“How was your trip to Kenya?” is the inquiry I get most days since I arrived home from Kenya late on November 22.
“Great!” I reply, leaving both ends of the conversation sparse, vague, and unsatisfying.
But how carefully I gathered what I could while in Kenya, like a mother hen gathers her chicks under the safety of her wings. Memories—a snapshot at a time– flood my mind waiting for the captions to unfold.
And so, I leave you with few words, and lots of photos, hoping to fill your heart to the brim with all Kenya has to offer.
Maternity room at Atemo Health Centre, rural western Kenya. This is the site of our first week of palliative care training for nurses, clinical health officers and community health volunteers
Extra exam bed in Atemo Health Centre
Unsuspecting infant sound asleep on scale. Soon will get life-saving malaria vaccine!!
Where sputum specimens are gathered! Atemo Health Centre
Part of the palliative care teaching team: Dr. Denny Hong, Nurses Lynette, Caren and Pamela
Rehema Open Door, Hospice and Palliative care center, from the road, before roof trusses up
Rehema a few days later! Roof trusses going up. Rehema will serve 5 counties and over 5 million people
Pastor David Chuchu at Rehema site. He is the best project manager!
Community Health Volunteers on a field trip to Rehema Open Door during our second week of training. These folks are our link to the communities surrounding Rehema
Deaconess Pamela and our youngest participant at the palliative care training. Note the Rehema Open Door sign!
Streams are a source of drinking water and a place to wash motorbikes
….and for washing clothes
Your gifts helped purchase water filters for 50 people! All palliative care training participants received a Sawyer Point One Water filter
School girls carrying bundle of sticks as a donation for a funeral
Some things are universal
Some things are new–like introducing hotel cooks, Millie and Phillip to the delicacy of a grilled cheese sandwich, cooked by me!
You can learn more about Rehema Open Door, our project of mercy, by going to our website Always Mercy
