Saturday, April 4, 2009

Children of Kenya

Through our outreach leishmaniasis clinic we had the wonderful chance to meet a lot of Kenya's people, including many children. For many, we were the first "mzungu" (white person) that they had met and most seemed enthralled by our light(er) skin and Jenny's blond hair. Kenyan children were by far the most well-behaved, disciplined, and stoic children we had ever met. Jenny would draw their blood and we never saw one child cry or even wince during this process. Sometimes because of the work we were doing the children were asked to wait quietly on a bench for a few hours - and to our surprise - did this without making a peep. For children that have so little, are commonly malnourished, and consider potable water as a luxury, their resilience is inspiring.

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  1. How cool that you guys touched these children's lives!

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