Good evening to all of you back home! This is Aron Theising and we've had a really busy day. Our day started off really early today. Breakfast was at seven, followed by a tour of the Moi residential hospital, as well as the AMPATH building and its other facilities. I have to admit, I thought that the whole deal was really cool. AMPATH is more than just a hospital effort. When we were told that food was grown for the patients, I don't think that we processed on what level that meant. Quite literally, tons of food are grown and distributed to people at twenty different locations in Western Kenya. The World Food Program helps out with this by donating corn to Kenya. The major donors that we saw included Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the US. But on top of the food, there was also a major social effort made for AMPATH. The AMPATH program has started an initiative where lawyers are available for people to use whenever they find themselves in need. If you ask me, that's pretty impressive. All of this and free medication for some 30 thousand people is pretty much saving lives right and left.
After seeing a majority of the hospital and AMPATH, we went to the Sally Test Center. This is a place where abandoned children and infants are able to find a safe haven. I held a baby for the first time in my life and I was seriously moved.
Then lunch came. Simple, easy. Afterward, we went to the Imani house, where we painted the walls and did some small work on the house. This was great, because we were able to provide women who were displaced a home that was safe and warm.
Sorry for the brevity. It's almost ten here, and we have to be up really early tomorrow for our next activity, which I will most definitely let tomorrow's post fill you in on.
Wish us luck tomorrow and the days that follow. We miss you all.
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