Today was my favorite day yet. We had a hearty breakfast and hiked about 4 kilometers down to Maai Mahiu in beautiful weather. The team had a great time talking and enjoying the beauty of nature, and Matt said that he was very thankful (as are we all) to see that our team is not clicky. We have a diverse team – almost like a mulit-gen home group – and we each have spent time getting to know and enjoying other team members. God has been so good to give us such unity on our trip, and I am thankful for the new friendships that He has formed for me!
After the hike, we went to the CTC - a non-profit organization run by Isaac’s childhood friend Jeremiah. The CTC does so much good for the community, and is not located far from Rift Valley Fellowship. It employs mothers for sewing projects and Whole Foods has partnered with the CTC to sell “Life in Every Stitch” bags and coffee sleeves at their stores. Many of the mothers have children with disabilities, and the CTC provides occupational therapy for kids of all ages and with varied disabilities there as well. They also offer adult education classes, have won the contract from the government to clean up the trash in Maai Mahiu, and do counseling and STD testing for anyone in the community who would like to come. We spent a lot of time there and were very grateful to see this organization (ran by Christians, I believe) helping to take care of many societal issues that Maai Mahiu faces.
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| Hearing about all the programs CTC has going on |
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| one of the Malaika Mums sweing a CTC tote bag |
written by Lauren.
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