Yes today, about 2 hours ago, we finally finished the playground! We are so relieved & so proud of ourselves! I will try to get to Rob's laptop to upload some piccies if I can.
It was such hard work, but we are so happy that we have done this for the people of Lifespring church & the community. And it was great to work with some of the Kenyan guys as well.
It is so great how well we have all been working as a team together. We are all so different & all have our own unique gifts & talents, but we have all been able to come together & all work on the playground together, which has been great. And we all feel like we have each accomplished something.
Yesterday while the guys worked on the playground, the girls headed to Amani Yu Juu, a place where women who have been affected by poverty, war, etc. can come & work while being nurtured in their physical & spiritual well being. They make products such as quilts, bags, clothes, toys, homewares, etc. The women weren't there, but we were given the tour & our tour guide Maggie told us all about the project. It was so inspiring to hear all about it & how these women's lives have changed since joining the project. Then we headed to the gift shop, which had such amazing things that the women had made. I think we all may have soent a bit too much!
We had a lovely restful day at Lukenya resort on Saturday, which we all needed so much, to refresh & rejuvenate. It was sooo good.
Then on Sunday we ran kids church at Lifespring. It didn't go as great as we had hoped. The children were very unresponsive as first, but towards the end of the program they connected with us a bit more, so that was good.
After church we had a thankyou lunch for all our host families. My host Grace couldn't make it unfortunately, but it was great to meet all the other host families & spend some time with them.
Then we headed to our next guesthouse, but on the way we stopped at another market. I didn't really enjoy this one, as I was so hot & tired, so I was a bit cranky & the sales people were much more pushy this time, so I just got really annoyed. So I didn't buy much this time, which is probably a good thing!
So I was quite relieved when we left the markets & headed to our destination, Kijiji guesthouse in Karen, which is close to Nairobi. It is quite nice there. It is a very peaceful, secluded place. I am sharing a room with Victoria & Laura. We are there until Saturday, when we head off to our safari. We are all looking forward to that so much, it is going to be so awesome!
So now that we have finished the playground, we will be spending the next two days with Pastor William. I can't remember what we will be doing there, so will have to come back & update with more details at a later date!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
We've Finished!
Posted by Haylee at 12:17 AM
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Sounds like you have had an awesome week. Lukenya sounded lovely and just what you all needed.
Yay to the playground being finished. Its a great acheivement and you should all be pleased and very proud.
Working with children can be hard as you cant always see an immediate response but the seed has been planted.
Amani Yu Juu sounds like a place I would love to visit, I am sure I would have spent way too much also.
Sorry you didnt enjoy your second trip to the markets, maybe that was the way of keeping you from spending too much money.
Enjoy the rest of your week with pastor William and I know that the safari is going to be so awesome -cant wait to see pics.
Love you
XXX ((()))
Mum
Yeah on getting the playground finished!! :-D
Praying that the rest of the trip goes just as amazing as the first half :-D
Hi Lovey, its your favourite Papa here. Completing the building of the playground is a wonderful achievement and I look foward to seeing the edited highlights on an upcoming episode of Backyard Blitz!
I thought the markets might be a bit over-the-top for you, but I'm sure it's given you some great stories to tell when you look back on it later.
Remi and Lucca have gone home now, so Ziggy has to adjust once again to life without a playmate. And he still waits at the front door for you to come out when we go for a walk. Feeney's been well behaved while you've been away - he's even been eating most of his food for a change!
Neighbours hasn't come back on yet so if it returns next week you won't have too many video replays to catch up on. How's your Ipod going by the way?
It's hard to believe that 2 weeks has passed already and you'll be back home in another week. We've missed you, of course, and really look forward to having you home again.
Enjoy your final week and watch out for elephant stampedes on your safari. I'm sure it'll be a great experience and you'll be coming back with squillions of photos.
Luv ya heaps,
Papa
Awww ... your father sounds like he really misses you! And poor Ziggy waiting at the door for you. Glad the playground is finished such a big thing. Amani Yu Juu sounds like a really neat project ... I would have loved to see all the things the women make. Enjoy your safari ... and make sure you take photos of those stampeding elephants ... or any elephants you happen to see!
Yeah, that the playground is now complete, glad that you are having an absolutely awsome time ..wow can just imagine you'll be very busy when you get back home scrapping all those photos!! but you'll get them done in record time... blessings, and hugs....Lou xx
Sounds like this trip is full of experiences you'll never forget - can't wait to see those photos and layouts. Enjoy the safari! Love, ScrapHappy (Tracey)xoxo
Hi Haylee - Sounds like you and the team have been going wonderfully well! Congratulations to you all on completing the playground!! 5 of us Living Waters ladies got together for lunch on Fri 16th, and we prayed for you, along with Mike's & my regular prayers, too! God has certainly been answering many prayers on your behalf - hope you're feeling very blessed! Much love, Michele
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