A few weeks ago I sent out an email asking for a school sponsor for Yvonne. She is the granddaughter of Rose, our helper. She lost her mother last year to a brain tumor and her father is not around. She now is cared for by Rose. We were able to raise enough money to get her into her 3rd year! She is currently in Kindergarten. Thank you all for your support!
Here is a picture of her on her first day:
This is a picture of the children in her class welcoming her.
This is a great school here in Kijabe. It is called Integrity School. One of the best things about it, is that the kids start computer class in 2nd grade. Even the public high schools here don't have computer classes. This will be life changing for her. She is so happy to be going there. Rose says she has been coming home and is so busy getting her homework done! At least that excitement has continued through the first week! Thank you all so much!
We had some more good news this week about the supply water here. There are several sources of water for the hospital, but the main one is called monkey corner springs. We have had some inconsistant numbers as to what the spring is producing, so we decided to go out and test it. We got a 20,000L truck and a stop watch and let it free flow till it filled up. The flow was 50% more than what the original numbers showed! This is great news for us. We should be able to design a system that will meet the demand of the hospital and the expansion.
We also met this week with the new architect for the Bethany Kids Children's Center. He had some great ideas and had incorporated all the concerns from our previous meetings into a new design. We are moving forward with the plans, but it sure is pole-pole (slow)!
Another curious thing happened this week. We were walking to a meeting and the rain clouds were moving in. But, up in the sky to the north-west was a funnel cloud! It was amazing. It only came down about 1/2 way to the ground. I think it is not classified a tornado until it hits the ground. We watched it for a while and then it started to go back up. I tried to get some pictures with my phone. Every Kenyan we tell about it does not seem to believe it! They have not had a tornado here in the memory of anyone. So, not sure what to make of it, but it was very cool to see.
Another curious thing happened this week. We were walking to a meeting and the rain clouds were moving in. But, up in the sky to the north-west was a funnel cloud! It was amazing. It only came down about 1/2 way to the ground. I think it is not classified a tornado until it hits the ground. We watched it for a while and then it started to go back up. I tried to get some pictures with my phone. Every Kenyan we tell about it does not seem to believe it! They have not had a tornado here in the memory of anyone. So, not sure what to make of it, but it was very cool to see.
Love you all!
In His Hands,
Jullie T.
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