Lakeside Christian Church Group

Thank you for your patience! Here is post number two this week. I hope to add one more before the week is through...

From June 12 to 23, we had the pleasure of hosting nine wonderful folks as a group from Lakeside Christian Church in Northern Kentucky. They came loaded with enthusiasm...and lots of gifts for the believers here in Kenya (Joe and I included!).

During their time here, we spent six days in the Kajiado district, mainly at the Kajiado Training Centre in Ng'atataek. At the centre, the group was able to paint ALL rooms of the main building with primer and two top coats. We also had the pleasure of being hosted by two families - the Saidimus and Tukes - in the unmatched style of Maasai hospitality.

Here are a few pictures from our adventures...


The entrance to the Kajiado Training Centre. This is one of two centres that CMF has built for the use of Community Christian Church both to train leaders and to serve as a place to hold functions for the church and community.


Here is the main structure itself. There are 10 rooms in total - three dormitories, one CMF team room, one large meeting hall, one dining room, one kitchen with store room, and two guard rooms.

The centre also currently serves as the Ng'atataek Community Christian Church. They have recently raised money to build a separate buildling on site.

Working shots...



Master painters at their best - Stefani & Jeri improvising to reach the high parts of the team room while furniture is still in the way, Larry adding that extra touch even to the outside, and Joe lending a hand painting the base coat in the kitchen store room.

Playing shots...



And since painting wasn't all we did...Cindy enjoying a bit of fun amidst all the work, Cordelia teaching Jeniffer, Andrew, and Phebee cross-stitch (from the pile of pieces donated by a ministry in Cincinnati), and the group enjoying goat, chapatis, vegetables, and an assortment of fruits at the home of Daniel Tuke.

And safari...


One picture to prove I was there and one with our clear view of Mt. Kilimanjaro on our last day with one of our safari vans in the foreground.