Kenya: Happy Day and Celebrating Transformation

Debbie and Mary in the auditorium of Happy Day Academy

Enjoying one of the active songs Happy Day for which "famous"

Bonnie and Mary talk with Jane, head student, at Happy Day

Floyd shares with 8th grade class (Standard 8)

Bill Kenny shares his story encouraging the "graduating class

Debbie enjoys meeting the Scouts at Happy Day

Bill shows off his dish washing skills

Simon came by Koinonia Church to visit with us.

Floyd and Bonnie met Bill and Debbie Kenny, Nashville, TN, in Amsterdam on the 17th.   We fly together to Kenya.   We arrive in Kenya and from arrival we have been moving.    The weather has been bright and dry.   Not too warm (mid 70's) and cool at night (50's).    Our first day was with Happy Day Academy led by Mary Kabaru.  Visiting with Mary, the students, and the teachers and seeing the growth of Happy Day was a great blessing.   In November, the first eight grade class of Happy will graduation from primary school and make the journey to secondary school.  They will take the Standard 8 exam.   This is much anticipated time for Mary and the school.   We enjoyed meeting and spending time with the students and teachers.  Bonnie and Mary talked about the specifics of the graduation.   Debbie thoroughly enjoyed engaging the students in the class room.  We all shared words of encouragement from our lives with the "graduating class." 
We shared lunch with the students of rice, greens, and beans/corn.   Bill showed off his dish washing skills that brought a great delight to the kitchen staff and Mary. 

After we left Happy Day, we traveled to Koinonia Church and met with Pastor Simon.   He shared with us about the mission of Koinonia, some of the challenges, and we met the OVC(Orphans and vulnerable children's team).   Simon, a young man who has been a part of the OVC ministry from the beginning came by.   Teachers in Kenya are on strike so he had the day off.   We were excited to see Simon and share time with him.  He talked about his dream of being a businessman.   Pastor Simon shared Simon's story.   ACTS Fellowship, Greenville, sponsors Simon.   The first Teleios Ministry Holiday Bible Camp is when we met Simon watching him grow and follow Jesus Christ.