I needed to try my hand at this technology! I can't believe that we are half way around the world! We arrived at about 8 PM kenya time after fairly decent flights on enormous planes that were entirely full. Amazing how those birds get off the ground. Every nationality, every race represented! There were long lines at every departure, but that was OK since there were lots of interesting people to watch.
We met some college friends of Micki's, Mary Smedes Rupke and her husband Stuart Rupke who will also be in Kenya this month although at a different hospital. He is a family practitioner in Saginaw and yes he is shirt tail relation to me!!! Another long line through customs and getting our luggage, but thankfully it all arrived safely. We were picked up by a cheerful young Kenyan named Daniel who took us through Nairobi, a huge city, to the Mennonite GuestHouse and a wonderful comfortable bed. We did not get much sense of the city as it was so dark...many turn abouts which seemed very British!
This morning we had a delicious breakfast and met several interesting people who are doing good work in Kenya and also Darfar. Of all things that has impressed me so far, aside from the beauty and vastness of the countryside, are the numbers of Americans doing non-profit work here. The plane had at least a couple of large groups, one group of soccer players going to Uganda, another church group from Minnesota of all ages. God is really working thorough many folks. When we woke up this morning it was raining, a welcome sight as there is a drought. I could have skipped the small plane ride but Marv was insistent. Let's just say it is over!
More later
xoxoxo
micki
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