by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 17, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
While waiting for our flight this evening, we spent the morning at the Giraffe Center doing some shopping, and packing for the flight this evening. Four ladies continued their journey to Tanzania and left early to cross the border. Another very successful A Better...
by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 17, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
Our last day in Lamu started with historian Hamid on a tour of Lamu town. The town is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. we visited the fort, the markets, the streets, and then the rain came. It poured. Even the flight that was supposed to pick us up...
by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 15, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
By boat, by motorcycle, and on foot, all of our teams were engaged in schools. We visited schools under construction, schools that are just being completed, and to some new ones that need our help. the day ended with many of us swimming in the Indian Ocean and then a...
by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 13, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
For several hundreds who have traveled with us, we are back at the beautifully renovated Fig Tree Camp. Lots of hippos right across from our tents that we watch every evening going out and returning with a lot of noise at 4:30 a.m. A small group started at the Talek...
by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 12, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
Today was a travel day to the Maasai Mara. We saw various animals today. Some at a distance, some close up. The highlight for many today was the Bush lunch where we celebrated the graduation and engagement of Thirsa and Ben. At the end of the day, some of us visited...
by Rajiv Emerson | Jun 11, 2026 | 2026 Mission & Memories Trip, Trip Update
We are at the beautiful Mara Ki mana camp and left today to visit our projects in Naikarra. We stopped at some new schools we’d like to consider for 2027 and had meetings with the Chief of the area, Chief Moses, who taught at one of our schools, and then on to...
