Hello dear friends and family.
We just took a lovely picture of us in Africa so you could all see us...but we can't plug the camera in to the computer. Sorry :) But imagine this:
It's nice and warm outside, and the birds are singing beautiful songs (or sometimes strange honking noises) to us through our window. The sun is shining, everything is green, and the flowers are big and beautiful.
So we made it to Kenya. The rest of our trip was smooth, but very long and sleepy. There were many possibilities for things to go wrong, but they didn't! As soon as we stepped off the plane in Nairobi we could tell we were in Africa. It felt like a sauna at first, but we have adapted. Gloria met us with enthusiasm and we breathed a sigh of relief.
Right now we are staying at the Hampton House, a place for missionaries to stay, sort of like a motel.
Earlier today the three of us went shopping for groceries to last us the whole two weeks that we will be in Arsim. TWO WEEKS OF GROCERIES! It was slightly stressful. We won't have a fridge so we stocked up on canned food and dried stuff. Yum. Who knows what concoctions will emerge from our kitchen.
Nairobi is a very big city. The traffic is INSANE! It seems like there's four cars squished into two lanes of traffic, with people walking in and out as they please, others trying to sell magazines, pirated dvds, sunglasses, or socks.On top of all that there are constant horns honking and even an explosion. We drive around in a land rover pickup truck. Two of us sit in the back, feeling like caged animals. We technically aren't allowed to sit back there..."pickups are for carrying things, not people!"
Tomorrow morning we will begin the two day drive to Arsim, in the back of the truck, along with two other people and a whole lot of stuff. It will be a very long and bumpy ride. Please pray that the roads will be passable, if it rains tonight they may flood.
We're all feeling pretty good. We aren't suffereing too much from jetlag, and we are all anxious to get started.
Thankyou for your prayers, support, and comments. It's very encouraging!
Talk to you later, in Arsim.
From Dieta Melissa and Sara.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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That sounds awesome! Africa sounds like it is full of energy. I'm glad you guys made it ok!
ReplyDelete:) So good go hear from you & thankful the rest of your trip was basically uneventful. God is good. Sorry to hear you got sick, and banged up(sheesh!), Dieta.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading about your warm temps and beautiful flowers I'm shivering in our -34C winter. Enjoy the sunshine and greenery :) and the rest of the adventure God has laid out for you!
Love and Prayers,
Mom/Karen
So glad that you are safe and finally in Kenya. Will be praying that there is no car sickness on your trip to Arsim...The food sounds like fun, at least some of you have experience with "hobo" dinners.
ReplyDeleteBe blessed
Mom/Michelle