Background Info on travel to Kenya

More than 11  years ago, a Kenyan Quaker named Constance Ambasa visited New Haven Friends Meeting.  She had been studying AIDS education for a year at Yale. As she was getting ready to return to Kenya, Dwight and I invited Connie and her husband Chris over to dinner.  Our neighbors in Madison, Sandy and Terry Kensler came to that dinner. Connie talked about her plans to work with Kenyan women widowed by the AIDS crisis.  The Kenslers, from this gathering, decided to book a flight to Kenya because they are adventurous and Sandy is an artist.  They got caught up in Connie’s work and upon their return to the US, they set up a 501 (c) (3) organization CLOUT Cares to support Connie’s Kenyan organization, CLOUT (Center for Livelihood Opportunities Unlimited and Technologies).  

Since then, Sandy and Terry have been very committed to the work, including traveling to western Kenya at least once a year.  In the past two years their children and grand children have gone along. What an amazing experience for those kids, to see beyond American culture! All along the way, Dwight and I have been supporting their work financially and by serving as a sounding board as they have traveled back and forth.  We tried to help by listening to them because it was a powerful experience for them spiritually, emotionally and physically.  

And now we're excited to join them.  None of us is getting any younger and travel has always been one of our passions. Your comments and questions on the blog are welcomed!

Please hold us in the Light

Maureen