Karibu Kenya

We made it! Thank you to all for your prayers of safe travels. Kate and I arrived in Nairobi late Monday night and made it through customs without a single problem. Praise the Lord for providing a Kenyan friend on the airplane who helped us acquire our Visa and get through baggage and the customs line without any questions. Many of you may remember my fear of the customs process from the last time when I arrived at the airport in Nairobi to find no one working because I had arrived so early. The Lord works in wonderful ways and His mercy really is NEW because this time our new friend walked us right through the entire process without one person stopping us for questions! So, thank you all for praying us through this arrival.

The week in Nairobi has been filled with orientation and meetings. I must say that this orientation week is quite different than the first. It has been wonderful being reconnected with so many of my friends in Kenya, and meeting new friends from Baltimore and Canada. I am overjoyed to be back and once again feel like I have returned to a place, in full obedience, to join the Lord in His work.

Right now, I sit in a flat at Rose listening to the rain pound the tin roofs and know that rain is a link to survival. The drought that plagued Kenya just a short year ago seems to be only a memory as the skies have poured forth the rain this season. I can not wait to go to Litein. The very thought that I will get to do that which the Lord has made me for, is thrilling. I will get to experience medical missions firsthand, day in and day out as I live among a new tribe of Kenya. There will be a new culture, tradition, language, and food. To me, that means a new way to come face to face with our Father.

Christina, Kate, and I leave for Litein this coming Tuesday and it will take us about 6 or so hours to make the trip. Once there, we will remain until the end of the summer. I ask that you join us in praying for safety as we travel. The roads here can be a bit dangerous, and I pray that the Lord safely delivers us to the field out west. We also are immensely aware of the risk involved when working in a hospital, especially in a country that is suffering from fatal, non-curable diseases. Please pray that the Lord will keep us healthy and make us wise in avoiding potentially dangerous situations. Pray, also, that we would joyfully be the hands and feet of our Lord and that we would be bold with the good news of Christ. May you know the love of our Father this week!