tuo0jjqxeXraacRMmiGHFiiLy5shNyjkjC3ubg1ZNCm2rP2Afcd4ZEA-YOQ9sXGYgFRJaTZ0SDT4lM1QPEtniqR84JcahpCiQamPqmgsUtvMqGFdEh-8lnB1rpnRmaU/s1600/8.2Dwelling-Thatched+roof1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DnxKh7wgCDod2tuo0jjqxeXraacRMmiGHFiiLy5shNyjkjC3ubg1ZNCm2rP2Afcd4ZEA-YOQ9sXGYgFRJaTZ0SDT4lM1QPEtniqR84JcahpCiQamPqmgsUtvMqGFdEh-8lnB1rpnRmaU/s320/8.2Dwelling-Thatched+roof1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664569075563709618" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking down from a mountain road we were able to witness laundry day for this family.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7rDahmpeock7PdzU7HB1F-PhwWmk7PU0YHMG6xBDQwnZU6J6GivaBS0K3U0DopEry9NuK3HZyC54YGeO7CdmzDEoPDtVcwJUakAffiocr_z2qKSgqXzgdQpJefaN9RuStA04UMCzMg9g/s1600/8.2Kericho.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7rDahmpeock7PdzU7HB1F-PhwWmk7PU0YHMG6xBDQwnZU6J6GivaBS0K3U0DopEry9NuK3HZyC54YGeO7CdmzDEoPDtVcwJUakAffiocr_z2qKSgqXzgdQpJefaN9RuStA04UMCzMg9g/s320/8.2Kericho.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664569067036076882" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">These boys were just sitting on the fence watching cars go by</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6-KnbVlMyiyHJB-qxdWrMhAy548uSs_VvlkQKasKwtSl0UHdA_5aswmlebdXilG8PUqa0v_3pYY2BV4ZqqCsoaVphyphenhyphenlBiy4Yjel53gyCP7FEt_TZNlQzAWO0aeo9aMzw6gf0uinQ20RT/s1600/8.2Tea+Fields8-15.8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6-KnbVlMyiyHJB-qxdWrMhAy548uSs_VvlkQKasKwtSl0UHdA_5aswmlebdXilG8PUqa0v_3pYY2BV4ZqqCsoaVphyphenhyphenlBiy4Yjel53gyCP7FEt_TZNlQzAWO0aeo9aMzw6gf0uinQ20RT/s320/8.2Tea+Fields8-15.8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664569059950215474" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-10150557145688501112011-10-17T13:19:00.003-07:002011-10-17T13:55:50.536-07:00Transfer week in July brings hellos and goodbyes<div>Later in July we had another transfer week. We enjoy the excitement of transfer week , but as I have stated before not only do we greet new missionaries coming into the mission, but sadly we also have to say goodbye to several of the missionaries we have come to love, who are returning home to their families. We took a new senior missionary couple the Halls to visit one of the branches in the Kilungu Hills where they will be serving.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Karen with Purity a young girl that she has bonded with in the Ilima Branch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEELywOC-CZ5J4hnoRcNhBRPyBb-famEGYh_j2xBZfFmpCqrpLcSwUOM89s2957SP0nZkTI67_afZi9tFAs7BsH81AJch-vWampa0eGb6XLUf-bwSpZoyh9EVAfUtPaiGOK3e1ZcE7Xbr5/s1600/7.3Karen+%2526+Purity-Ilima.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEELywOC-CZ5J4hnoRcNhBRPyBb-famEGYh_j2xBZfFmpCqrpLcSwUOM89s2957SP0nZkTI67_afZi9tFAs7BsH81AJch-vWampa0eGb6XLUf-bwSpZoyh9EVAfUtPaiGOK3e1ZcE7Xbr5/s320/7.3Karen+%2526+Purity-Ilima.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559322170620866" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here the Halls attend their first baptism in Africa. The young man in white with his arms crossed is about to go on a mission and on this day he is baptizing his mother and two other young boys. Also pictured are the two companionships of Elder who serve in the Hills.