Written by Diane and Deb Today we had the pleasure of visiting eight of our widows, and along the way we made a special stop at the equator. Mary Mary is a 65-year-old widow, a devoted mother of eight (two deceased), and a loving grandmother caring for six of her seven grandchildren. Despite many hardships—including the loss of her son Peter, whose life was taken by his wife, and another daughter-in-law who disappeared with several grandchildren—Mary faithfully tends her crop

Today was a day of goodbyes, hellos, and many emotions. We started off the day by going to a school in Kakamega to do our second hygiene teaching for both boys and girls. The boys and girls were so receptive to the teaching, and you could see on their faces that they were engaged and enjoying hearing what we had to say. When we finished teaching, the teachers expressed their thanks for us coming and spending time with the children and welcomed us back anytime. We then headed

Today was another full and beautiful day in Kenya. We began under bright sunshine as we headed to Flora’s home, where we were welcomed with open arms. The women there are incredibly strong, yet so kind to let us try our hand at mudding their home. What a privilege to learn from them. We also had the joy of meeting Flora’s sweet grandchildren, Maryanne and Jacob, whose smiles could brighten any day. From there we traveled to Arise & Shine School, where the children stole our h