Kibwezi

... was much more red and orange then I'd thought it would be. Eddie was full of interesting stories and information. We arrived in Kibwezi about an hour after sunset. You can imagine arriving in the middle of no where Africa, after dark, and following your ...

... calls” to the villages where persons are too ill to be brought to the clinic. After dinner we were joined by Kibwezi pastor, Patrick Mureithi (whose wife we had met on Sunday at Hezekiah’s Milimani Church in Nairobi West, and where I ...

... and the wisdom in taking advantage of it. People who are not afraid of seriously tough work. Because everything, everyone has a future. Kibwezi to me will also be the exhaustion. My tongue literally sticking to my lips, my legs weary, my skin burning.. ...

Today I walked over 5 kilometers for sure. Kibwezi is located near Tsavo national park. You know, the park made famous for it's man eating lions. They don't exist anymore, but the wildlife around here is still known to be tough. Anyway, it's a hot and ...

Eddie called a local group of traditional dancers to perform for the camera. I needed background music for the video, so the idea was to record the singing and drums. Word got out in the village that we were coming, and combined with serious case of ...

... to the scenery. The Masaii really are tall. Actually one of my favorite Masaii moments happened when I was in Eddie's store in Kibwezi. Two Masaii men wandered in, tall and graceful, scarified and wrapped in red blankets. They wear things that look like ...

... (and a hell of a lot of other people too!). I'm currently working with Advantage Africa (British NGO) and the Kibwezi Disabled People Association (KDPO). I love it, I have three days a week at school with five mentally handicapped children, Malii, ...