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtocUpucTOxK1qUGh5yTKniWlMEZXOlA0uwDhhx3AQXXy7McHPRL_gyICO4BLKlItjNqrSahn6FOL4rKEaMkEwoG0Uv_ot93_bapRLu5bgB1rkkM4VtFFD77ucr9n5Bzy8OouEa6fCcog/s1600/7.3Ilima+baptism.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtocUpucTOxK1qUGh5yTKniWlMEZXOlA0uwDhhx3AQXXy7McHPRL_gyICO4BLKlItjNqrSahn6FOL4rKEaMkEwoG0Uv_ot93_bapRLu5bgB1rkkM4VtFFD77ucr9n5Bzy8OouEa6fCcog/s320/7.3Ilima+baptism.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559312042018290" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the traditions in the mission is for departing young missionaries to go on a Safari at the nearby Nairobi Game Park. We were asked to take them on this day since President and Sister Broadbent were traveling out of town. These two Elders pose by the Hippo Pond. Ironically there were no Hippos at the Hippo Pond but there were two large Crocodiles that you can see over Elder Weech's right shoulder on the far bank of the pond. Out of the picture is the armed guard who escorted us to the pond. Elder Weech is from our home in the Gila Valley, Arizona. Elder Mdlalose was returning home to South Africa</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfGnjDqaOLKvlSm_E6NQFNI8Fp3HpJFXm0ApoAHLWmCHCsK4ghaKCvkHOS89KBLL2WkCe5GT7TjIO2EqdRRw4w2pn3GZJRZ_UqlCpHw_ctdfg8oeygSwq8IvhSkp4aYSGGysb099WyxbV/s1600/7.2Weech%2526Mdlalose3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfGnjDqaOLKvlSm_E6NQFNI8Fp3HpJFXm0ApoAHLWmCHCsK4ghaKCvkHOS89KBLL2WkCe5GT7TjIO2EqdRRw4w2pn3GZJRZ_UqlCpHw_ctdfg8oeygSwq8IvhSkp4aYSGGysb099WyxbV/s320/7.2Weech%2526Mdlalose3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559301363978290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This big male lion was napping only about 10 meters from the road. He woke up long enough to check us out and then went back to sleep. Much like dogs, lions spend a major portion of their day sleeping</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k1xa-H4zLSieK2IL9BwZPJHMxmHCv9YOalQEnTJeaJECzcbbXaY-kdZSseA3fCP7R7-AJ1HFWyTSe8owCOC9ozUu17jcKRZa41H3OECdYUQqZpKGeGZHBYEFlv5HcZs9ZMygsDeBmTgn/s1600/7.2Lion-NP32.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k1xa-H4zLSieK2IL9BwZPJHMxmHCv9YOalQEnTJeaJECzcbbXaY-kdZSseA3fCP7R7-AJ1HFWyTSe8owCOC9ozUu17jcKRZa41H3OECdYUQqZpKGeGZHBYEFlv5HcZs9ZMygsDeBmTgn/s320/7.2Lion-NP32.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559296821422178" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-29736873614178994142011-10-17T12:56:00.002-07:002011-10-17T13:19:10.624-07:00Get away to Aberdare National Park<div>Wow it has been too long since I last posted anything here. I will try to catch you up. In July a few of the couples went to Aberdare Park for a weekend get-away. Although we had been to the park previously, this time we stayed overnight inside the park at the Ark Lodge. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is us at the Park Entrance. This is a Convention Center just outside of the park at which we had lunch before entering the Park.