Week 16

For the first 14 weeks in Kenya we had sunshine virtually every day, highs of 25 – 27º and comfortably cool nights. There was one week where we had quite a bit of cloud and two or three different hours with some rain. Good thing we did most of our travels the first 14 weeks.

For the last two weeks we have had rain virtually every day. We are truly in the "long rain season". Most days start off sunny but by some time in the afternoon or early evening it starts to rain. Generally there is a period of very heavy rain for up to one hour. Often there is thunder and lightening. Once time we had hail. Then the rain tapers off and there may be several hours of lighter rain or periods of rain. Often when we wake up at night we can hear it raining. The rain is most welcome in Kenya.

This is our last week in Eldoret and with Professor Sang being away towards the end of the week and some of their children returning to University on Sunday, they had a farewell supper for us Saturday evening. Sangs have been very good to us throughout – we have been most fortunate. Nevertheless, they still decided to give us some farewell gifts. The first picture shows Professor Sang giving me the first gift – a cheetah. If you do not get the significance of that, see our week 13 blog.

 The next picture shows Grace with Jane Sang. Grace is wearing some of the gifts she was given.

 Since the only one of Sang’s guests of the last four months who was around is Grace Idinga of Tanzania, Sangs also invited people of the pastoral staff at Africa Inland Church, where they attend and we have been attending while living in Eldoret (see week 6 blog). The next picture shows us with the senior pastor, Rev Samson Samoei. The last picture shows two other pastors with their spouses, Thomas Kipkurgat of Moi U and Grace Idinga.

This week we need to say a number of goodbyes. On Friday we hope to take an overnight train from Nairobi to Mombasa. This is claimed to be “The most scenic way to travel to Kenya's Coast through Tsavo National park”. We plan to spend the following week at a resort on the Indian Ocean, north of Mombasa.