Otter Creek Missions

Our entire group apologizes for not blogging or reporting on what has been going on in Nairobi at MITS. I hope our lack of communication corresponds to a level of abundant productivity. We've been going to Eastleigh all week to work with the street kids there. You can't help but hurt for them. I'm amazed at how happy some of them are even though they don't have homes and some of them without adequate clothing. I had a personal hurt on Wednesday when I saw two of the same kids that were out at the farm last year, but they ran away to go back to the streets. They didn't even look like the same boys I met last year. They were obviously not acting the same due to the glue.
On a better note, Victor and I have made significant progress in the computer shop. We have a fully functioning computer network down there now (a Cisco 10/100 switch with a Linksys router running the DHCP with CAT5, for all of you IT junkies; Much thanks to all of the fellas that donated IT supplies!). We successfully setup a printer to be shared on the network so they don't have to constantly switch the printer cable from multiple computers. We hope to setup a primary file share in the next couple of days on the most solid computer they have in the shop so they can share files reliably. We don't want them to have to transfer files on the "sneaker-net" (transferring a floppy disk from one computer to another). We have plans to make them wireless in the near future so Charles can also do file and resource sharing from his house compound.
Today Charles, Steve Sherman, and I went into Nairobi to meet with a telecom provider to discuss the possibility of high-speed Internet access at the farm. Our meeting was very informative. Right now, their best option is VSAT, or satellite Internet. It doesn't seem to be cost effective yet, but we hope that another option or some other new technology (wi-max maybe) will be available to them in the next few years at a much cheaper price. Having a high-speed connection will do wonders for the new learning center they are building here. I hope to send a picture of the site. We've been told they may have the walls of the building completely up by the time we leave next week.
Jon Lee is leaving Nashville today and we can't wait for him to make it here. The whole OC team is hoping to go to the airport to welcome him here. He doesn't sleep well on planes so we're all praying for him to be relaxed.
I haven't touched on nearly enough things that have been going on in the last week, but so much is going on. Please pray for our team to be effective in our last week here.
Blessings,
Luke Tenery