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwC2lJ3q0hVgwq97GRyBSXnbWnWnqMSzdc-PdhsCc3dmRwMKTUJlr8I3Gf_6rQY1rx-XyzyXeMX35gYXNsShLPzfTKKrURSOBdQNZCHM1NpR42nBUG1O_OhLbfmti0ymJjZg4dkmVX8or/s1600/7.1Us-Aberdare.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwC2lJ3q0hVgwq97GRyBSXnbWnWnqMSzdc-PdhsCc3dmRwMKTUJlr8I3Gf_6rQY1rx-XyzyXeMX35gYXNsShLPzfTKKrURSOBdQNZCHM1NpR42nBUG1O_OhLbfmti0ymJjZg4dkmVX8or/s320/7.1Us-Aberdare.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664553674863313186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Ark Lodge inside of Aberdare Park.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu7R3wNcNe0QpLRHDPsJDOZwPnlGEUv3N4kysMHmismI-7pqFGRE0_r1YHRqwMbtIf3mNgSGvogTjUY8CxzP5kxdjTmKEMzswBnI8Ol-GT-kSDpIvNQCVC60yMT3KSuDULOQe3K6zt8nG/s1600/7.1Us+%2540+Ark.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu7R3wNcNe0QpLRHDPsJDOZwPnlGEUv3N4kysMHmismI-7pqFGRE0_r1YHRqwMbtIf3mNgSGvogTjUY8CxzP5kxdjTmKEMzswBnI8Ol-GT-kSDpIvNQCVC60yMT3KSuDULOQe3K6zt8nG/s320/7.1Us+%2540+Ark.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664553671385136882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen's favorite animal is the Giraffe. She got excited when we spotted this family of Reticulated Giraffes</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBuPscLpVSkKTZZWS3-8F3qfQjS-zj-NFivyr8YtNnZaXUQLtXwphH-lT2XK4S3yhYpJ5_SfXFbGemzvxS2FrZGZnAjmCEhsIT6-XB95v4R79InZhHPFrt55ECVWHnuEKOrQSMmtssbbr/s1600/7.1Karen-garaffes-Ab1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBuPscLpVSkKTZZWS3-8F3qfQjS-zj-NFivyr8YtNnZaXUQLtXwphH-lT2XK4S3yhYpJ5_SfXFbGemzvxS2FrZGZnAjmCEhsIT6-XB95v4R79InZhHPFrt55ECVWHnuEKOrQSMmtssbbr/s320/7.1Karen-garaffes-Ab1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664553661493024994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three siblings posing together</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkTHLqDPI3hE12n0WXDd46pdY4jQcl6_Uj2RE3oFQPqxw_ebp6C9rib6RibdCv9A0a42Ovf6y8OXyQyM8vmoLkpGZ8IaUAyGuBHUTEwAgBFbfYHFuNaYihCxwfT4nMMpYVloIjnsxCrkC/s1600/7.1Giraffe-Ab.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkTHLqDPI3hE12n0WXDd46pdY4jQcl6_Uj2RE3oFQPqxw_ebp6C9rib6RibdCv9A0a42Ovf6y8OXyQyM8vmoLkpGZ8IaUAyGuBHUTEwAgBFbfYHFuNaYihCxwfT4nMMpYVloIjnsxCrkC/s320/7.1Giraffe-Ab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664553656181335490" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-77831072097541553272011-06-24T13:16:00.003-07:002011-06-24T14:06:00.350-07:00More of baby Mwende, another baptism, and another missionary from Kilili<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen taking pictures next to the chicken coup.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR_scTUma0yLi2HlVEGGb-dg2xXZxhat289D3PG2vXxO20fWdUTpsSgyx0mFC_Jz7px6K90aABHzC40p0fZMgnlOeok8nhtnovC1Nb2bOywhR-uySt3hMWPQ_nArlNBbs1dSPZ7_L9WLY/s1600/2-1Karen-photographer+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR_scTUma0yLi2HlVEGGb-dg2xXZxhat289D3PG2vXxO20fWdUTpsSgyx0mFC_Jz7px6K90aABHzC40p0fZMgnlOeok8nhtnovC1Nb2bOywhR-uySt3hMWPQ_nArlNBbs1dSPZ7_L9WLY/s320/2-1Karen-photographer+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621884109670149250" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is baby Mwende's grandma and little brother Steven. Grandma is shucking cowpeas, Steven is eating ugali and the dog is hoping for leftovers. