Masai Mara Clinics
Wow! What a great time we had!
We headed about bright and early around 6:30am, but got stuck in heavy traffic until we got out of the surrounding cities. We traveled up into the highlands a little bit before dropping down into the Great Rift Valley. Down in the valley we stopped briefly to say hi to Grace (one of our students) and Pastor Munturi. Then back on the road again and up out of the valley. Just past Narok we stopped to eat our sack lunches and use the bathrooms then we were on the road again. Around 4pm we arrived at the park entrance and headed slowly to our campsite. Everyone settled in to their little cottages before supper and then some sat by the fire before heading to bed.
For the next four days we drove slowly back and forth to clinics at Siana Primary School. God blessed us with every animal you could imagine - lion (more then we can count)cheetah, buffalo,hynea elephant,giraffe, rhino, leopard, serval cat, porcupine and all the grazers you could imagine. It got to the point that we didn't even slow down for lion anymore cause it seemed like they were everywhere.
One night right by camp some small children were herding their cattle and goats near the parks edge - when they came upon a herd of elephant with small ones. There was a lot of trumpeting, bushes trampled, and kids calling for help. (The Maasai doing a yipping sound when they are in trouble and the Maasai men in our campsite responded immediately to their cries for help) There were several stories of what happened - some told us that a couple of cows were killed by the elephants and the children ran away to safety, but the cows and goats were out in the park still, others told us that all were safe - so who knows for sure.
Sabbath we traveled out to see the hippos and crocs in the Mara River and crossed on to the Tanzanian side called the Serengetti National Park. We ate lunch by the river and hoped to see the wildebeest crossing. The herd on the edge was small and so there was not a push to cross. They did venture down to the edge, drank for awhile - one stepped into come, but turned back. Something scared them and they all rushed back to the higher land.
Clinics were slow, there were not a lot people like last time. We had Martha, Gladys, Letuya, Esther help us with clinic, plus a couple of other students that are sponsored. That was alot of fun and they seemed to enjoy themselves.
On one day we had 5 Moran Warriors come to clinic. They were all dressed up with their spears in hand. That was really cool.
Well we are getting ready to head into town for a little shopping so will finish up date you on the rest of our time in the Mara later.
kim
We headed about bright and early around 6:30am, but got stuck in heavy traffic until we got out of the surrounding cities. We traveled up into the highlands a little bit before dropping down into the Great Rift Valley. Down in the valley we stopped briefly to say hi to Grace (one of our students) and Pastor Munturi. Then back on the road again and up out of the valley. Just past Narok we stopped to eat our sack lunches and use the bathrooms then we were on the road again. Around 4pm we arrived at the park entrance and headed slowly to our campsite. Everyone settled in to their little cottages before supper and then some sat by the fire before heading to bed.
For the next four days we drove slowly back and forth to clinics at Siana Primary School. God blessed us with every animal you could imagine - lion (more then we can count)cheetah, buffalo,hynea elephant,giraffe, rhino, leopard, serval cat, porcupine and all the grazers you could imagine. It got to the point that we didn't even slow down for lion anymore cause it seemed like they were everywhere.
One night right by camp some small children were herding their cattle and goats near the parks edge - when they came upon a herd of elephant with small ones. There was a lot of trumpeting, bushes trampled, and kids calling for help. (The Maasai doing a yipping sound when they are in trouble and the Maasai men in our campsite responded immediately to their cries for help) There were several stories of what happened - some told us that a couple of cows were killed by the elephants and the children ran away to safety, but the cows and goats were out in the park still, others told us that all were safe - so who knows for sure.
Sabbath we traveled out to see the hippos and crocs in the Mara River and crossed on to the Tanzanian side called the Serengetti National Park. We ate lunch by the river and hoped to see the wildebeest crossing. The herd on the edge was small and so there was not a push to cross. They did venture down to the edge, drank for awhile - one stepped into come, but turned back. Something scared them and they all rushed back to the higher land.
Clinics were slow, there were not a lot people like last time. We had Martha, Gladys, Letuya, Esther help us with clinic, plus a couple of other students that are sponsored. That was alot of fun and they seemed to enjoy themselves.
On one day we had 5 Moran Warriors come to clinic. They were all dressed up with their spears in hand. That was really cool.
Well we are getting ready to head into town for a little shopping so will finish up date you on the rest of our time in the Mara later.
kim
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