I've Been Staying with Jane!

Here's Jane leaving for work at the bank. She's been so gracious, letting me stay with her and making me feel right at home. I am so blessed! I really have some awesome friends!

Back to Land of:

Scratchy facial tissue
Perpetual summer/perpetual road work
Shaking hands with everyone you meet
Lots of pedestrians
Unbelievable traffic jams . . .

How to find an apartment in Nairobi

Check the notice boards at shopping centers and coffee shops.
Ask people you know if they know of any open flats in their block or near them.
Drive around in the area you want to live looking for windows without curtains.
Ask the gate guards at compounds that look nice if there are any vacancies.

Good Luck.

I'm Back in Africa!

Just thought I would let you know that I arrived save and sound in Nairobi about 24 hours ago. All the luggage I had with me arrived as well.

It's good to be "home".

Ever feel like you are in a scene from a movie?

I have often thought that flying over the Atlantic on this all familiar flight to Amsterdam goes like a scene from the Truman Story. I know its a little stretch, but there are odd aspects of getting on a plane at 3:00 in the afternoon and 8 hours later its morning. It’s like the night got speeded up.

The same thing happens when Truman goes missing and his ‘maker’ is trying to find him. The commands everyone to take their ‘morning places’ and he turns the lights up on the world he’s created several hours early in an effort to find Truman. The sun rises quickly as it does from the plane window look east toward Europe.

I’m glad the rest of my story in completely different than Truman’s.

My Barnabas Team Threw Me a Good Bye Party

Team Members: Rachel and Daniel with a helping hand from Darlene

Dave, Faith and Jennifer catching up

Amanda, Tina and Kathy A trying some sweet treats

Is Roy putting some food in his pocket for later? Karla, look into that. Sue M and Kathie K enjoying the evening.

I have no idea what Julie and I were doing hand motions for.

The remnant clean-up crew. L to R back row: Kathy A, Rachel, Me; front row: Brian, Steve, Daniel. (I love the big smiles!)

Goodbye from the Combined Small Groups

So, sort of a large group, you might say. This was Bible study night but instead a cook-out at a park. I love this crowd. Here are just a few pics of the evening...