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CvDUs4PPy-_a0GEjyEVO2UJ9y9x-QkN-dgTJ3KycFE5C7pvbiDiQaySfAmCY6T9XRHU0uFihCVvN3GvLSlBrxM8mVScO_gLV6ojA-L7s5-zjp4Enf5fB2pjLZ3iPV9djoj4HutCtJYCT/s1600/2-2Grandma+%2526+Steven2+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CvDUs4PPy-_a0GEjyEVO2UJ9y9x-QkN-dgTJ3KycFE5C7pvbiDiQaySfAmCY6T9XRHU0uFihCVvN3GvLSlBrxM8mVScO_gLV6ojA-L7s5-zjp4Enf5fB2pjLZ3iPV9djoj4HutCtJYCT/s320/2-2Grandma+%2526+Steven2+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621884104203312194" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen holding 4-week old Mwende</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuB-c7KY36_zkkymQfPdh8rEyToF3gyuBm7yLRA67qawNmw_e2zNgTH5LgQRIe8joeEmuSlfbwzV2OTFw5qWNnutQ0J4oWIZhbr0iaTLpkrBc5_d0H5eiea0jL5GGmP3eim0VW_Hjn1tQ/s1600/2-3Karen+%2526+Mwende1+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuB-c7KY36_zkkymQfPdh8rEyToF3gyuBm7yLRA67qawNmw_e2zNgTH5LgQRIe8joeEmuSlfbwzV2OTFw5qWNnutQ0J4oWIZhbr0iaTLpkrBc5_d0H5eiea0jL5GGmP3eim0VW_Hjn1tQ/s320/2-3Karen+%2526+Mwende1+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621884094518016642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our most recent baptism and the newest member of the Kilili Branch is Purity. Here she is with her beautiful family. Her daughter Ndanu (on her left) was baptized a few weeks ago.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAJCZktKrxPejjXE38YSnt7TsAXRvyVzm9i3xRIDhan742Kr9xwDlyfuKSefp_m_mvKjP_A6yqfSUfekPIhsMCDFSXTZo-SU8wENvzEZnpEhIVfF3EDAjaBhFjdBNxeDGdi4jqrW_dzv3/s1600/2-4Purity+Masika%2527s+family+copy+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAJCZktKrxPejjXE38YSnt7TsAXRvyVzm9i3xRIDhan742Kr9xwDlyfuKSefp_m_mvKjP_A6yqfSUfekPIhsMCDFSXTZo-SU8wENvzEZnpEhIVfF3EDAjaBhFjdBNxeDGdi4jqrW_dzv3/s320/2-4Purity+Masika%2527s+family+copy+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621884096443365442" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the newest member of the Kilili Branch to go on a mission. Here Faith is turning in her missionary application papers to us. She is going to be a good one.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfxEnufwOlT4Te6tyfWc4Y6gA_y0yAf2nOAuz373jn5ncO5qzuQJqC1lzIbc0C5IIi_0kOawIsOH3mEBlbFNIfw7NoqdKfMs5Z3d-klfoc6u9yixF5prfsn50KeHsUS2AmvDV7lZhQ3ev/s1600/2-5Faith+M.+turns+papers2+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfxEnufwOlT4Te6tyfWc4Y6gA_y0yAf2nOAuz373jn5ncO5qzuQJqC1lzIbc0C5IIi_0kOawIsOH3mEBlbFNIfw7NoqdKfMs5Z3d-klfoc6u9yixF5prfsn50KeHsUS2AmvDV7lZhQ3ev/s320/2-5Faith+M.+turns+papers2+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621884085320295474" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602703830105883141.post-36876037296770341022011-06-24T12:51:00.003-07:002011-06-24T13:14:28.352-07:00Our visit to see Anna and Joshua's new baby<div style="text-align: left;">Sunday June 12th was the Kilili Branch Conference. After the meetings President and Sister Broadbent went with us to visit Anna (she is one of the first people we taught in our investigator class) and Joshua who had had a new baby. Two members of the Relief Society Presidency went with us. