A Maasea elder at his boma

The Maasae women's choir at Enquiki. These ladies rock like Darleen.

A maasae boma and cattle pens. In some bomas, the cow and goats sleep inside with the people. The Salian Hospice team discourages this practice to limit the spread of TB.

A Maasae boma, and cattle pens. At some bomas, cattle stay in the house where the people sleep. Salian hospice workers try to educate the maasae about the increased risk of TB when keeping cows in the boma.

A Hike through Maasae country

Part of the mission team hiking through the hills with a team from Salian to check on HIV and TB patients in their Bomas. We walked because some of the Maasae don't want the Salian vehicles to be seen at their Bomas, as it would indicate illness to their neighbors.

I thank God for the great wonder of coming to Africa . I thank God for our dear brothers and sisters in Africa. I thank God for our family members who are taking over our responsibilities at home and our church family who sent us off with love and gifts to share.
At Maasai Girls Lutheran Secondary School we wake up at 5:10 AM to the girls at school singing as they run laps around the school! (We go back to sleep however). We have experienced such warmth being with the girls at the school. They are sweet and shy. They go to school most of the day and study from 7PM to 10PM every night. To me the really important thing is that these girls have the chance to be giggly classmates here. If some of these girls were still in their boma (village), at 13 or 14 years old they might be given in marriage in exchange for a goat or a cow, because their family needs to survive. By coming to this school, they have the chance for a different future. Their parents have made the decision to put the girls first and have them educated. I am proud that we as a church also put the girls first by supporting the school. The first morning in Africa I stood looking at Mt. Kilimanjaro in the distance. I was a little scared, uncertain what the trip would bring. As the wind blew off the plain, I could feel myself being grounded by the Holy Spirit and I knew it would all be good. It’s all good.