the evolution of a prairie boy residing in BC...

once I had a home in africa...

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

After receiving some nice comments regarding my beard pic from the west coast trail photos I thought I'd post another. This was in my osama bin heynen days durring my stay in Kenya. This dates back to 2001 when I was working for Samaritan's Purse. I think most musungu missionaries guys end up growing beards in Kenya for whatever reason. Probably stems from a general lack of care for one's appearance when you live in a place where there arn't mirrors everywhere, and shaving tends to be a chore. I ended up shaving it before I came back to Canada because beards in 40degC weather just ends up being too hot. But for the time I had it in my little world of Golini, Kenya I was respected as an old Mzee.