The next morning we headed Emali to visit the children who received bedkits last year. It was a rugged hour drive up the mountain to their school. The children of the school of 350 students were very excited to see us white folk and swarmed to the group about as fast as we could exit the vehicle. From the school we walked a small path up and down the hill to visit some of the children's homes. The previous year's bedkits were being very well used and the children and their parents expressed great appreciation for our gift. It was a bit of a climb back to the school that let us know that we're not all athletic cross-country runners, with the exception of 2 of our group. Kim had some excitement with Army ants but was fine.
The headmaster noted that the student's marks had improved appreciably since the period before the bedkits were distributed. This was some solid evidence of the positive effect of the bedkits and improved sleep on the children's learning and great news.
All in all it was a great couple of days and the time with the children was very moving.
Team Kenya 2016
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