OUTREACH TO THE VILLAGES

Off  to the a village today known as Big Tree in the sub location of Nakwana in the location of Baratone within the division of Kiminini in the District of Tranzoia West in the county of Transzoia.  Now that we have that straight..my poor word dictionary is having fits as I need to add every one of these to it. We took a 30 min ride in a taxi that was a beater car at best.  The roads are indescribable as there has never been a road grader anywhere near them. It was probably 10 km to the Village of Big Tree. There we met with 8 women average age 45 with 3 plus daughters.  The lowest education level was 6th grade up to a master’s degree. This is the starting point for the vocational program that hopefully will bring in teachers to teach the skills that these women need to have successful small businesses. Joshua spent 20 mins in Swahili telling them what the vision was and then I had a “enrollment form” for each to fill out that we had done the night before. 
Names like Sabina, Hebsibu, Janet, Betty, Jean, Violet, and  Faith were on our days lineup.  They want so desperately to get better at farming maize, vegetables, tailoring and general business skills. Some have daughters at home who do nothing just waiting for marriage ages 20 to 39 or they may have children already.
  What an incredible thing to be a part of and to support them in the effort.  My buzz word is AWESOME to use as a cheer and they seem to love it.  By the time 3 hours had elapsed the women’s whose house we met in had wanted to talk with me so out we went to the garden of skumu (kale) and she shared with me. Her husband was sitting out holding court and was twice my size so we know he has had enough to eat. It was next to the school that Sabrina had started as her youngest daughter was born crippled and it was the only way she could get schooling was to start one. She was as candid as she could be and I felt so honored that she would talk to be about the things that made her life such a challenge. A coke was offered as a thank you YUM!