Visit to Sheldricks & Giraffe Feeding Center

Last night the group arrived safely! Praise God.

What a blessing - it rained all night long - we desperately needed the rain! This morning after breakfast we packed our sack lunches and headed out for Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage. They baby elephants ranged in ages from 3 weeks to almost 2 years old. They had more orphans then they had ever had before. It was great to watch them being fed their bottles, to touch there fuzzy trunks, and coarse backs. They played in the mud and pushed each other around. The rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy all the baby elephants - then there was a big down pour. Some ran for the buildings, others of us gathered under bushes until it past then we headed back to the bus and on to the Giraffe Feeding Center. While at there a few in the group were bold enough to put the grain pellet between their lips and let the giraffe take it - aka "Giraffe Kiss!

Some shopped at the little gift stores until I thought they would drop from exhaustion - but it appears that some in this group are serious shoppers! I told them I was going to have to get my big stick out to help them STOP buying things! SMILE

We got back to the East Central Africa Division Guesthouse about 2:30pm. Some headed for the showers and others took a little nap. Then we all spent sometime sorting and repacking supplies for Sundays clinic. Even with all the rain it was a great day. We are all heading to supper now and will open the Sabbath hours with worship.

Tomorrow we will be out at Esukata for church, then will be stopping by the Kajiado Rehab Centre to visit the girls that are sponsored through MDP.

Thank you for your prayers! God is good - as ALWAYS.

Happy Sabbath
kim