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Me...pretending to work. |
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The first stage of house building....and black thumb nails!!! |
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Mud, mud, glorious mud. |
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Lucy and Rick. Any excuse to act like a kid. |
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Construction work. |
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This is where the fun starts, with lots and lots of mud. |
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Mudding. |
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An almost finished house. The technique, which in the last stages involves throwing wet mud, is called...mudding!!! |
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The finished house. |
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The house we built at Matilili, Kenya for a widow named Gladys, and her family. It might even still be standing. |
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Mmmm...Yummy. |
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I love work...I could watch it all day. |
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Branton & Rick |
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This is the little guy that I'm sponsoring. For all the horrors that he has been through, he is a remarkably well balanced and loving person. |
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Branton. |
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This little guy is Branton, and I'm sponsoring him. he is five years old, but is the size of a three year old. When they first found him, he weighed 16lbs, and could not walk or talk. His life expectancy is low. |
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Branton & Family. |
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Branton and his siblings live alone, their parents having died of AIDS. Steven, the oldest, looks after them all while attending school too. This is a huge responsibilty. |
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Mount Elgon. |
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View of Kenya from Mount Elgon. |
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Crossing the river. |
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This is a river that turns into an incredible waterfall on Mt.Elgon. |
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Me, showing my age. |
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A long walk up Mt. Elgon, but well worth it. The view and the waterfall is superb. |
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Noah and Rick. |
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Noah, Omwabini's choirmaster and music teacher. he writes pretty good songs too. The lady behind is from a village on the mountain. |
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Omwabini. |
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Teachers and helpers at The Omwabini Rescue centre. James Bunyasi far left, and Noah, far right. |
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Cool, clear, water. |
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One of the Omwabini water projects. It is the best water that I have ever tasted. |
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Village life. |
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A typical scene in Matili village,with maize drying. A lot of people only eat two, or three times a week. |
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Lucy and James. |
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Lucy Ironmonger and James surveying the site oif a new water project. This water, at the moment, is polluted and undrinkable. |
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Save the children. |
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Village children at the site of a new water project. |
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Amaizing! |
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Maize grown by OMWABINI for the local villages. They have 50 acres, and the local people must help to harvest it in order to obtain some. |
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OMWABINI. |
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The Omwabini sign outside The Rescue Centre at Kimili. |
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Lucy and James. |
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Lucy and James Bunyasi at the maize field. |
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The AIDS clinic. |
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The AIDS clinic at the Webye Hospital. A very sad place. |
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The AIDS clinic. |
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The wonderful kids at the AIDS clinic at Webye. |
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The Glory Centre. |
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The Christian Glory Centre at Kimili, where we did a video with some of the choir. |
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Mount Elgon. |
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The beauty of Kenya from mount Elgon. |
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Mount Elgon. |
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Vines, creepers and incredible trees. |
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Coffee. |
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Coffee plantation at the foot of Mount Elgon. |
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Noah & Rick. |
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Noah is the music teacher and choir master at the Rescue Centre. He is also a pretty good songwriter. |
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The Rescue Centre. |
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Skills, such as machining, and IT are taught here, so these ladies will be able to start their own businesses. They are also part of the fantastic choir. |
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Stuck in a ditch. |
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This was a main road between villages!!! I as usual, am supervising, in Prince Philip pose. |
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Food, glorious food! |
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Ugale, a staple dish, made from maize. Also on the menu were mashed bananas, rice and other veg. |
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Intrepid Explorers. |
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Mount Elgon. Rick, Lucy, Noah, Saul, Mike, Lily and co.We spotted a Black Mamba here. Far to close, for my liking! |
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The Rescue Steps Centre Choir. |
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Rick, Lucy, Noah & the Ladies of the choir. |
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Rick & Redempta. |
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Hard working & long suffering. A lovely Lady. |
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Matili school. |
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Orphan children and teacher, and who's that good looking bloke at the back? |
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Rick & Lilian. |
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Standing on the equator. |
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Rick & Jim. |
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James Bunyasi, is the cornerstone of Omwabini, and never seems to stop working. |
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Kisumu Airport. |
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Sadly this wonderful little airport is to be turned into an international one!!! |
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The Motorway |
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This is a main road between villages!!! |
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