From Nyakach to Kisumu

The sun sets on the eastern border of Lake Victoria at Kisumu.

SInging at the Nyakach Free Methodist Church

Our brief stay in Nyakach was another high mark for our 600-mile adventure on bicycles. On Saturday evening, we stayed at a Catholic hospital on the top of a mountain. The staff was gracious and hospitable. On Sunday morning, we road our bikes to the Nyakach Free Methodist Church and joined them for Sunday morning services.  The morning included bright singing first by children joined later by adults. Team members Alex Drummond and Jack Hughey, along with a VISA volunteer, led singing with their guitars and mandolin. John Franklin Hay shared a story from the Bible, interpreted into Luo by Daniel Shanzuh.

Jack Hughey and Kevin WIlliams repair a tire.

After a quick lunch, our team hit the road for Kisumu, taking advantage of sunshine and determined to outrun an approaching thunderstorm. Our team was escorted by a Kenyan district police unit on our 35-mile ride to Kisumu.  We road out of the mountains in onto a long, flat road, riding at the highest average speed for the trip thus far.  We checked in to a guesthouse and drove to see the sunset on the eastern border of Lake Victoria.  It was worth the effort.  What a beautiful spectacle it was.

On Monday, we will have our longest stage of the journey--a 69-mile/111 kilometer ride to Eldoret. It will be the furthest some of our team members will have ever ridden in one day. We know that there are some climbs along the route. So, keep us in heart and mind as we tackle this segment of our journey.

Team member Alex Drummond (a recent Purdue
University graduate) shares his mandolin with a
neighbor in Nyakach.

We hope to arrive in Eldoret and visit the property that is being considered for purchase to become the site of the high school--the purpose of our ride. We are asking friends and associates and groups to support our ride at 5 cents, 10c, 25c or $1 per mile to help us raise $40,000 so that the property and first buildings of a new high school can become a reality where it is significantly needed.  Use the right sidebar options to donate today.

Thanks for your prayers and support. We feel the love.