Thomson's Falls

Thomson's Falls, one of Kenya's most impressive waterfalls, is formed by the waters of the Narok River in Kenya's central highlands. It plummets over 72 meters into a densely forested ravine on the outskirts of the town of Nyahururu.

Together with some local Kikuyu people

dressed in traditional regalia at Thomson's Falls.

After a busy week of ministry in Eastleigh, the Hepburns joined us for a drive north out of Nairobi and along the sweeping farm land and pastures of the Rift Valley and through the steep slopes of the Sukukia Valleys toward Nyahururu. Along the way, we stopped for a short stroll along the still waters of Lake Elmenteita that is home to thousands of pink flamingos. On our drive we crossed back and forth over the equator several times as we drove East toward the Falls. At each of these points along the road, there is often an entrepreneuring Kenyan ready to demonstrate the impact of Northern and Southern hemisphere on spinning water -- yes toilets do flow counter clockwise south of the equator. We were surprised to discover today that even the direction of the hair on the crown of our heads is affected by the hemisphere in which we are born.

It was a great day to relax. We enjoyed a picnic on the lawn of the Thomson's Falls lodge, and had a front row view of many wedding parties as they arrived to have photographs taken by the falls. It was a big day of driving but worth every km!

Coming up this week!

Although the development course will continue in Limuru, we will be spending most of the week in Eastleigh with the ladies of Iftin, the Eastleigh Community Centre's Closing Ceremonies, and a series of professional development workshops with the teachers at the centre. Please pray for the ongoing ministry of the centre.

Also, we are very excited for our court date for Ava's adoption this Friday. We are praying that everyone who needs to be present at the hearing will be there, and that everything will fall into place for the adoption!