Sunrise over Lake Victoria.

Jade's most recent experiment was to build this swing for our yard! It turned out great. He is training some of our guys in making more of them in hopes they can sell them. Anyone need a swing??

K-J showing off her teeth



A-G on her climbing wall (another of Jade's building projects!)

K-J, who is actually a big climber, trying her best

Made it!!! With some help of course :)

Active girls

Taking a break

From climbing walls to ballet

K-J enjoying her breakfast...prior to fixing her hair

Lino 6 ft. 2 and still growing shooting baskets with Saudi

The guys enjoying a game of "knock out"

Angelo (Taban) jumping high in the air!! He is on his school break from Kenya right now and spent a few days with us on his way back to Sudan for a few weeks. It has been 6 years since he left Sudan, so we are hoping this will be a good visit for him.

Barakat

At a birthday party for one of our friends

During a recent visit to see the other guys in Eldoret, Kenya.

This is at the Kip Keino Secondary School.

Jade with Kip Keino, former Olympic gold medalist. He provided a home for our 9 guys for several years when they first came from Sudan. Now only one of them, Al Jehli, is still living there while he attends school.

Lino's birthday party

Opening presents

AG and her good friend, Blessing

Last month we made a visit to "Chimpanzee Island," a chimp sanctuary in Lake Victoria, with some friends.

Watching the chimps eat

It was rather amusing that we were required to wear surgical masks on the island to protect the chimps from swine flu!! Not easy to convince an 18 month old to wear a mask.

No swine flu for these chimps

Waiting for the boat to leave the island

On the boat

Wind blown mommy, desperately trying to keep K-J from falling or jumping out of the boat. Thank goodness for lollipops.

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