Volunteers

We are now all volunteers! We had our swearing in ceremony today and had lots of fun. I'm way behind on uploading pictures so don't expect any for a while...The U.S. Ambassador was there along with regional bigshots who gave speeches in Kiswahili and Kiingereza (English). Our families gave us leis and gifts. Russ and I received matching outfits yesterday so we wore them to the ceremony. Tomorrow Russ and I are headed to our site...flashback...a few days ago as I was waiting for Russ to return from somewhere I saw this woman who mama said has polio. She was sitting on the ground, talking to people and smiling. She put a bucket on her head filled with items and put slippers (dalas) on her hands and walked up the hill using her arms and legs. Wow...she's such a strong woman.

Also, check out The ONE Campaign which "is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans - ONE by ONE - to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty."