Giraffe Kisses
Trip Start
Jul 22, 2007
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Trip End
Aug 02, 2007
Nairobi,
Kenya
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I just talked to Cindy and I am SO jealous that we are not there yet! You would not believe all that they have already seen/done/planned! I will try to get it all in below......(Laura, please post this to the site). Both she and Reba sounded so happy and excited and were literally bubbling over with information!
Today, Cindy, Reba, Dickson and Chuck met with Humphrey's team and they tweaked the schedule some. Changes: VBS will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday but not Monday. On Saturday, it will last for 4 hours instead of 2. Humphrey is expecting 400 kids so Reba asked that we bring more VBS supplies--haha!! We will do what we can with what we have and God will handle the rest, you know? We will do the Women's Bible Study at Humphrey house in Chuka on Monday night. Hellen is hosting and Leslie is leading the study. Hellen said that the women there are sooo looking forward to this! They also planned out what we will do at the orphanage each day so we are SET, PEOPLE!!!!
Nairobi is totally amazing per Cindy. It is the most bustling place she has ever seen...people EVERYWHERE....all kinds of people from all over the world. She said that they went to the financial district and really stuck together but it was not scary at all. The saw the 2nd largest slum in the world-----1.2 million people in a 3 mile radius. I know that sounds crazy but I wrote it down when Cindy told me. Truly unbelievable and sad. Some of the children that are sponsored live there.
They have everything worked out with the vans/drivers, etc. and will meet us at the airport on Monday.
Today they went to a place that is home to orphaned animals. Reba and Dickson french KISSED a giraffe and held a chimpanzee! Would have LOVED to have seen that! But the most amazing thing were the children that they saw. First they saw a huge group of children ages 4-7 or so and they all ran up to our group and wanted to see them, touch them and kiss the palms of Reba and Cindy's hands. Cindy said it was a wonderful experience and if she had to come home right now....just that one event was worth it! Then they saw a 2nd group of kids who were even younger and they did the same thing!! Cindy just kept saying how beautiful and precious the children were.
Ok Layla and Jennifer ---FOOD.....Cindy said that it is delicious and that we will NOT lose weight while there....of course that may change once we get to Chuka...we'll see. The Mayfield House has filtered water in the rooms and in the kitchen.
WOOOOHOOOOO!!! Let's GO!
God Bless all of you and thank you for your continued prayers.
Louise
