To go on a mission trip like this we all had to make sacrifices. We would be leaving family, employer, or school, as well as the additional expenses and the time commitment of being here. Our World Concern partner knows that so each day is jam-packed with experiences, people, and adventure. Today is no different. We had an early start to visit the World Concern office in Narok, travel to Talek, visit Lekanka and Narusan school, go to a recently drilled water well site, and finally settle into our cabins for the night.
We drive to see two wells established by World Concern. The water from the first drilled well had a fluoride level too high for human consumption but water is never wasted. A concrete trough was constructed for domestic and wild animals to use. This well is powered by a windmill.
A second well was drilled nearby and the water was deemed safe for human consumption. People can pump water at any time of day or night to drink. To see these wells and the windmill brought tears to my eyes. It was so overwhelming to see water in the middle of nowhere. Knowing that lives are changed and made better because water was found underground, forced up, and now accessible. Amazing.
Almost half of the children in Narusan school have World Concern sponsors. Sponsorship helps the whole school not just the student.
Children walk miles to go to school and must be careful of attacking elephants and buffaloes. When was the last time you called out to your child, “Watch out for the elephants!”
