Meru

We were told that the drive to Meru was three hours long. Well, that does not count if you are traveling by matatu. The drive took us six hours, and this would sum it all up: Crowded, bad seats, rain though the window - though we could not close it, loud annoying music through the speakers 10 cm from our ears, violent or sexual music videos 10 cm from our eyes. It also became dark and more and more people were pushed in the matatu, sitting upon our backpacks. In other words, we are taking a taxi back - all though the experience was memorable.


Finally we arrived to Meru and the KCA, Kenya Childrens Aid. This is the orphanage where we are working for the next two-three weeks.

In front of the KCA

Nixon, Anthony and Sandra

KCA was startet as a foster project in 1994 by Alf Somdal, and the orphanage was built in 2008. Together the people here are helping over 650 children. Norwegian sponsors are the ones that make the KCA go around. We were warmly welcomed from the beginning. Karibu sana!

We quickly learned that the Kenyans are very open and welcoming, but we also learned that many of them are (very) christian. We got to join the kids for Sunday service in church, and that was an experience in many ways. With the music, the dancing, the preaching - the service was not like anything we see in Norway. And during sunday school for the children, we were asked to "share the word of God" with the children. In every way this caught us off guard, but we think we handled it ok.

Apart from this, everything is going great. We are starting to get to know the 19 boys who are living here, and we are having a good time playing with them. The pictures can speak for themselfs.

Just hanging around

Playing GRIS

Geoffrey

Throwing out Peppes Pizza-balloons. Kids go crazy.

Janne is caught climbing an old Kenyan tree