Trip to Take a Boy Home

Tuffi (pronounced Toughy) came to Agape in November but has really struggled with staying at home and at Agape.  Thus far, he has run away from home once and from Agape four times.  He showed up from the streets one afternoon and asked that we take him home the next day.

Winfred and I meet with Tuffi after returning from the
streets for the fourth time.

Kisumu to Gwasi

The trip to Tuffi's home in Nyandiwa is not an easy one.  When Agape's social worker, Olgah, took Tuffi home for the first time earlier in December, it took her 18 hours using public transportation.  Two-thirds of the trip has good roads, but the last third of the trip is made up of brutal, rough Kenyan roads.  Because of the length of the trip, I volunteered to drive my truck, cutting the time of the trip to 8 hours.  Round trip it is only 412 kilometers (256 miles), so I averaged 32 mph.  Olgah, on her first trip using only public transportation averaged 14 mph.  Yikes!!!

The intrepid explorers, Connor, Justo, Tuffi, Olgah, & Sutton,
prepare for their journey.

You'd be amazed what you can see on a motorcycle or bicycle!

A view of Lake Victoria in the distance

Because of the mountainous terrain near Tuffi's home,
many people use donkeys to transport items like water.

The town of Nyandiwa in the distance.  Beautiful!

Boys gather firewood to sell in town.

Brave souls - we were going about 60 mph.

Sutton, Daddy, and Connor at Nyakach Canyon.

Connor, Sutton, & Olgah in the canyon
looking for Indiana Jones.

A video of Nyakach Canyon

The downstream path of the canyon headed
towards Lake Victoria.