Category Archives: English

In the morning, I went with sister Katherine and Celina, one of the community leaders, to visit some sick elders. I went to read books to the children who were around. We visited three ladies. Two of them live near … Continue reading →

Today, I went with sister Rosario to Lodukome. This is a small village 1 hour away from Barsaloi. I went to work leadership with the teachers of the shepherd’s program. At the end of every school year, sister Rosario invites … Continue reading →

Today I had my first workshop with a small group of 10 women who pray every Sunday. The workshop was at the church. First, the women read and discussed the gospel of the day. After that we started our workshop. … Continue reading →

Today, I went with Sister Rosario to Lteroi, a small village two hours away from Barsaloi. We went because the Sisters of Santa Teresita del Niño Jesus are going to open a new class for the shepherd’s children, and she … Continue reading →

Today in the morning I moved to the nuns’ house because the priests went to Mombasa for a seminar. Three sisters live in the house: Rosario, Katherine and Elisa. Each one of them is in charge of coordinating a project. … Continue reading →

Sunday – Mass day Today father Memo is going to introduce to the community. I have been studying my introduction in Samburu since Thursday. The first part “Eserian, kaaji nkera Claudia” (translation: Hi, I’m Claudia) has been very difficult to … Continue reading →

Today we received some visitor and for Barsaloi “All visitors are a blessing”.  They were the president and some donors of Africa Digna, a Spanish nonprofit organization. Africa Digna is one of the main donors for various projects in Barsaloi, … Continue reading →

Today, Basili (one of the catechists) and I went to two nearby communities named Mabati and Raraity. They are located 20 and 30 minutes away from Barsaloi by motorcycle. In Mabati, we went to the primary school. The children were … Continue reading →

Today we were cleaning El Encanto, the priest’s guest house. The 3 ladies who help in the house are Antonella, Pinina and Mery. Because of their context, they are not accustomed to cleaning “Colombian style”… that is very well! Antonella … Continue reading →

Today was a very interesting day. I had my meeting with the head priest of the congregation in Barsaloi. Father Guillermo (Memo) and the two seminarists Jorge and Steve (both Colombians). The objective of the meeting was the presentation of … Continue reading →