Monday 16 May 2011

Monday 16 May 2011

We had a wonderful breakfast with fresh fruit and great mixed tea.  The ladies here make a hot tea that is made with 2/3 water and 1/3 milk and tea and steep the tea until perfect.  This is the best tea that I have ever had. 

We meet with the water committee of the Grace Church to discuss the process of getting the system installed, requirements, covenants, mutual support and the commitment of the two parties.  Presently the committee is building the water building and it is coming along.  Like many projects here and at home often the delay is funding of the construction.  The church is doing fund raisers to get the money to complete the project.  We will probably look at coming back for installation during June to August of 2012.

We had a great lunch at church then afterward we went on a trip to a Maasai Homestead and to the Ngong Hills.  The homestead was very interesting and we were able to go into the home (manyatta) and actually see the inside layout and visit with the family that lived there.  It was amazing how the home was built and organized to accommodate 5 people.  The wife has the responsibility of home construction and maintenance while the men herd the cattle, goats and sheep.  It was interesting that the outside of the home was plastered with cow manure and it was rather water resistant and easy to repair.  Many of the homes were miles away from the church and many walked upward of 4 hours to church on Sunday morning.

After leaving the homestead we traveled across the plains toward the Ngong Hills which is the highest hills in the area.  The hills are closer to Kiserian the nearest commercial area to Grace Church.  The church is located 12.5 miles southeast of Kiserian.

We made it back to Ben and Rita’s house and enjoyed an evening with them and Chris Ndei that was also staying at the house.