So since my last blog, we have been on a safari & it was something we will both remember forever. I would recommend doing it to anyone - seeing animals in their natural surroundings is just breath-taking! We booked through a contact Moses had - a happy chap called Titus who gave us a great offer. We also shopped around but no one could guarantee us our own private vehicle which Titus said he would & the prices varied so much & they want you to barter with them - all rather impersonal to be honest. So we felt happy with [View Full Entry]

---

---

The few day leading up to Friday's celebrations (or as Moses & Loice were now referring to it as the Opening Ceremony - which I knew meant there was some serious praying in the pipeline) were spent finalising things, using the money that has been raised since I left, which Aaron brought over with him. After sitting down & planning what it would be spent on, such as varnish to protect the wood, utensils for the kitchen, cups & bowls for the children to use etc. we headed into Mombasa together to do the buying! It was a fun day as [View Full Entry]

---

---

Hiya! Time has been flying & I am sorry it has been soooo long since my last update! I've been REALLY busy sorting out the final finishing touches at Hill Wheeler School, ready for the official opening that was celebrated this afternoon! So, since the last blog, Aaron has arrived here in Kenya! A convoy of myself, Moses, Keegan & Loice (& some of my luggage) went to collect him early last Saturday morning. His flight landed at around 9.30am, so we were up early - even though the airport is only half an hour away, with the morning traffic it [View Full Entry]

---

---

Some more photos....finally! These are to accompany my last blog, sorry for the delay. I will be doing another update in the next couple days to let you know how the very-close-to-finishing dinning room & kitchen are coming along! Lots of love as always Vicky x x x x x [View Full Entry]

---

---

Well, I've just passed the half way point of my time out here in Kenya & I can't believe how fast the time has flown by. Last week started with some serious DIY as I started the painting of the two rooms. I decided to do it myself as it will save money which can be out towards trying to complete some small odds & ends that need doing. So, Monday & Tuesday I was scraping & sanding the walls before starting the first coat of paint. I would get there at around 9.30am, break for lunch at around 1pm & [View Full Entry]

---

---

Just at the start of week three now & I have been really busy. Firstly, the work at Hill Wheeler School is coming along great. The plastering is completely finished & looks really good. I went to buy the wood at the end of last week so the builders are currently working on the tables & benches for the dining room as well as some framing for the doors & windows. The floors will be done last & then time for some painting!..which I'm really looking forward to as I want to help. I noticed one of the students at the [View Full Entry]

---

---

I had a dream last night. We were flying home, and somehow or flight got in like 15 hours early or something, so we were able to go to the Summit. (WPA had saved me some tickets.) Our church was super huge, like 4 times the size the current building is. First, I went to the offices, and the Lack boys were there. Pauly was packing up because it was his last day with us (he didn’t want to leave while I was gone.) The difference in the Summit this year was that all of the elements were done live by [View Full Entry]

---

---

Today was my favorite day in Mombasa, and possibly my favorite of the trip. The morning was relaxed, with a trip to the internet café to get work done and post. Sarah and I opted against cold spaghetti (or cold anything else) for lunch, so we found a restaurant with chicken and chips. I also enjoyed the slow pace and the part where there weren’t a zillion of us. Several of the others found their way to the church for a kids production or something, and the rest were with us until we split for lunch. We meandered through the streets [View Full Entry]

---

---

Well, it's already been just over a week & the time has flown by! I'm doing really well & the weather is getting hotter by the day! Over the last week, I've been visiting schools with Moses & trying to plan what I can spend the money on that I raised running the London Marathon. It's difficult, as the schools range from concrete buildings with desks & chalkboards run by a team of staff, to mud huts with a few wooden stools & children using their laps to lean on, which are run by mere locals who volunteer their efforts. You [View Full Entry]

---

---

Where did July go? Oh yeah, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya… Sarah got up early to make mandazi. Supposedly she woke me up to help, and I answered her, but I don’t remember at all. When I got to the breakfast table,, there was one lonely mandazi left, so I ate it. Sarah then let the secret go that there were more in the kitchen just for me- shaped like Mickey Mouse even! Once I got those, they others brought out the whole plate of more than a dozen that they had hid from me. Haha. I knew Sarah would take care of [View Full Entry]

---

---