When we arrived in Nairobi our gracious hosts met us at the airport.
Our first distribution was at a school in Talek. This school is a 6-hour drive from Nairobi. We had a beautiful drive through savannahs and passed by the Great Rift Valley that stretches 9,300 miles from Syria to Mozambique. There are many trucks on the road as it is the main highway to transport goods across land- locked countries in Africa.
Our first overnight stay was in a tent camp overlooking the savannah.
The school where our first distribution was held is on the edge of the Masai Mara game reserve. Children in their new outfits greeted us. The outfits this year are red, green, blue and yellow t-shirts and shorts. The smiles on the children's faces were precious as they greeted us. Even the youngest of the children were able to balance the bedkit on their heads.
During our forays out in the game reserve we were fortunate to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, hyenas and water buffalo.
We travelled back to Nairobi and the next day headed to Isolo. The drive is straight north through beautiful lush forests and rows of greenhouses where roses are grown for export.
We distributed another 1000 bedkits to the children who greeted us with song on our arrival.
The distribution and organization by the Rotary is commendable. The bedkits are all securely stored and they were ready to distribute on our arrival. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, another 1000 children will get a good night's sleep.
