A Sticky StartBy Jon and Callum. Woken up today at 5am by call to prayer over a tannoy  system and then the choir at 6am. It never ends…We had breakfast this morning which consisted of sausages and bread, we then left for the school at about 8.50. About half way to the school the bus encountered a small ditch in which we got stuck in, as it had rained over the night and a tractor had ripped up the road. Many of the locals came out to help free the bus.  We moved stones from the below the bus and put them under the wheels. Then more than 30 of us pushed the back of the bus, freeing it from the mud. It was a good effort from all. Pastor Tom decided it was too wet for us to continue in the bus and so had to walk the rest.After walking for 30 minutes we arrived at the school were we watched the builders construct the beams for the classroom roof. Mr Macdonald presented the head builder with two saws and two hammers as well as  giving another builder a wanted football. After this we headed to Pastor Tom’s house and were each given four bags of flour and one bag of sugar. These were for the houses of the farmers who were working on the St Andrea’s farming project – Swahili for St Andrews. We entered 18 mud houses owned by the farmers and gave them the flour and sugar, as well as paracetemol and baby wipes if there was a small child. They expressed how grateful they were and we said a few words of thanks to each. Then we had lunch, this time in Pastor Tom’s house. It was rather cramped but cosy. The meal was excellent which included chicken, chapattis, potatoes, soup and fruit. We returned to the school after and watched the roof beams coming together. We also played with the children and showed the photos and videos from home, and taking photos of them which they were very keen to see. Leaving the school we went back to Pastor Tom’s house and had some light refreshments. We then trekked back through the mud, losing Jon’s flip flop in the process, which snapped. We returned to the bus driver Jon outside singing and dancing with over 20 local children, passing the time. On the bus heading home, it seemed as if everybody outside waved and smiled at us. Many of the small children also ran towards the bus extremely happy and screaming Mazungu. It was great and we all got a buzz from it. We came back to Ahero and had 2 hours of chill time and then had tea, which was a vegetarian meal; lentils chappatis and potatoes. Another busy day coming to an end and we are all looking forward to the church service tomorrow. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain us out again! Lights out from The Kisumu County, Kenya.Stay Frosty.