A day in the slums

On Monday, Chris, Wendy and I took a personal day and went around town.  Since it is Wendy's last year, we are doing some activities that we have rarely or never done.  One of those was going to Kibera slums; supposedly the second largest slum in Africa.  We had Wesley (Pastor Safari's brother) and Wycliffe (one of the sound guys from church) as our guides.  I think we spent about 2 hours walking around.  We passed out candy to the kids and just saw a glimpse of how the people lived.  Rent could be as little as 50 Shillings (about 70 cents), and some people may still have to pay that in installments.  It is a rough place to live -- tin roofs, dirt walls and very unsanitary conditions.

Later in the day, we went to Gikomba, a huge market on the other side of Nairobi town.  It was just mainly for the experience.  We didn't buy anything.  You could find almost anything in this market ... fruits, vegetables, clothing, chickens, etc.

We ended the day eating at Java House (similar to Starbucks) and getting some sports jerseys.  What a long day!

Wendy passing out some candy

Houses

The river and people doing their laundry