This hut is the living room in the mission compound. It is surprisingly
well equipped - electricity is provided using solar panels and battery
back-up, and there is running water. One of the accomodation huts even
includes a TV, Video Recorder and Satelite dish! It wasn't always like
this, of course - the mission has been in existence since the late 1970s
and these luxuries and conveniences have only developed with time.
Perhaps the most important item in this hut is the fridge, which contains
the supply of cold beer - essential after a long day in 40 degree temperatures!
Wherever we went, the local people were always hitching a ride,
so there were constant stops for them to load and unload their
belongings, often large jerry cans full of fresh water.
Fr. Sean said mass in the original small church within the mission compound.
Cheporogo is one of the approx 150 baptised christians in the Kositei
parish area. This is only a small proportion of the total population.
She allowed Fr. Sean and I the privilege of entering her home.
Cheporogo and some of her family outside her home.
Apart from its very important medical work, the mission also runs a
camel project. The local people rely on camels for milk, but the
breeding stock has been inferior, so the mission is funding the importing
of camels from Pakistan to improve the quality of the stock. The
children in this picture belong to a family which received a camel
donated by the mission.
