Hot Desks, part 2; Medical Clinic

Just realized the title of the past post may not make too much sense; I should have explained. It has been very hot here - probably over 100 degrees every day. And because it has rained some, there is more humidity than normal. So in some fairly intense heat, we were able to get 45 desks built over a period of three days.

The other thing we did was participate in a medical clinic with about half our team along with about half of our hosts. One on our team brought about 75 tooth brush, tooth paste, and floss kits and found it was all gone fairly early in the day. Throughout the day, children especially came to her asking for "colgate." Maybe next time we'll be able to get more to them.

The clinic was able to minister to 250-280 people (it was impossible to get a fully accurate count) giving out anti parasitic medicine as well as meds for malaria and other common sicknesses here. We were so glad to be able to be a part of this outreach!

Hot Desks!

Not much internet connection the past few days since Thankgiving. We did eat alot of turkey including the required turkey sandwiches for the next couple days, but no turkey a la king. Some of you are saying, "we should be so lucky!"

On Fri & Sat we built desks for a school. They are pretty rustic and rough, but we got all 32 done on the second day including a coat of varnish on all. Sunday we took off for some rest, worship and checking out the giraffe sanctuary. Again, we'll try to get some pix on - maybe tomorrow, but don't count on it.

Then today we built another 13 for a different school. This time we finished a little earlier in the day, so we're becoming regular veterans at this. Tomorrow, we'll be in a class taught by some real true veterans, then hope to check out the market before leaving this town.

Blessings all; we'll try to post again soon!

Kenya Ketcha Turkey in Africa?

Well actually we didn't catch one, but we did buy a couple for over $4.00 a pound. Not something you do every day, but hey, this is a great celebration, a day of thanksgiving and we get to celebrate it with people who have dedicated their lives to God's purposes.

This morning we got to visit a couple schools run by incredible people. The pre-school, for ages 3, 4, and 5 was closing the school year with a program for parents. There weren't the usual American video cameras, but proud parents nonetheless eager to see what their kids have learned this year. The other school we visited had just released for the year, but it was fun to see some classrooms and hear the stories of this life-impacting program. The same organization manufactures and sells solar ovens and solar driers (as in drying fruit, not clothing).

Now we're gathering with about 23 people to celebrate American Thanksgiving with turkey as mentioned above, stuffing, pumkin and apple pies at the home of some ex-pats here. Pretty neat that they've opened their home to lots of people. We'll try to post some pix soon.

We made it safe and sound!

Hello everyone! We arrived safe and sound! Two uneventful flights, a night in Nairobi, looooots of food, very little sleep, a hair raising 7 hour bus ride to our northern location, a flat tire, a stop by the police, but we arrived safely last night!

Upon arrival we were immediately plunged into our first taste of camel meat. Tastes like chicken... kidding! :) It wasn't too bad. This morning we each had a tour of town including lunch. We stuck to chicken and fries. :)

The guest house is nice and we are adapting to our new family. The team is awesome, and we all get along very well.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving... Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! After a visit to a local school, we will be treated to a somewhat traditional Thanksgiving meal and a little downtime... which I'm sure we are all looking forward to.

We have other things planned, and will post those soon.

For now, signing off, but come back soon for updates!

Flying Day!

Today begins our journey overseas. I've been told that we just took the last hot clean shower we'll likely have for two weeks. Hmmmmmmmmmmm??? :) Then two 8+ hour flights with a 3 and a half hour layover. Thank goodness for books! But the day begins with more fellowship and training here in Minneapolis. Learning about the people we will be meeting and in general what to expect. To be honest, I really don't know what to expect, and that's part of the fun of the whole adventure!

So for now... bon voyage... pray that God will be with us, guiding our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls as we begin our walk into an unknown world where we pray that we may make a difference in just one person's life.

Hello!

Welcome to our blog! Today was a busy first day already, but it was great meeting the group that we will be spending the next two weeks with. Everyone is awesome and we are very excited to begin our journey tomorrow. Pray for safe and uneventful travels.

We will update the blog as often as possible, so please check back soon!