Day 7 - On The (Super Bumpy) Road Again

Hello again, today has been quite the adventure. Melanie and Art taught their morning classes but let them out early so we could set out on our Journey to Ewasso and then the safari. We loaded up the two vehicles and off we went. After traveling for a few hours we arrived in Ewasso to see Chief John and the progress on the well. (By the way, we all agreed no more complaining about Michigan roads, you haven’t seen a pot hole yet unless you’ve been here!) It was so exciting for most of us to finally meet Chief John. He is a remarkable person, and has such a good memory of everyone’s names. We immediately drove through the brush to where the well was being drilled. It was God’s hands at work that we just so happened to be there on the final day of drilling! They were expecting to hit water late that evening. There had been villagers coming for two days straight standing and waiting for water to be reached. While at the well we passed out some sweets to the children who were so friendly. We also met a few of the other villagers. You could sense the excitement and anticipation for water in the air. We learned that the children there walk 6 kilometers one way to reach water each day, and then make the same walk home lugging the water barrels. This will make such a huge impact in their lives! Our visit with Chief John was short this evening but we promised to return on our way back through on Sunday. After saying our goodbyes, we went to our hotel in Narok where we had a wonderful dinner and devotion followed with a much needed good night’s sleep. It was a blessing from God to see how much we are helping the people of Ewasso and how truly grateful they are. We are all so excited to see the results this well will have in the village. Thank you God for our ability to reach out to our Brother’s and Sister’s in Ewasso!