Matt again. I spoke to Alicia this morning. She was one of the people mentioned in the previous email whose stomach was having “trouble” with some of the African food. But she’s gotten over that and it back to normal now. She got her computer working, but the internet connection at the hotel is extremely unreliable. She was trying to open her email for the 15 minutes we were talking on the phone and the page kept freezing up. So, we may or may not get to see pictures before she gets back home.

Here’s another email below from one of the group leaders:

December 5, 2009 @ 5:00 am

Dear Friends and Family,

It is Saturday AM in Kenya and we are setting ready to go back to the Clinic for another day of work. We are averaging about 300 patients a day and today should be no different. Following clinic we will attend church services in Masara Village and then head back to Kisumu – some folks are planning to go out to experience Kenyan nightlife (chaperoned, of course!) this evening. Those who drink beer are appreciating a cold Tusker at the end of the dayJ. Yesterday we went to visit a center for street children (Hope for Victoria’s Children or HOVIC). It was unbelievable – not a pretty sight. They did have items for sale to raise money for the center and together we contributed $700.00 with our purchases.

Tomorrow we are going to the village again but not to work – the villagers are making lunch for all of us – not a small thing to do for 50 people.

Thanks to all of you who have called and sent email – it feels good to know that people at home care about us and are thinking of us.

Love to all from the SHARE Kenya crew.