This morning I pushed myself to get up and ready for the day a bit faster than usual because I wanted to be there when Mary Lou left for her first day of teaching at the Albino Peacemakers. She has spent a lot of time preparing for this, and will focus today on individual assessments of each woman’s English proficiency. For some that will be fairly functional, but others who have not had an opportunity for much education will be beginners. Mary Lou was smartly dressed in blue as she resolutely set off to walk the 3.5 kms to the workshop.
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| Mary Lou all dressed in blue. |
After seeing Mary Lou off, John and I stayed on the garden terrace, where it is usually cooler with more breeze than there is on our unshaded east-facing terrace. We were anticipating the arrival of our former student, Moses Pulei, who was coming at 11:00. It is always a joy to see Moses and catch up with all that he is doing. After several years working for WorldVision, he branched out on his own and has certainly become one of the most inventive entrepreneurs I’ve ever met. Several years ago, he began a program growing chia in Uganda, using former child soldiers as workers. Now that the price of chia has decreased, he has entered an agreement with a major American company to supply chia for chicken and hog feed. Feeding chia to chickens and pigs will increase the Omega-3 in eggs by 20% and add Omega-3 to pork. Can you imagine healthy pork?
Soon after Moses arrived, we three went off to the Blue Heron, where we could relax and talk more privately. There was a lot to share about mutual friends and families. Moses had not heard that Doris Liebert had passed away, and we were amused by the stories he told us about another former student from Kenya. We ordered lunch and enjoyed continuing talking until it seemed obvious that Moses needed to leave and continue his day. I wonder if he knows how wonderful it is for us to see him as he has become. If his daughter would chose to come to Whitworth, we might see even more of him and his wife, Brittaney.
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| Moses and John at the Blue Heron |
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| My incredible Niçoise salad |
John left with Moses just before 2:00, but I stayed at the Blue Heron for another hour. Terry Morton had come there for her lunch, so I went to sit in the shade with her and read for a while. Of course, we spoke some about Mary Lou’s morning, which sounded very successful as well as very long to me. Terry and Mar Lou had walked together as far at the Impala roundabout, where Mary Lou turned to walk via Kjenge back to Kundayo, and Terry continued on Old Moshi and Haile Selassie to the Blue Heron. Both were long, hot walks.
I, being far more wimpy, called Ray at 3:30 to come and get me at Blue Heron. I was glad to see him again after last night and thank him once more for the wonderful dinner and visit we had with his family last night. Then, when I was back at Kundayo again, I asked Mary Lou to tell me about her morning and got a complete report of her activities with the albino women. She will do a spectacular job for them!
Later, when we having dinner and wondering what we would do tomorrow, the phone rang. It was Terry Morton calling to let us know that a tour group would be stopping by the workshop tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. We want to go so that we can meet Sister Margaret, the director of the organization, and hear what she or Terry tells people who visit the workshop. There is always something new to learn.
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