Welcome to Tenwek. It is the small community we live within. A community centered around the Mission Hospital that Josh is doing his internship at. We find it a peculiar place, which is very open to the locals but lacking the same overwhelming expectations that we have experienced in other rural areas. The weather is much more temperate then we have experienced in Kisumu requiring blankets at night. The sun continues to have the same intensity though. So when in direct sunlight we can get burnt very easily.

This is the waterfall and river just a few minutes from our apartment. It’s a beautiful walk down through the forest and along the river. The water harbors such bugs as typhoid, but everyone still swims in it when warm enough. The hospital uses the waterfall for hydroelectricity.

This is the inside of the hospital. Christmas eve we joined some other missionaries in ministry to the patients. We sang Christmas carols through every nook and cranny of the hospital and hopefully released the joy of the Lord. We don’t get much opportunity to ministry together in this season so it was a wonderful time.

As usual the Kenyans loved to interact with the kids. Children tend to be universally loved and are able to break down the thickest and tallest walls of separation. It’s are desire to develop family centered ministry where all of our children are a functioning part of the vision.

Pray for Tenwek Mission hospital to continue to demonstrate the love of God in faith. Pray for us to fulfill our part of that vision while we are here.