I had the privilege of hosting three very loyal Orphans Overseas volunteers this past week. Ron, Michelle, and Frank – the BFF’s – have been with OO from the very beginning and have done all renovations at Karibu Centre. Even before it was Karibu Centre. This was their 8th trip back as a trio and were visiting for ten days to further improve the Centre by adding walkways and a new covered laundry area.
When I first met this team, I wasn’t sure what to think. When I started receiving all these e-mails months prior to their trip from a Ron Stull, I thought to myself, whoa this guy’s got a lot of energy. I would soon find out I was right! I want to know where they get it from. The staff kept saying, “These people are such hard workers. Even the old one (talking about Frank).” Their enthusiasm was exciting to see and we are grateful for all their hard work.
After many many trips into town to the local hardware store and with the help of local workers, we were able to finish two big projects in addition to the many electrical, plumbing, and miscellaneous fixes throughout the compound. I think I’ve made some good friends at Rush Hardware after this past week!
our soon to be pathway connecting the admin building to the community centre
these women worked hard on the pathways all week
the local quarry where stones are cut and people make gravel by hand...seriously
Frank and Ron hard at work on the laundry centre
our new laundry centre
