We arrived at Gede, Kenya on Saturday (1/21/06) morning. Gede is the place where Kupenda started. There is a special needs school in Gede that is partly funded by Kupenda and provides a boarding facility to many of the special needs children who go to the school. Since special needs schools are few and far between and since no one in Kenya owns a car, having a boarding facility for these children is a blessing. Without it many of them would never have the opportunity for a proper education.
We traveled from Narobi all the way to hour place of residence for the next week and a half. We stayed in A Rocha Kena (http://en.arocha.org/kenya/) it was a very nice place to stay. As the week went on I felt awful that I had a nice place to stay that had running water, toilets, and electricity. Many of the homes in Kenya, that we visited, were without such niceties. Even though we slept on the roof in mosquito nets it was still a million times better than what the locals called home.
We take so much for granted in Wester Culture. Many people have crazy ideas like we are 'owed' things or that we 'deserve' a certian way of life. If those people could see some of the things that I saw. The people of Kenya are extremely poor. Many live on just over $1.00 a day. We should all be extremely grateful for all that we have. We are not owed anything. We were only lucky that we were born in America. We should all thank God everyday for all that we have, never take anything for granted, and spend every second of our lives helping those who are less fortunate.
-Pattt
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