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Safari in the Mara 2012

We traveled to the Maasei Mara by road again this year.  Nothing has changed much in the road...still bumpy in spots, still dusty as always but the reward at the end is worth all the sore butts, neck and back from the six hour journey out to this heavenly part of the world.  We were treated to an abundance of animals, with more elephants, giraffes and lions than we have seen before...There were only four of us in the vehicle this year, so the manuevering was easy.  The weather was superb  and beautiful sunny days gave us lots of opportunities.  Joining me on journey were George Stoffan, Michael Bond and his wife Cheri.  Together we had an amazing time looking at God's wonderful creatures...Enjoy.

Boys Dorm July 2012

This years' work project was the painting of the new dorm that all the boys had moved into late last year.  A group of 29 from Cornerstone gathered in early July at Huruma to finish out what we had started the year before...to give the boys a more homey, personal look to their rooms.  This is the first time in their lives that they have had their own beds and not share it with several others.

When we arrived, we found that Kenyan construction finishes were not what we are accustomed to here in the US.  Overspray from a masonry coating on the ceilings was all over the walls.  We started at one end of the dorm and went room by room, hand scraping the walls in preparation for the primer that would follow.  I am so thankful that our group didn't snivel one moment...they all saw the task clearly and got right to work...Praise God!!!

Next, we applied a primer followed by a beautiful Sunny Yellow.  We scraped the nearly 15,000 square feet of wall space, primed one coat and double coated the yellow top coat...That's a lot of work.  As you can see in the photos, the transformation was amazing, going from a drab gray dunguen feel, to an bright, cheery, vibrant look.

As you can see in the pictures, the older (High School) boys got a blue accent wall in each room.  The younger boys got a Brilliant Green color.
What an amazing transformation...
I am so grateful to be part of our group...what we did there in July and August was memorable.  It truly changed all our lives.  The bottom line...we gave the boys something that they will never forget, and they are still talking about it today in Huruma...