Day 14: Visit to Jitegemee Women's Group and Uba's Birthday...

Today we headed to a little town near Meru to visit another Women's table banking group... We started off inside the room where they meet and watched the table banking trainers in action for the last time on this trip...

            We then headed outside where they insisted on extending their hospitality to us before both sides were fully introduced. The introduction kicked off with the table banking group members...

The members told us of how table banking has changed their lives, some put themselves through school with the money, many used it to develop their agriculture... Majority told of how it open their eyes to saving and making money allowing them to see that they have money... 

Pastor P addressed the group

 

 After this all members of Solidarity House addressed the group and presented gifts to Pastor P... 

A couple more speeches before Suzy gave a vote thanks on behalf of I-Go missions... 

After this the table banking group insisted that we sing and dance before leaving... Watch out for the video in Kenya I-Go the journey in video... Coming very very soon  

The team headed home and the girls were able to give Uba little birthday surprise in the evening after everyone has finished packing.... 

Behind the scene prep... 

Birthday Boy 

 Watch out for the birthday surprise video in the video blog coming soon.... 

The following was extracted from one the diaries of a a cloverleaf Missionary... 

"Dear Diary, 

                I cannot believe we are finally done with our trip.... It has been so blessed... What a way to end with Uba's masked party.... 

                  At the banking group we visited today we meet the oldest member of the group, she spoke fluent English it was so inspiring to see... To hear her so learned yet be willing to listen to what we had to offer and looking for ideas to keep getting better reminded me that in all things one must always seek for the best... Never give up, Never hold back, Keep learning.... 

                   In less than five hours we head back to Leeds, I praise God for a successful trip, I am so excited as to all that is to come from this.... 
                     Kenya 2013 the first of many to come... What a privilege to have been part of it.... "

See you later, Blessings from 

I-Go 2013

Day 13: Reflection with the directors and surprise visit from table banking trainers...

           Today the team had a meeting with the board of directors for Solidarity House and many points where discussed in regards to many of projects and locations the team visited during in the duration of the stay. In the meeting many points where raised and ideas to work on and moving forward plans where created to aid the discussion process. It was very successful and some structures where put in place in order to aid the implementation of the new ideas. 

           The team where then having a relaxing evening before they received a surprised visit from the table banking trainers who came to show their appreciation and say their vote of thanks to the team... It caught everyone off-guard. They also thought is was Uba's birthday today which was a day ahead nonetheless the team where still very happy to have them around as we sat around tables and enjoyed each other's companies.  

After Sleeping Suzy joined us, Pamela restarted her speech and then they started the surprise gifts...

The gifts kicked off with Pastor P, Fiona and Tope...

Then they moved on to Mario and Suzy, Osase and the Birthday(to be) boy Uba...

Uba trying to guess his present...

The gathering then drew to a close... 

The following was extracted from one of the diaries of a cloverleaf missionary... 

    "Today was really good... The meeting with the board of directors was so successful I cannot wait to come back and see how the proposed changes will be implemented into the committee. I remember Osase almost howling at one of the directors for the answer to her question was rather funny... For some reasons today the arrow root tasted extra sweet... Maybe we are finally getting used to the taste though... 

       The evening was so nice the table banking trainers really blessed us with gifts... It was so good to hear them testify of the good things that has happened since we got here and even what is to come from the partnership we formed...  We all really like our gifts and more so the time we got to spend with them... When they were leaving Osase and I went on secret hunt for a mixtape for Uba's birthday tommorow. 

        I really cannot believe we only have one more night in Kenya.... WOW!!!!!!" 

One more post till Kenya 2013 the Journey in Video.... Be on the the look out... 

            See you Later, Blessings from 

          I-Go 2013