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Eburru Primary School, January 2016
School board of committed community members
Head Teacher Joseph Karanga, longtime leader of Eburru Primary
Dream coming into reality after a long journey.
Eburru Primary School, January 2016
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Cheghe's preschool, January 2016
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Inspiration Centre staff, January 2016
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Colorado visit, October 2015
Moses, Jamie and Jericho Okonji @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Jericho with a squeaky toy under his shirt
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Mathare/Nairobi, July 2014
Kenya Team summer 2014 Mary, Pam, Brooke & Rachel
on top of KICC Building in Nairobi
on top of KICC Building in Nairobi
One of our excellent cooks in Mathare, Nancy @ KICC, Nairobi
Davlot - A bright and beautiful young woman
Along with her grandparents we are supporting her education.
Davlot's grandparents in Mathare - wonderfully warm people
Inviting us into their home - 10 X 12 which includes a storefront
Moses dreaming about a high rise in his Mathare slum that becomes home to those in need of shelter and services that will set their life in a positive direction (2013)
Nicholas, our guard and guide in Mathare
Grandma's together in Mathare @ Kiddie College
A daycare started by our hosts so single moms can work and support their families
Water supply for guests @ Flatted Fifth
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Eburru, July 2014
The Camp Brethren Head Cook Peter and
Mama Carol who cares for all the smaller children and is sous chef to Peter
Mama Carol who cares for all the smaller children and is sous chef to Peter
Flora, Cafe owner in Eburru w/the best ndazi & chai
Julius and John are regular visitors @ Camp Brethren
Very curious and delightful young men
Very curious and delightful young men
Community Nurse Nduta - she sees and does it all!
When we arrive in Bordani (a section of Eburru Town Center)
the children swarm us as we play tag, laugh and eat candies together.
I give out lots of hugs and eye contact - I could eat them all up!
Kanyi - all around handyman and dear friend
Kanyi's family in Nakuru. Always a warm welcome here.
Entertainment involves singing, dancing and much laughing
Entertainment involves singing, dancing and much laughing
Julius Kimani
Kimani with his brother Henry, their cousins and their mother's parents who are raising all the children while their daughters work at a Rose Factory in Naivasha.
Sweet Naomi (Baba Harrison's daughter) our cook and friend @ Camp Brethren.
She shares her heart and soul with us and aspires to be a nurse.
She shares her heart and soul with us and aspires to be a nurse.
Cynthia as an infant on Uncle Francis' motorcycle in 2012.
2014 as a toddler in Eburru Town Center.
2014 as a toddler in Eburru Town Center.
Kiki - Kara's little Town Center buddy
Baba Samaki - Kiki's daddy - Sells fish to locals to support his family
Christine, apprentice Sous Chef (you should see her peel potatoes)
with just the blade of a butcher knife.
Kamau entertaining his friend
Chege & Nduta, schoolteachers and parents of 2
Dancing Jane!
Sweet friend Kara - overlooking Rift Valley wrapped in Mau Mau blankets
Samwell-we support his education @ Eburru Primary School
I first met him in 2012 when he was so excited to show me his drawings
A very talented young man and a hard worker.
I first met him in 2012 when he was so excited to show me his drawings
A very talented young man and a hard worker.
Methembe, Mau Mau Warrior in 1950's now in his 90's
5 of 7 children of Jacinta & Francis: Mary, Big Jen (Janet), Elijah, Little Jen, Hannah
Two Jen's because daddy just loved the name.
(Big Jen does not like her name so insists we call her Janet)
Two Jen's because daddy just loved the name.
(Big Jen does not like her name so insists we call her Janet)
Baba & Mama (Mary) Harrison's family
James, Naomi, Harrison, Jane, Tabitha, Sampson
James, Naomi, Harrison, Jane, Tabitha, Sampson
Caroline, Sweet girl and student in Eburru
Julia - Flora's daughter, Nursing student
Julia - Flora's daughter, Nursing student
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Eburru and Cedar, October 2013
Eburru School Headmaster with no money for textbooks. After our brief tour of this tiny school my mind was reeling just trying to imagine the massive obstacles to education they were up against.
Janet, Jane and Hannah laughing with their whole hearts
as we were caught in a downpour of hail wrapped in a shower curtain.
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as we were caught in a downpour of hail wrapped in a shower curtain.
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Denver, Bear Valley Church, July 2013
Moses' first time in the USA followed by many other firsts...
Children of Mathare in need of sponsorship to attend school.
Moses & Jamie celebrate Moses' birthday with Bear Valley friends.
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Eburru, July 2012
Francis, Elijah, Jecinta, Cheghe
Francis chopping wood with machete
Camp Brethren School children @ lunch
New Mom Carol, Francis & Jecinta's 1st grandson
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DCC Service Journey Leadership Retreat, Breckenridge 2012
DCC Service Journey Leadership Retreat, Breckenridge 2012
Team leaders for Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, Inner-city homeless youth, Single moms, families in poverty, homeless adults ... we have a wonderful time together.
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Camp Brethren Ministries, Eburru 2011
Camp Brethren Ministries, Eburru 2011
The Njenga family – Mary & Steve, Lucas & Ken (2011)
Pastor Steve, visionary, founder of Camp Brethren
Kara w/ Julius over her shoulder and
Elijah holding his niece @ Flora's Cafe in Eburru
Elijah holding his niece @ Flora's Cafe in Eburru
I first encountered this little Precious when we were "mudding" a new home in 2012.
When I went to hug her she "winced".
Upon further inquiry we discovered she had an undiagnosed broken arm.
In the Eburru culture, broken arms heal without medical attention, whining or complaining.
When I went to hug her she "winced".
Upon further inquiry we discovered she had an undiagnosed broken arm.
In the Eburru culture, broken arms heal without medical attention, whining or complaining.
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Travelers over the years
Travelers over the years
Travelers 2014: Mary, Pam, Brooke & Rachel
A guided walk into the national forest, August 2013
Team member Chris working in the "shamba"/farm - 2013
Team member Rex and new friends in Eburru, August 2013
2013 team member Kelly playing games during Art Camp
Pam, Kimani and Randy, August 2013
Pam, Kimani and Randy, August 2013
On top of Mt. Eburru Pam, Jecinta and Kara, summer 2012
2012 team: Luke, Alyssa, Meagan, Mallory, Dave, Kara, Randy, and Francis in front
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Miscellaneous pictures over the years (people places)
Huts at Camp Brethren, our home in Eburru
Eburru Church, Oh! the singing and dancing that takes place here.
Mathare high rise, Inspiration Centre services providing income on first floor
by selling kerosene and a operating a barbershop.
Camp Brethren trees, Eburru
Near Nairobi International Airport.
Zebra near Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha near Eburru
On a boat ride on Lake Naivasha "down the hill" from Eburru.
Overlooking Eburru Town Center
Working with what you have to get things moved.
Fork and spoon analogy by Francis - "Much of the support and energy that comes from Mazungu to Eburru is expected to be held like that of a spoon, but it is only held as if by fork. It all goes away."
Jecinta's hands as she prepares chai and chapati for us in her home.
2012 - Kimani excited to be returning to 8th grade @ age 19! He had been working to support his three younger siblings and their school efforts for many years in the absence of a father.
Now it's his turn.
Wisdom on the side of the Camp Brethren barn.
Because there is no running water or sewage system in Mathare, "flying toilets"
are the oft used method of waste removal.
Plastic bags filled, sealed and swung into mid air to land wherever.
View from the completed 3rd floor of the "Flatted Fifth" in Mathare slum. (2014)
