Nyagesa Rescue Mission

The morning after our assessment in Kisii, we loaded up into the bus to drive to the Masai Mara park. Before going, we dropped off two of our members at a church. Jim was scheduled to preach that day, and Don stayed with him. The rest of the team went on to the park, and we would meet up at our next venue. The place Jim was preaching at was Nyagasa Rescue Center. It is a rescue center for children orphaned because of AIDS, women cast out of their tribes because of their HIV status, and young girls who run away from their tribes because they do not want to be circumcised. It was an amazing place.

The center does more than just take care of people, it teaches them a trade that they can use. This is a picture of a man who grew up at the center as an orphan. He demonstrated his trade for us, carving soap stone.