Water is a powerful force. In rivers, it pushes huge generator turbines. In the ocean, it covers most of the earth. From the ground, it changes people’s lives in ways I never would have imagined unless I had seen it with my own eyes. In Kenya, Operation Eyesight has been fighting the terrible trachoma infection… Continue reading Ongata Naado – a village transformed (Part 1 of 2)
Category: Clean Water
Water is life in Narok
Travelling by vehicle on the highway from Nairobi to Narok, Kenya, the first glimpse of the Great Rift Valley is staggering. Your eye cannot take in its breadth and its beauty. This is the panoramic road I travelled a few short weeks ago on February 19. As we drive down the mountain on the narrow… Continue reading Water is life in Narok
Eyes on Kenya…mine and now yours
As a first-time visitor to Kenya, I’ve experienced firsthand its beauty. In Nairobi, I watched in amazement as beggars and hawkers expertly threaded their way through the chaos of traffic, hopefully holding up roasted corn on a stick, bouquets of roses, clothing, DVDs and even puppies to bored drivers and passengers. In the smaller towns,… Continue reading Eyes on Kenya…mine and now yours
