It has been
a dream since I was in grade school to visit Kenya and the time has finally
arrived. I wanted to post a copy of our itinerary so you can be praying for us.
I look forward to sharing lots of stories with you when I return.
There are
still a few uniforms that are needed for this trip. It is only $10 for each
uniform. Please consider helping us with this project. You can give HERE.
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May 17-18: Travel to
Nairobi. The team will travel in pairs to Amsterdam and fly together to
Nairobi.
May 19: We will
worship together with a church in Nairobi and Impact’s president, Bill
Westfall, will be preaching that morning. We will have lunch with the church
leaders after church and spend the afternoon exploring, picking up last minute
supplies and adjusting to the time change.
May 20: We will
spend the day at New Life Homes,
touring the facility and getting a picture of their work. We’ve volunteered our
time to help wherever we can while we are there.
May 21-23: During the
three days we will be working with Missions of Hope
International (MOHI). After going through an orientation, we will spend
time visiting families that are living in the slums of Nairobi. We will also
visit some of the schools that MOHI has established and gain an understanding the
programs they are utilizing to combat poverty.
May 24: We will fly
to Lodwar (Turkana) on Friday and begin to adjust to the heat of Turkana. (Yes, I am very excited about being in the 90
degree heat!)
May 25 - 26: We will
spend time in Turkana visiting MOHI's school, as well as the Turkana Bible
Training Institute. We may have a small work project at the TBTI. Our time here
will focus on the importance of local leadership, as well as some historical
perspective on missions in Africa. Sunday, we will visit a church in a village.
During these days we’ll be visiting the school in Choki-Chok, where many of you
have helped provide uniforms for students.
May 27: We will spend
some more time with our host families and fly back to Nairobi. We’ll spend the
night there and prepare to head to Narok the next day.
May 28-29: We’ll
travel to Narok to be with New Mission Systems International’s ministry, AfricaHope. We will have a variety of
activities here, mostly focusing on the topic of AIDS, and its impact on much
of Africa.
May 30: We will
rise early and head back toward Nairobi...the slow way. We will spend the day
site seeing (on safari).
May 31: This will
be our final day in Kenya. We will have the day to do some final shopping, site
seeing, and debriefing.
June 1: Back home!
