Dear Friends;

I haven't made a blog entry for some time as I am having trouble keeping my laptop battery charged. I still do not have electricity and the solar charger at the health clinic no longer is able to recharge my laptop (phone it will do, laptops, no). But right now I am at a hotel in Mombasa where I have electricity, running hot and cold water, and AIR CONDITIONING!! It has been so hot and it really saps my energy. I am able to stay perky in this air conditioned room and will get caught up on a lot of computer work.

As far as my projects go, the library continues to have many children visit and check out books. I received one box of books that were donated by people in Mammoth and they are a welcome addition to the library. I have also started a running club. Now, understand, I have never been a runner - I mean NEVER! But hey, I figured, yes I can run and I can pretend that I am a coach! It has gone well and it is such a joy to run thorough the sisal plantation - so incredibly beautiful.

I am going to include a bunch of photos here for you to view. The two above photos were taken Christmas Day. It is a tradition for children to get new clothes on Xmas Day and then get dressed up and go to the beach! OK - hope you can pick out which pictures go with the above narrative! I just can't figure out how to re-arrange the photos!! Now, above is also a photo of my Kenyan library committe, and two shots of the Kadzinuni running club. Lastly, there is a shot of what I call a "Kenyan Cuisinart" - woman manually pounding corn which is then used to be mechanically ground into flour. The flour is used to make the national dish of Kenya ---ugali.

That is all there is fit to report on for now. I hope I am able to add an entry within the next month. Stay tuned!!

Mary