On our first Saturday in Kenya, we took a stroll through the streets of Area 1. This is the area supported by the first Missions of Hope School called Pangani.
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| This is the Pangani Center and school. |
Because of that, it is more highly developed than other areas of Mathare through the influence of the school, health care, small business loans, and such. In fact, it seemed busier and much more active than it was even three years ago. As you walk the streets, hundreds of little kids shout out, "How are you?" and then they want their picture taken. It is winter in Kenya, so there was a lot of runny noses! This gives you a small taste of a walk-through of the main road and businesses in the slum.
Did you see the photo of the runny nosed girl at the end?
At first, I thought that it was just an awful photograph, but then I decided to look a little bit deeper, right into her eyes, and guess what I saw! It is sort of like the whole of Mathare. You have to look a bit deeper to see the beauty.
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| Speaking of eyeballs, I guess playing with your eyeballs when having your picture taken is a thing in Mathare! |
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