Welcoming Brianna Crowe

This weekend, we are welcoming Brianna Crowe who will be a volunteering with us over the next three weeks in Kenya. Brianna is from Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, and excited to be in Africa for the first time.

Ava feeding a giraffe

We had a fun time seeing elephants

and giraffe with the girls

Curious Warthog

Eastleigh Community Centre

Eastleigh Community Centre Director, Daniel, with founding director Edward Ngenga and Rev George of the PCEA.

We were delighted today to meet Edward Ngenga the founding director of the Eastleigh Community Centre. In the history of the community centre, Edward was a key part of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa taking over the community centre from the Indian Mission that first established the community centre 52 years ago, when Eastleigh was a much different place. This was the first time that he has been to the centre in several years. It was encouraging to have him give some history and wise advise to Daniel and the present staff.

Emma, Laura and Vance

We were also excited to have our friend Vance join us in Eastleigh for a tour of the community centre. Emma had a great time today working with the ladies in Noor Creations making beads.

June 2011 Podcast

Jen Fry and Laura Muema

We just posted our June 2011 Podcast. This month's podcast is an audio tour of Eastleigh with Laura Muema, Jen Fry and Thomas Coldwell, as they drove with us through Eastleigh last week. Both Thomas and Jen returned to Canada on Monday evening, after volunteering with us in Eastleigh with the Iftin Women's Empowerment Program for the month of May.

Both Jen and Thomas are blogging about their experiences at http://www.kenya-bound-2011.blogspot.com/

If you would like to listen to their description of Eastleigh and their experience of building relationships cross culturally, please download the 14 minute podcast at www.fivekennys.podbean.com or subscribe for free to our podcast on iTunes.

Thank you all so much for upholding the ministry of Canadian Baptists in your prayers!