Sunday, November 18, 2012

Roadside and accident scenes

This is a typical school building style for Kenya
 
Spectators of the tractor/trailer accident
 
We actually made it through this mess.

The confusion drew quite a crowd. 
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Animals and a veterinarian

We finally got to see some cows at the livestock show.
 
Jon enjoying the atmosphere 

These are mostly brahama cattle 

Finally got a good picture of a donkey cart 
 
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Storks and Food

Storks building nests in downtown Kitale
 

Stork with nest building material 

Storks in the tree 

Desparate for pizza 

Marianne's first attempt at pizza 

Signs of civilization in Eldoret 
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

13-Hour Round Trip to Migori

A classrom at Migori Teachers' College in Migori
 
Chalkboard at other end of the classroom 

Looking west toward Lake Victoria

Looking northwest--Lake Victoria is the largest
fresh water lake next to Lake Superior in the US.
 
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Scenes around Mautuma

Mautuma LDS Branch building
Beautiful Nzoia River which flows to Lake Victoria then
on to the Nile River in Egypt
 
Another view of Nzoia River 

Three 10-year-old girls going back to school to fix their
lunch of greens cooked in a bar of cooking fat.  The one in
the center spoke good English.  All are in Standard 4 grade
of school (4th grade).
 
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Highway to Eldoret

Ant traps
 
"Big O Tires" on highway near Eldoret 
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Visiting in the Misikhu area

President Wamalya, Albert (Elders' quorum), Jon and
Benjamin Matende

An investigator who lost a daughter (10) this summer 

These men are helping her harvest the maize. 

The women in the back are also helping shuck the maize. 

The sign to the Misikhu Branch building which is behind the house 
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