Saying Goodbye

Our time in Eldoret is coming to an end. It has gone by too quickly. While we wish we could stay longer, I think we all will also be glad to get home.

We each made special connections while we were here - children in the hospital, the wonderful staff at the Sally Test Center about whom we cannot say enough good things, the medical folks both from the US and from Kenya, the staff at IU House - Panina the cook and her two lovely daughters, the housekeeping staff, Michael the guard at the gate who is everyone's friend and certainly would win the prize for Mr. Congeniality, Dunia and the office staff who helped us with making so many of our travel plans, and Francis, our wonderful driver and new friend who thanked us for "trusting him with our family's lives". Our gratitude goes to our gracious hosts, Joe and Sarah Ellen Mamlin, who opened their home to us and provided the warmest hospitality. The people of Kenya are warm, kind and welcoming. We hope that we can bring some of that kindness forward as we move ahead.

It is really difficult to summarize what all these experiences mean to us, so I'm not going to try to do that here. Most certainly, the impact will be felt for some time to come.

I would like to dedicate this blog to the children at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital - wishing them all a speedy recovery so that they can get back to the business of being kids. I'm going to close with a few more shots of some of the kids who touched our hearts.

Asante Sana and Kwaheri! (thank you so much and good bye!)