Dear friends, dear brothers and sisters!
Since the beginning of August we are back from Kenya and there is much to report.
Therefore, a brief summary of three hard-working and very successful week.
First things first: we have achieved everything we had planned.
As in previous months "passed" simply incredible things on that in a speed as in Kenya probably rarely encountered very often is.
Immediately after our arrival on Saturday we visited the land that came to our new school in question. It is a beautiful site, some 10 000 m2, a small tropical paradise just a piece away from the noise and problems Mtwapas.
from the main road it is located about 3 km.
Already on Monday, we were able to sign the purchase agreement, as the papers were in order and the attorney had prepared all the documents. Our friend Kaka had taken over many days, all preparations, documents concerned, and many, many miles spent in the car.
He accepted not even petrol money for all his efforts.
We needed a Kenyan tax number, but which we were initially a few problems and a request in Nairobi - Kaka led us from one authority to another - a bank account had to be opened - Kaka vouched for us - the country was re-measured (what you believe, who organized and brought the surveyor) - the basic limits were found to be OK - we went to the district school board, as the Village Chief, who wrote us a letter (the most important document, as against the word of the Chiefs will act nobody).
It began with the well drilling - on our departure he was already 10 m deep. The land was fenced, the plans for the location of the classrooms had some be revised, as are many trees on the site, we do appreciate receiving.
sick trees and those that are in the way were marked - (! And paid) for the precipitation for each tree must be re-applied for. For these coconut wood is cut for the roof structure.
our plans, we had brought from home, went to a Kenyan engineer, who designed the Kenyan building regulations accordingly and passed it on to the building authority. Now we are waiting for planning permission and the blessing of the Environment Agency - Kaka will accept them.
The excavation for the septic tank for the toilettanlage will commence this week - we met an English couple Know who lives just minutes away from the new country (and the man is master builder!)
you are for us on the site every now and then and look after our "Bauboys" to pleased to help you. On Saturdays they
organize playgroups for the children of the surrounding villages, furthermore they are in schools and needy families. A coincidence that we met her?
is right next to the school land a village consisting of mud huts and a large proportion of the residents are children who have so far not received either no or only a very poor education. They can hardly wait for school to be launched in January. (None of these children may only a small contribution to the financing of school operations or to make the meal, so we are looking for many new sponsors).
John will be on site from early October to manage the building of classrooms.
There is still no electricity in the area, it must be so for a windmill to operate the water pump built for the well.
For the many transportation to the site (the supplies in Kenya are very expensive and you get only small quantities!) And for the subsequent promotion of teachers to their jobs (and the very small sponsored children to school), and for grocery shopping, bought we are an older but well maintained vehicle, a Nissan Bus (Diesel). He has already given us in these few days of our stay made a valuable service. There
news also from "old" school country: this was really sold (a previous tenant had, according to Kenyan law, the right of first refusal) - he wanted us to either immediately from the country or to us (to four times what he paid for the land! ) for sale. We wondered if we should move the makeshift school could immediately, but then close with him but by the end of a lease (at a price ...). So the children until the end of the school year in their community and can learn undisturbed, on the other hand must be on site no allowance for the school system be taken.
was of course not everything as simple and straightforward as it now reads, because Africa is different ......
Yet it is even difficult for us to believe that we could achieve anything. God has been very good to us! Personally, we
came to a little rest: 3 days of safari in the Maasai Mara, where we were able to experience beautiful moments. Now we wait
on the outstanding permits and want to try in the meantime, even to get as many donations as possible so that the construction project can be made by year-end, ideally, completely finished.
Thanks for all your interest, your support and your prayers. Please register yet, when you want to know more.
love all regards, Sonja and John
Since the beginning of August we are back from Kenya and there is much to report.
Therefore, a brief summary of three hard-working and very successful week.
First things first: we have achieved everything we had planned.
As in previous months "passed" simply incredible things on that in a speed as in Kenya probably rarely encountered very often is.
Immediately after our arrival on Saturday we visited the land that came to our new school in question. It is a beautiful site, some 10 000 m2, a small tropical paradise just a piece away from the noise and problems Mtwapas.
from the main road it is located about 3 km.
Already on Monday, we were able to sign the purchase agreement, as the papers were in order and the attorney had prepared all the documents. Our friend Kaka had taken over many days, all preparations, documents concerned, and many, many miles spent in the car.
He accepted not even petrol money for all his efforts.
We needed a Kenyan tax number, but which we were initially a few problems and a request in Nairobi - Kaka led us from one authority to another - a bank account had to be opened - Kaka vouched for us - the country was re-measured (what you believe, who organized and brought the surveyor) - the basic limits were found to be OK - we went to the district school board, as the Village Chief, who wrote us a letter (the most important document, as against the word of the Chiefs will act nobody).
It began with the well drilling - on our departure he was already 10 m deep. The land was fenced, the plans for the location of the classrooms had some be revised, as are many trees on the site, we do appreciate receiving.
sick trees and those that are in the way were marked - (! And paid) for the precipitation for each tree must be re-applied for. For these coconut wood is cut for the roof structure.
our plans, we had brought from home, went to a Kenyan engineer, who designed the Kenyan building regulations accordingly and passed it on to the building authority. Now we are waiting for planning permission and the blessing of the Environment Agency - Kaka will accept them.
The excavation for the septic tank for the toilettanlage will commence this week - we met an English couple Know who lives just minutes away from the new country (and the man is master builder!)
you are for us on the site every now and then and look after our "Bauboys" to pleased to help you. On Saturdays they
organize playgroups for the children of the surrounding villages, furthermore they are in schools and needy families. A coincidence that we met her?
is right next to the school land a village consisting of mud huts and a large proportion of the residents are children who have so far not received either no or only a very poor education. They can hardly wait for school to be launched in January. (None of these children may only a small contribution to the financing of school operations or to make the meal, so we are looking for many new sponsors).
John will be on site from early October to manage the building of classrooms.
There is still no electricity in the area, it must be so for a windmill to operate the water pump built for the well.
For the many transportation to the site (the supplies in Kenya are very expensive and you get only small quantities!) And for the subsequent promotion of teachers to their jobs (and the very small sponsored children to school), and for grocery shopping, bought we are an older but well maintained vehicle, a Nissan Bus (Diesel). He has already given us in these few days of our stay made a valuable service. There
news also from "old" school country: this was really sold (a previous tenant had, according to Kenyan law, the right of first refusal) - he wanted us to either immediately from the country or to us (to four times what he paid for the land! ) for sale. We wondered if we should move the makeshift school could immediately, but then close with him but by the end of a lease (at a price ...). So the children until the end of the school year in their community and can learn undisturbed, on the other hand must be on site no allowance for the school system be taken.
was of course not everything as simple and straightforward as it now reads, because Africa is different ......
Yet it is even difficult for us to believe that we could achieve anything. God has been very good to us! Personally, we
came to a little rest: 3 days of safari in the Maasai Mara, where we were able to experience beautiful moments. Now we wait
on the outstanding permits and want to try in the meantime, even to get as many donations as possible so that the construction project can be made by year-end, ideally, completely finished.
Thanks for all your interest, your support and your prayers. Please register yet, when you want to know more.
love all regards, Sonja and John
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