Wednesday, April 4, 2012

After searching for monkeys in the park, we finally found one hanging from a vine.  We named her Sharon.
Lots of people raise chickens.  We wake up to the sound of roosters crowing in the morning.
This is the first day for the Holmes in Naivasha.  Their house is right next to the Elders.  It was fun shopping for the things they will need in their new home.   Some of the members worked all night getting the house painted and clean.

These camels were being herded right down the side of the road in Naivasha.
We had never seen a camel herder.  We're not sure what the camels are used for.
After we had cleaned and unloaded all the furnishings, we went to a nice hotel on the shore of beautiful Lake Naivasha.  While our lunch was being prepared, we walked to the lake and took pictures of these hippos sunning themselves.        
Naivasha is kind of a tourist town.  There is a lot of wildlife there.  Besides wildlife, the main attractions are acres & acres of flowers which are grown and shipped all over the world by a European company.     The climate is very mild all year.    
This is the cleaning, shopping, moving, arranging and decorating crew at Lake Navaisha.
You can see why there is so much wildlife -- and tourists attracted to this area.
The grounds were beautiful and it was very peaceful here at the lake.
Some of our new friends from Naivasha -- Paul, Eunice, Sylvester, Marcia Holmse, Sarah,  Barry Holmes, Elder Kozozo and Elder Jensen.  Wonderful people.
Sylvester and Eunice were two of the first members of the church to move to Naivasha.  People noticed that they were leaving very early on Sunday mornings and asked where they were going.  They told them they were going to Nairobi to church -- which is 1 1/2 hours away by bus.       More and more people became interested and now there is a group in        Naivasha. of  about 35 people.     Sylvester and Eunice  have two children.  Sylvester takes care of all the tires on the         trucks at the flower farm.                                                                                                                                                                         
This is Sarah.  The minute you meet these people you feel like  soul mates.  They are so warm and friendly.  They always ask when you are coming back to visit and promise to make dinner for you.  They have live chickens and the Braodbents have eaten with them before.  They go out and grab a chicken, kill it, clean it, cook it and serve it in a matter of minutes!  

2 comments:

  1. Those are absolutely priceless pictures...All the pictures are just amazing on this blog! So inspiring!

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  2. Wow! You are in an amazing place having a priceless experience.

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