Eastleigh

The women of Iftin welcomed the Middleton volunteers this morning as they arrived to the Eastleigh Community Centre. The team will be involved in several areas of ministry over the next week as they serve within the community centre.

Erica giving the team a tour

of the Eastleigh Community Centre

We arrived this morning while the students were in their classes, allowing us a window to move about the centre quietly without the usual throng of children (We enjoyed the mob of little hands and smiling faces later in the day!). Everyone was very interested to see the size of the centre and the number of vocational training centre's within the compound. They had many invitations to return to the individual vtc's ... even to have their hair done by the students in the beauty school.

Our friend Nick giving the team a tour

of the Vocational Training Centre

It was wonderful to have a chance for everyone to sit and chat with the women in the ESL program. Three of the Canadians will be team teaching during each of the ESL classes this week.



Everyone did great
overcoming the language barrier





The dust was flying in the renovation project
(and yes... they wore dust masks)

Our demolition crew

Pastor Danny, Andai, and Thomas

... and they say there are no raccoons in Kenya

Children from the Eastleigh Community

Centre's nursery school program

Ellen leading an activity with the nursery kids

Each day three team members will be serving in various children's programs within the centre. More than the games and the songs, the kids were soaking up the love and affection of our Canadian friends

Erica, Mama Aisha, Lee,

Tamara, Aisha, and Aaron

Without a doubt, the highlight of our days in Eastleigh are home visits. We are humbled and blessed by the love and hospitality shown to us by our Somali neighbours. Each member of the Middleton group will have the gift of spending an afternoon with members of Iftin in their homes. Today was a great start to a wonderful week ahead!

In Prayer:

Please pray for the safety of the team as they travel and work within Eastleigh: Especially for safety as the team renovates the classrooms in the primary school.

We also pray for peace and deepening relationships as these two groups come together to bless one another.