19th September 2010
Woken this time by the sounds of the Local church, it's Sunday morning and the whole of Nekuru is in church singing and chanting at 5.30am. Well I guess it's time to get up, we have our last hot shower and make our way to buffet breakfast for our last real meal, at least for the next week. It's back to the orphanage by monoline (the bus we have our own seat on) and I sit next to an American who I begin chatting to. Turns out he is originally from Mobassa, the place we had talked about visiting on the weekend and he offers us a ride which will only take 7hrs instead of 12. Mobassa is well known for lush beaches and beautiful seafood, we have been told it's paradise and I consider his offer on the way to Nairobi. He offers us a lift back the orpahange, usually a 3hr drive on the Matatu instead by car and lunch in a town along the way. We accept and he kindly drives us back home.
We arrive back, the kids excited to see us and us to see them. We meet a few other German volunteers who have arrived back from Mobassa. Felix is planning his trip back to Mathini tomorrow to start the construction of the house they are building and we make plans to go with him and visit needy families in the community that surrounds Mathini.
We all get aquainted and have dinner together with the children, brush all their teeth, say their prayers and put them to bed. I realize how much I have missed the children and make the decision not to go to Mombassa, as our time here is limited.
As promised I give Saskia, one of the German volunteers a healing and make a list of supplies to take to Mathini tomorrow.
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