Letter from Solomon February, 2007

Hello Friends.

It was nice talking to some of you on the phone yesterday. When you called, we were on our way home from visiting the farm where my uncle Sebastian and my dad grew up. It is only an hour drive for Kitale Town. Sebastian was kind enough to drive us everywhere we needed to go in his car.

We came to Eldoret on Monday evening after a rough 3 hr drive from Nakuru because the roads are really rough. Uncle Sebastian gave us a place to stay in his huge house which he recently bought for as long as we need to. He lives alone in this place but seems to enjoy it. He now wants to meet you when you come and also wants be involved with LLM activities in Kenya. We are still getting climatized to Eldoret. It is a very beautiful town. When we got here, we could feel the peace of the Lord. We believe the Lord sent us here for a reason.

On Tuesday, Sebastian kindly drove us to the Symbios childrens home and school a few miles from Eldoret towm. The place is very beutiful (we will send the photos ASAP). The staff and the children were very warm and friendly. We met the school principal, the accountant Margaret, the driver Sam and the farm manager Walter. Margaret gave us the tour of the place including the farm.

They have plenty of cornfields (for food) and several irrigated gardens. She also took us to the gorgeous huts (they are really corrupted and not authentic :-) but they are great. We had lunch with Margaret who is currently in charge of the place and had a good visit. We are planning to go back there soon to meet the rest of the staff and have more discusions.

On Wednedsday, we had a great time visiting Symbios farm in Kitale. There is a boys and girls dorm, a separate kitchen and huge dining room and and the administrative house.The house is nothing less of gorgeous. It is really well built and modern. It is almost fully furnished and is just missing a couple items like mattresses, stoves and a refrigerator.

We will need to buy a small electric generator for lights if we move in. The one they have is too large to run long. They have a deep water well and very well managed gardens with bananas and all sorts of vegetables. They also have a few cows for milk. We met all the staff there and they were also very friendly guys. We really look forward to work with them.

At this point, we are staying with my Uncle Sebastian who just bought the big house in Eldoret town. It is a nice place and very strategic because it is in the heart of Eldoret town. We are still praying and trying to decide where to settle down. The beautiful house Symbios offered in Kitale is near perfect but the transport will be a challenge. Its takes at least one hour bus ride to Eldoret one way and then another 30 mins to the home and school. They said it will be a little longer when the rains begin. We will stay with Sebastian for now and talk about the two alternatives before making a final decision. We should be hopefully decided by the end of the week.

Please say hello to all there and do have a great day.

chau. Solomon for Eunice y Abby.