June 28, 2007
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Pictures? What pictures?
I actually almost maxed-out my 2GB memory card in my camera. Over 400 pictures and a few videos from Africa are now on my harddrive and being sorted and edited. I’ll go ahead an put some pictures with captions here.
During our 8 hours in France (in the worst airport ever), we saw the Eifel Tower. Don’t see it? Look really closely at the middle of the picture. It’s that hazy little line in the third window.
We played way too many card games during the trip, especially in the airport in France. Also notice the bright orange MTW t-shirts we were issued. Our group was obviously entirely inconspicuous walking through the airports.
I’m not sure why, but people in Kenya put stickers all over their cars.
We stayed at a Catholic retreat center/convent. The nuns didn’t seem to mind that we were there, or that we were protestants. They even invited a couple of us to mass.
There were some really nice flowers at the convent, too.
Kibera was a shock to everyone on the team. It’s a slum of about 700,000 people. One of the things that was interesting about this picture is that you can see the slum next to a nice row of houses, with just a dirt road and a wall between.
The locals didn’t like us taking pictures (for various reasons) inside Kibera, so the only ones I have are in and around the church. Oh, and Xanga turned a bunch of the pictures sideways for some reason.
The kids really liked cameras. One of them took the above picture.
This is the street right behind the church. It’s the only one I saw that didn’t have a ditch down the middle with sewage running in it. It’s also the only one that seemed to be made of cement, rather than piles of dirt, trash, and waste.
The kids were all really great, and they all wanted pictures with the white people.
This is me and the cutest little girl ever. For some reason, whenever someone pulled a camera out, she would never smile…which is disappointing, ’cause she had such a cute smile.
I’m not sure why, but all the boys wanted to look like they were fighting in the pictures.
Lauren with some of the kids from the Bible club we were leading.
Okay, so that’s enough pictures for one post. I’ll try to post more tomorrow or Saturday — of the safari! I’m not much of a safari person, but people seem to like pictures of elephants and lions and such.
Oh, and if you wanted to see more artistic shots or versions I’ve properly edited, go here:
XristosAnesti.deviantart.com/gallery
Comments (9)
What beautiful children!
wow; that brings flashbacks.
Looks like you had an amazing time! the kids are so sweet!
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Looks like it was amazing-’specially the kids.
I loved all the pictures and thanks for sharing. I also like to background photo…did you take that one also?
Totally awesome. I would love to do missionary work outside the US. Ha. I would love to do missionary work inside the US.
Thanks for your many contributions to the discussion at my place.
looks like a blast.
Me, I went to Egypt and just wandered around.
Grand fun.
when I was in the Navy so many years ago, I went to some neat places, but being young and foolish I never really appreciated the sites that I was seeing.In fact though I hate to admit it after being on a carrier for 30-45 days the only thing tht was on my mind was the corner tap (or where ever) Oh to be able to live life all over and appreciate the things that God has allowed us to see of the past. I never realized it then but I walked in some of the same places that Paul mentions in the bible. Beautiful pictures, you went for the right reasons and so these pictures are also recorded in your heart. God Bless you for sharing.