Crescent Island and Lake Naivasha

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We stopped along the road to see Zebra on our way into Naivasha.
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Driving into Crescent Island we were welcomed by Zebra! The movie “Out of Africa” was filmed on this island.
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Superb Starling birds are beautiful!
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Waterbuck
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Wildebeest
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“Look at the Giraffe!”

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Mama and 1 week old baby giraffe
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Thompson Gazelles and Impalas
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Fish Eagles “King of the Birds”
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Cape Buffalo!
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Hippo sightings on our boat ride across Lake Naivasha
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Josiah was so excited to see Hippos!
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Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley
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hippo skull
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Herd of Wildebeest
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Family photo on the African Savanah!
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First family photo in Kenya…with a giraffe!
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God’s incredible creation!
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The boys couldn’t believe how heavy this was.
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Hippo swimming

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Naomi’s Village and Cornerstone construction

 

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Jaden and Joshua
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Cornerstone Prep Academy construction
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Robert Kimball is overseeing the construction of the school.
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Hand chiseling each stone block for the walls of the school.

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Hope is so precious.
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Naomi’s Village buildings have red roofs and is nestled into the valley.
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The boys had lots of giggles while eating lunch with Joshua, Quincy, Felix, & John.
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Church at Naomi’s Village on Sunday Morning.
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Sunday School class for younger kids with bible story and singing together.
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Taking a walk with the kids, Uncle Mark had lots of boys wanting to walk next to him.
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Julia is such a cutie!
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Playing with rocks is always fun!

Week One in Kenya

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Jaden was so excited about the zipline at Rift Valley Academy’s playground!
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View of the Rift Valley near our house.
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The Monkey’s are so funny to watch jumping in the trees in our backyard!
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The boys made a new friend on our first day, Daniel, our next door neighbor.
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Abutu is a cafe in Maai Mahu that we went to after church with the Kimballs.
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Coffee bean tree, the red ones are ripe.
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My Chapati burrito at the cafe was delicious!
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Road hazards down to Maai Mahu are of a different variety!
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Sunday School at Naomi’s Village! So great to finally get to meet the kids!
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Poisonous Cactus Tree in our backyard.
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Geraniums grow in bushes and hedges here in Kenya!
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Poinsettias trees are all over!
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Baboons have no boundaries.
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A group of 20 Baboons wondered across the yard of the Mendonsa’s our first day.