Carroll's Final Words

Dear friends, We arrived back at Dulles yesterday. This was our busiest trip. I actually never even read the blog or emails. We had so much to do and so little time to get it all done.We appreciate all your prayers and love. We felt your prayers. Just surviving Nairobi traffic is a miracle. It has gotten awful. Often it took us 1 hour to get to the school. The kids are looking well and Patrick has worked so hard on the school spending the rotary money. I will report all at our next meeting. Our group of folks were wonderful. The clinic saw over 600 people. Katie was able to examine ears and diagnose and there were a lot of ear problems! The clinic took up 6-8 people and lasted for 7 days. We now have a wonderful nurse who takes care of the kids beautifully. Her name is Katherine and she is very smart and teaches health lessons also.I hope you read that the primary choir came home from Mombasa with 3 first place trophies! Can you imagine their self esteem after such an experience! Patrick has the computer lab going and the high school students are so excited. They did not want to leave. Some tried to stay through the next session. Tom, Angie and Debbie worked hard getting the lab finished before we left. Internet connection at the school is $50 per month and I felt it was essential for teaching, communication, etc. The spirit of the teachers was high and they loved the party we gave all of them and they all came.This is a wonderful way of getting to know them and showing how much we appreciate their hard work. I have my time all mixed up and I typed this without my glasses but I wanted all of you to know the trip was a blessing to all of us and we are thankful for a safe trip home. Blessings and love, Carroll