Memories of Uasin Gishu
Excerpts from notes made by Fr. Piet Grobler during his latest visit to Kenya 18-26 July 1992 I arrived in Plateau, via Ainabkoi at Bwana Loubser Mission (now the Reformed Church of East Africa) and are greeted by Pastor Festo Okonyene, who was known by 'Rev.' Eybers and was trained in 1944-1948 before being presented to the 'Church Council.' Mzee Okonyene still speaks with appreciation of Rev. Eybers, Abraham Mouton, Fanie and Johannes Barnard, Schalk Steyn, Jimmy Davies and Adam van Rensburg. The Plateau BLM has been developed into a large complex of buildings - school, new church, student houses, hospital and residences for the pastor and evangelist. The Promise Festival Hall - The old festival hall on Plateau was developed as a Bible Technical College where young people are trained in the gospel as well as technical and agricultural skills. The farming here has been expanded with land that originally belonged to Fanie Barnard and the wheat is very beautiful. The R...