Today, after a good night's sleep we we headed to an informal settlement (slum) in Nairobi. It's always difficult to describe the sights and smells, but to see the smiles on the face of the children at the school, after receiving soccer balls, was priceless. The school was on holiday but many of the kids showed up to see what was happening. The slum is predominately Muslim and the school educates children from all religious backgrounds. They have over 300 students. The husband and wife who run the school are saints and have sacrificed a lot to give these children an education and hope for the future. We also handed out candy-those of you who have been on our trips know the chaos that ensues. Several of the team members had their long hair braided by the children and they were very fascinated by Brian's tattoos and bald head.
Next we stopped at a pastor's school who teaches English to adults and also has an evangelistic outreach. Such self sacrifice.
We were all happy to head back to the hotel for dinner (lunch was peanut butter an jam sandwiches made by Julie and April). We know tomorrow is a long travel day as we head for Tanzania.
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