Blue sky, 28 degrees at 9:00 in the morning, sat in the garden reading a book a lovely day in the world of Becky in Kenya but sadly a rare one!!!

It has been a long while since we last updated the blog! Life has been rather busy. As some of you know we popped home for a crazy 6 days at the start of August for Claire and Marks wedding. It was lovely to see family for a few days and as many others as we could fit in the time, it was far to little time to fit in everyone and felt like we had only just arrived when we had to leave!

Coming back to Kenya we flew straight back into work. I have been doing up to 3 medical outreaches a week, which is great fun and means I get to see people in the heart of the rural community but also very tiring with long days and various car/ambulance problems. On more than one occasion our land rover has been a great rescue vehicle/ambulance! Mostly the outreaches provide amazing highs it is great work and so rewarding treating people who would never get medical care otherwise, there are the odd moments of madness such as me driving down some ridiculous mud road nearly sideways only to find out we had been sent to the wrong place, had to do a very odd 20 point turn and when we finally arrived there were hardly any patients, I am sure I am being taught the lesson of having loads of grace and loads of trust in God!

My multi roles out here does mean juggling lots of different things from management to eye testing to treating sick children. I have just been involved in running an eye camp, over 3 days about 80 operations were done to give people back their vision, it was worth all the hard work the team put into organising it (and the odd 14 hour day-thought I had gone 9-5 when I left the NHS!!) when you see people singing with joy because they can see again.

In non work news just after we came back the director of the medical centre (Jane) and her husband (Simon) returned. They also happen to be the people we live with so the house is now full, of 4 medical people and Mike and a girl called Jo who runs the gap programme. We all get on very well which is good news because we are kinda stuck together!! I am so grateful for friends and fellowship it makes all the different when your living in a country with such a different culture.

Our chickens have increased in number to well over 60 now, and we starting to enjoy them for dinner!! (although Bert and Mambo are still safe-don't worry people!!). Our garden looks amazing (nothing to do with me, all Amos, Dr Jane, Dr Simon and Mike) it feels like such a luxury to have flowers as well as food growing on a plot of land but it does make sitting outside a real chance relax.

We have also had lovely visit from Graham and Amy who got to see a bit of eye camp, a sport event and see bit of where we live/what we do. It was great to see them if only for a few days and a great encouragement to our work here. Thank you for all the hugs that got sent!!

Anyhow I had better go,we are trying with photos on the blog but the fast (ish) internet is not working so it may not possible! Sorry!

Do keep in touch, much love and hugs!

Becky