Journey Across the Lake

On Saturday morning a group from CGA boarded a boat and rode across the lake to Mfangano Island. The delegation included thirty students and twenty staff tightly squeezed in the wooden boat. After the hour long journey we were greeted by the students at Gethsemane School who were awaiting our arrival. The hosts treated us like kings with their warm greetings and great meals. We spent the day with our sister school competing in various sporting activities. Like us, they are working to educate the orphans of Suba District and instill the word of God in them to see God’s Kingdom come to Kenya through their lives.

The games began with a three-set win for the CGA volleyball team. The boys did not fair as well against a very tough Gethsemane team. The staff took the court next and played an extremely competitive match that eventually saw CGA lose in a third set thriller. After a light lunch they headed out to the football pitch. Once again the CGA girls proved strong with a 1-0 victory when Irine Achieng put the kick through the goal-keepers legs and through the goal. The staff teams competed next. Once again the staff had a very even match that ended with a 0-0 draw. The final competition of the day was the boys’ football match in which Gethsemane prevailed with a 2-0 win. The boys, girls and staff all walked back to the school together and enjoyed a late lunch or early dinner. After the speeches CGA rushed to board the boat and set off for home. The sun was setting as they waved goodbye to their friends from the island. Within a short time the students broke out in a chorus and never stopped singing until we reached the shores of Mbita. The joyous singing helped the delegation to keep their minds off the dangers of travelling on the lake and the rain that soaked us a for a few minutes. It was a great field and good exposure for most of the children who have lived their whole lives by the lake but had never even been