Today was a day full of so many things, but a few of the best parts were gift giving at Village Hopecore and visiting Reverend Brenda and her beautiful home.
As we start to wrap up our time here in Chogoria, we are giving gifts to some of the people who have influenced us the most. So many people at Village Hopecore International made an impact on our stay here. We handed out a few special gifts: a calculator to Albert the accountant, a flashy hunters orange hat to Micheni, our driver, and a pen set to Dr. KK. Then we let the rest of the staff pick from an assortment of other gifts. Speaches were given by Chris and the three girls who spent the most time with Village Hopecore and those thanks were given back.
Working with Village Hopecore International was an eye opening and educational experience that not only taught the students about the challenges of a non-profit, but also showed them parts of Kenya many people will never see. In return, Village Hopecore International gained new friends and used our Character in Leadership students to help write a documents to include more character and leadership qualities into organizations in the area.
After the gift giving, we were introduced to Reverend Brenda. Reverend Brenda has lived in Africa for over 20 years, and has a beautiful little house on the complex. Her yard is gorgeous and filled with flowers and plants and a swing that hangs from one of the highest branch in a huge tree. After swinging for a while and eating supper, we returned to her house to just sit in the clean and well furnished home. After living in the guest house for this long, it made us all a little homesick, but very appreciative to have met her and to enjoy her hospitality.
Also, because she has been here so long, she knows many more things about the culture and the people of Kenya. She answers all of our questions patiently, though she greets and brefriends many travelers just like us.
Like I said earlier, today was very full but wonderful.
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