Mombasa Visit

As our students are on holiday during the month of August we decided to take advantage of the time off and visit Mombasa. We were attracted to Mombasa for two reasons: friends and the Indian Ocean. It was a wonderful trip thanks to these wonderful ladies. There are currently four MK lay missioners serving in

Mombasa. While we were there we were able to help welcome Coralis Salavador back to Kenya who has been on a year's sabbatical in the States.

Judy Walter arrived in Kenya in January and has opened a medical clinic in Bangladesh, one of the slums in Mombasa. We were able to pick her up from work one day and see her beautiful new clinic.

Dr. Susan Nagele has been a MKLM for over 25 years serving in Tanzania, Sudan and Kenya. She is currently working as a consultant for the archdiocese of Mombasa and seeing patients in many of their clinics where they don't have a doctor on staff.

Mary Oldham coordinates the Maryknoll Fathers AIDS Orphans Project in the Archdiocese of Mombasa. This project provides school fees, books, uniforms, and supplies so that children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS can go to school.

We enjoyed the friendship and fellowship of our Mombasa friends with visiting, touring historic sites, enjoying the ocean, celebrating Mass on the beach, and playing games. We look forward to being together again in November for the annual meeting of MK lay missioners in Nairobi. The scenery and atmosphere won't be quite the same, but the ambiance will be!

For additional pictures of our vacation click here.