Down on the Farm
We sadly leave Maua and head for Meru and the Methodist Church, bio-Intensive Farm. The farm is run by a permanent Missionary, who happens to live in the house built in 1919. The first missionary home in Kenya. The farm is a teaching place, to help develop gardening, Farm skills for the area. The people here don't have much land, so they are learning, which plants to plant, how to manage cattle and/or goats in small places and which grasses are best to feed the animals.. This is a very, very nice, garden of Eden kind of place.. Even has a fish pond, for managing, raising, selling Tilapia (No, I tried to catch one, to have it pecan crusted,, but no luck). This outreach is awesome as it trains people to manage for themselves. We met a peace corps member who is also working in the area.
Unfortunately, we have traded the Bird (Found out it is called a "weaver" bird and lives in the Acacia Trees) for a COW.. yes a COW wakes us up now,, and then the goats start yelling (a strangely evil sound early in the morning) and then the rooster.. I prefer the not-so-giant bird..... The bathrooms are just past the cow and you turn left and the showers are just before the cow.. and are outside.. but the water is heated so all is OK.
We visited a Meru family whose daughter attends our church in OKC. They were very gracious had an incredible house (I tried to get Rev. Ames to let me stay with them instead of at the farm.. but alas......). They took us to see some of the sites. We went to St. Pauls Methodist Church, and Yes, Yes,, Yes, it is true girlfriends!!!! I have been to the Meru Kenya Country Club..!!! (now I could really stay here!! I tried my number but it didn't work--they had a TV and everything!!! wow!!!) (They call it a "sports club" . Then on the way back to the farm we had a flat tire, and took a taxi.. Rev. Ames watch had stopped at 6:15, we were supposed to eat dinner with the group at 6:30, He thought we were in good shape until we told him what time it was.... we didn't get back till 7:30 or so.. we used the flat tire as our excuse.... ( I tool a digi pic so we had evidence).
Hey it was Saturday night in the Meru town,, had to see the sites.
Unfortunately, we have traded the Bird (Found out it is called a "weaver" bird and lives in the Acacia Trees) for a COW.. yes a COW wakes us up now,, and then the goats start yelling (a strangely evil sound early in the morning) and then the rooster.. I prefer the not-so-giant bird..... The bathrooms are just past the cow and you turn left and the showers are just before the cow.. and are outside.. but the water is heated so all is OK.
We visited a Meru family whose daughter attends our church in OKC. They were very gracious had an incredible house (I tried to get Rev. Ames to let me stay with them instead of at the farm.. but alas......). They took us to see some of the sites. We went to St. Pauls Methodist Church, and Yes, Yes,, Yes, it is true girlfriends!!!! I have been to the Meru Kenya Country Club..!!! (now I could really stay here!! I tried my number but it didn't work--they had a TV and everything!!! wow!!!) (They call it a "sports club" . Then on the way back to the farm we had a flat tire, and took a taxi.. Rev. Ames watch had stopped at 6:15, we were supposed to eat dinner with the group at 6:30, He thought we were in good shape until we told him what time it was.... we didn't get back till 7:30 or so.. we used the flat tire as our excuse.... ( I tool a digi pic so we had evidence).
Hey it was Saturday night in the Meru town,, had to see the sites.
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