Habari from Ilula near Eldoret, Kenya

Habari Iowa We arrived!! Our plane was in the landing position when suddenly we pulled up because of livestock on the runway!! They cleared and we landed. All of our equipment made it. A couple of boxes were miss labeled so we had to jerry rig a phoropter stand from plumbing supplies not pretty but it works. All the equipment works. The children are lovely and very active. In customs we had a little bit of a difficult time but we made it. They had issues with the equipment that I was understanding but if they would have denied the soccer balls we would have argued more vigorously!! Dr. Miller read stories and Lori showed them how to take pictures with her camera. Roy got the full tour of the grounds with the children all clamoring to hold his hand. They sang and danced for us and presented us with flowers. I played soccer with them and they were very kind and giggled all the way. We have spent the evening getting acquainted with the staff and families and set up equipment. Tomorrow we will do the exams and everyone is very excited. Tomorrow we will try to up load some pictures. The giraffes are vary friendly I was feeding one and it kissed me!! Tomorrow we will be doing what we came to do and we are excited!! Mzuri sana!! Very awesome!! (in swahili) See you tomorrow Dr. Fitz