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are at their compound.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOQRXDdImdUCzKU7SCZ1LHMeGcSsEyz9ihHmhjRRIRVo84s5ZSdxdjIzs9CYQ6kIpF6cK7a5tKvEsetm00DfXgWBcKDznpLP_nbnvIqjN7dQkpk52dTST89LuXpYFE9prg87Mx4TOUkeh/s1600/1-1Anna%2527s+compound10+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOQRXDdImdUCzKU7SCZ1LHMeGcSsEyz9ihHmhjRRIRVo84s5ZSdxdjIzs9CYQ6kIpF6cK7a5tKvEsetm00DfXgWBcKDznpLP_nbnvIqjN7dQkpk52dTST89LuXpYFE9prg87Mx4TOUkeh/s320/1-1Anna%2527s+compound10+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621876930210957058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More of their compound.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggSOf0_m3r7rd3tQTmXpqwMJzLavdKLHWAby9kXkzzHtSJJhZsFI9htOSQSSlBMwxv3rLE2Psfd9odNw2jhqXaarRqFpP0-2PwA0kHUS9nYnbdC4vYnM3fwCQ9x-PDaYifVa6MCIXBzRi/s1600/1-2Kilili+compound2+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggSOf0_m3r7rd3tQTmXpqwMJzLavdKLHWAby9kXkzzHtSJJhZsFI9htOSQSSlBMwxv3rLE2Psfd9odNw2jhqXaarRqFpP0-2PwA0kHUS9nYnbdC4vYnM3fwCQ9x-PDaYifVa6MCIXBzRi/s320/1-2Kilili+compound2+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621876923128911186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their main house built by Joshua out of hand made bricks.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF9GtxdBxoRevCUaOI0_dt-wLek0wM_VOHzzb7r8jgsopE3ZtAVWfKkgmvspXkrc-Odg-OzqtM9D5uc3WZHkWVe9dhqJzHqXMH1-8i2pMar_0xNQCrVdMKELjBG_b0O087E3SBkWbGgo_/s1600/1-3Main+house+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF9GtxdBxoRevCUaOI0_dt-wLek0wM_VOHzzb7r8jgsopE3ZtAVWfKkgmvspXkrc-Odg-OzqtM9D5uc3WZHkWVe9dhqJzHqXMH1-8i2pMar_0xNQCrVdMKELjBG_b0O087E3SBkWbGgo_/s320/1-3Main+house+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621876917581042882" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the happy parents with their new little girl Mwende.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-H-ZRMPP5bFkmJ0O18gxKZ3UIXSxdyUJZ6BPjm7lZnISii4FF_gwZ6fePnKQ-FdFNODm1wGw8KJRo-zM7Wkab0M8ZYceywcA4pkfM2hxqBmhRfRV_8VkyHaDb_Ths_cITgwtNQUuxXhZ/s1600/1-4Mwende+%2526+Parent2+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-H-ZRMPP5bFkmJ0O18gxKZ3UIXSxdyUJZ6BPjm7lZnISii4FF_gwZ6fePnKQ-FdFNODm1wGw8KJRo-zM7Wkab0M8ZYceywcA4pkfM2hxqBmhRfRV_8VkyHaDb_Ths_cITgwtNQUuxXhZ/s320/1-4Mwende+%2526+Parent2+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621876911220235986" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Us with Anna and Mwende.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7hhHO-YQcPM7QAt66_-nNpaZ0YG0fml1CyDWtMgWkUjK-ztQZ69khyWGWDtyJl7WFRojWypEqV7692L_GUqlN6lf4yXKxgg3t_q6q-KPL-9g36cp7jJD0dA7nYs1D9KgQxbelPZm8og9/s1600/1-5Us%252C+Anna+%2526+Mwende+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7hhHO-YQcPM7QAt66_-nNpaZ0YG0fml1CyDWtMgWkUjK-ztQZ69khyWGWDtyJl7WFRojWypEqV7692L_GUqlN6lf4yXKxgg3t_q6q-KPL-9g36cp7jJD0dA7nYs1D9KgQxbelPZm8og9/s320/1-5Us%252C+Anna+%2526+Mwende+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621876907737892706" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1