I just arrived in Kenya for a several week long photojournalism trip. I am staying with a YWAM team out here and capturing what is going on as they do missionary work in Kisumu. When I pulled out my camera at the children hospital the first day, the mothers who were staying with their children…
I visited all the same places and met the same people when I went on my outreach trip to West Pokot. This video does a great job of giving an overall feel for the area and explains the social and political issues that people living in this area everyday.
Check out the original post, here are some more pictures from that time. In 2011, one team member of an outreach from the Athi River Base in Machakos made this video about her time in West Pokot. We met all the same people and were in the same places as her. She explains some of the … More More Pictures of West Pokot
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It’s not too complicated, a Kenyan dish that consists of boiled beans, corn kernels, and possibly mixed in with a little bit of vegetables. The combination of Githeri is a filling, highly nutritious, and can be quite good when complimented with salt, pepper, chilies, and even a chapati!
Originally posted on TRADITIONAL NOURISHMENT:
One of the most popular vegetable Kenyan dishes is sukuma wiki (known as collard greens or a form of kale in English). The nutritious green leafy vegetable is often cooked in oil with a few diced tomatoes, onions, and flavored with a sprinkle of mchuzi mix (Kenyan food secret flavoring…
Just wanted to say: Asante Sana! Hebu enda followers! Our Kenyan adventure has come to a close and we are off to Naknek Alaska once again, where it all began. We leave for Naknek on Monday and would appriciate your prayers for this new adventure. We are excited about what God is doing in … More
Here’s some more about food! Here’s what we eat on the typical day: Bread and margarine for breakfast every single morning. Kenyans literally eat an entire loaf of bread for breakfast and when your staying at someone’s house you’re expected to do the same! On very special occasions (like twice so far) chapati and chai … More The good, the bad and the ugali
Food here at the coast is really different from other parts of Kenya, here are some things we’ve been eating from street vendors here at the coast: Plenty of coconuts! Potatoes deep fried with flour and spice “bhajias” deep fried curry potatoes with onions “Mandazis” deep fried flour, sugar and water
Today was another beautiful, hot and humid day in Mombasa! We went to Mombasa Pentecostal Church, it wasn’t the greatest service but we met up with Racheal there and went into town to try and find some lunch, which was a lot more complicated than it sounds. We first were looking for a place to … More Another great day on the coast!
After graduating and saying goodbye to our classmates, our backpacking adventure across East Africa has officially begun! We left on friday from the base and took a bus all day to the coastal town of Nyali outside of Mombasa. We are staying with Hebron’s family here to just relax for a few days after a … More Our backpacking adventure begins!
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