Whew....now that I am done with boards and have a moment to breath I thought I would update you on exactly where it is that we will be serving for the next couple of years. Dan and I will be working at a small mission hospital in Kapsowar, Kenya. It is located in the Northwestern part of the country in the mountains at 7,400ft. The hospital has 126 beds and three mobile maternal and child health clinics. The hospital delivers approximately 300 babies per month and has an X-ray department, laboratory and pharmacy. The next closest city to where we will be staying and as well as the local grocery store is about two hours away in Eldoret.
Kenya has two national languages - English and Swahili. Those that have been educated generally know both. The people that lives in the Kapsowar area are known as the Marakwat which are part of the larger Kalenjin family of tribes. Their native language is Kalenjin, which is spoken at home and by those who have not had the opportunity to go to school.
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