Fun Day: 2/20/2016

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Graduates of CoS addressing the current crop

While American youngsters might opt for a tantrum throwing to slim their chances of heading to school on a Saturday, the hundreds of Children of Strength sponsees appeared in droves and spent their Saturday February 20 participating in songs, dance, commemoration and a meal.

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As the Kenyan sun passed by the shaded sundial indicating it was indeed 3 p.m. in the Eastern sky, the father and son pair of traveling mzungus headed for their home. But not without a final cultural offering; shoes!

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This DIY method for charting a child’s foot for future pairs of shoes was equally effective as it was quite stunning.