By mid-April Bev Stone, and the other volunteers returned to the USA, but Catherine Sanders remained behind in Kenya at the Joseph Waweru Home School to establish the gardens.

The seeds she planted are bearing fruit. The sunflower seeds were planted early around the house foundation. Even though the seedlings were marked with sticks, they needed a little extra protection from the construction activities. There were times when we thought all the sunflowers would surely be destroyed. But some survived and flourished! This sunflower at the rear entrance to the Joseph Waweru Home School is about 10 feet tall!!

* After the rains, the seedlings began to grow quickly. Pastor and Mama Waweru cooked the first of the harvest, Sukuma Wiki. Sukuma is a crop similar to collard greens and a favorite in Kenya.

* All 8 boys are now settling down to their second term in school.

* Two of the orphans in the family we "adopted" this year are receiving vocational training. Their garden is also producing.

* Raphael, the young man who is receiving his school fees from a special donor, is back in school and studying hard to do well. He is also working with Catherine in the gardens.