Well Hello All!
Here are some pics that I stole from Grace's website (she was also on the trip). Follow the link to enjoy....and I will post more of my own after the weekend!
Cheers
Scott
http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=gracefan&P=&SID=162387&Show=Y
Friday, July 6, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Last 12 Hours in Kenya
It's time to go home already!
I cannot believe how fast the time has gone, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting here at this same computer blogging about how we just landed! But it is true, in less then 12 hours I will heading to Jomo Kenyatta international to catch the red eye to London and then after a 6 hour lay-over it will be off to Toronto. Things have gone by so quickly. I felt like I have travelled all over this entire country but in reality there is still a big chunk that we missed out on. Ahh well, I can still say this has been one amazing trip. We just got back from Masai Mara game park and some of the animals we saw were pretty amazing...I even got to see a cobra eat a rat, tonnes of elephants, and over 20 lions! I promise that as soon as I get home I will up load alot of my pics and video's onto this site. I have not been able to do it b/c I did not bring my laptop with me. So don't worry they're coming!
As for me, I am completely worn out and looking forward to getting back on the plane where I can sit and do NOTHING...it will also provide a good chance to try and absorb everything that went on here. We have been moving around so much that it is hard to find the time to properly digest what you have seen. In short, this trip has been a true blessing from God and has given me a very good insight into how medical missions in Africa currently works and also what medical missions might look like in the future. I would like to once again thank everyone who supported me on this mission. Without all of my friends and family pulling for me I would never have gotten to experince what I did. So thank you all so much and I can't wait to see you all when I get back!
So I guess it is now time to say goodbye from Kenya, it has been a trip of a lifetime!
Cheers
Scott
PS- check this site in a couple of weeks and hopefully I'll have some pics put up.
PSS - I was reading back over some of my blogs and realized that I had made my fair share of spelling mistakes so sorry about that Nana!
I cannot believe how fast the time has gone, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting here at this same computer blogging about how we just landed! But it is true, in less then 12 hours I will heading to Jomo Kenyatta international to catch the red eye to London and then after a 6 hour lay-over it will be off to Toronto. Things have gone by so quickly. I felt like I have travelled all over this entire country but in reality there is still a big chunk that we missed out on. Ahh well, I can still say this has been one amazing trip. We just got back from Masai Mara game park and some of the animals we saw were pretty amazing...I even got to see a cobra eat a rat, tonnes of elephants, and over 20 lions! I promise that as soon as I get home I will up load alot of my pics and video's onto this site. I have not been able to do it b/c I did not bring my laptop with me. So don't worry they're coming!
As for me, I am completely worn out and looking forward to getting back on the plane where I can sit and do NOTHING...it will also provide a good chance to try and absorb everything that went on here. We have been moving around so much that it is hard to find the time to properly digest what you have seen. In short, this trip has been a true blessing from God and has given me a very good insight into how medical missions in Africa currently works and also what medical missions might look like in the future. I would like to once again thank everyone who supported me on this mission. Without all of my friends and family pulling for me I would never have gotten to experince what I did. So thank you all so much and I can't wait to see you all when I get back!
So I guess it is now time to say goodbye from Kenya, it has been a trip of a lifetime!
Cheers
Scott
PS- check this site in a couple of weeks and hopefully I'll have some pics put up.
PSS - I was reading back over some of my blogs and realized that I had made my fair share of spelling mistakes so sorry about that Nana!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
A Road Trip of a Lifetime
And once again I am back in Nairobi!
It is currently 6am here at the Mayfield guesthouse and I am going to have to be really quick seeing as how we have to be out the door and back on the road in less then 45 minutes. We got back yesterday from our 9 day road trip which took us all over the East coast and a bit of the Northern parts of Kenya. As you know we left last friday at 5am and headed to the southern tip of the east coast to a palce called Mombasa. The coast is on the Indian Ocean and the water was so warm. The place we stayed at was only 30 meters from the ocean and it was so gorgous! We then headed up the coast to Malinidi where we stayed a few nights on the coast and then it was off to Daba. We actually had to carry an armed police escort with us as for a three hour stretch as there was a threat of people robbing cars and the like....we were okay though, plus I got some good video of the guy with his gun! Daba is a town which is an hour and a half off the paved (I use the term "paved" generously) road and is kind of what I though Africa was going to be like. The environment was harsh reaching almost 50 degrees in the summer and it is always dusty and dry. There are also lots of king cobra's and puff adders around so we had to becareful where we were stepping and the roads were horrible! We were staying with a family from the US called the Scheenstra's who have been in Daba for almost 20 years. We worked in the clinic they had there for the day handing out uji (corn/soya mix) to all the local people and treating others. From there we moved onto Titila which is an hour further into the bush. We worked at the clinic they had there and then walked around visiting all of the people in the town. You would not get over how these people can survive out in there places...there is literally no major city near them for miles and all that surrounds them is some scrub bush and sand!!! My hat goes off to everyone who can live out there.
From Titlia we headed back to the main road and then went further inland to Garissa. These area is heavily Somali and we were only 170 km or so from the Somali border. So as you can guess it was very Muslim. The family we were staying with there were also from the US and have been working with the Somali's for most of there lives. We got to see a Goverment hospital and could compare it to how the Mission hospitals were run. Garissa is also a really hot place as in the summer and spring months is in constantly 47-49 degrees celcius....it was only about 35 while we were there! Finally we headed to Kajabe for the remaining 2 days which is where the largest AIM mission hospital is and also there bording school Rift Valy Academy. This town is located in the Rift valley and it was really neat to drive down into it! We got to see the two main Hospitals there (a peds hospital and then a regualy hospital) and all that they had to offer. These palces were both very western and were very different from what we have seen so far on the trip.
Well I have to wrap this up b/c I have really run out of time. We are heading to Masai Mara for the last couple days of our stay here in Kenya which is one of there best game parks! Hopefully I will get to see some kills! These last 9 days have been such a stretch as we have covered 2000 km's over some of the most hostile and brutal terrain that Kenya has to offer. The people we got to see and meet while working in the clinics and staying in there homes has been a real Blessing and is something I am so thankful for. The Lord has really blessed our trip here so far and I know He will con't to do so over the remaining last four days.
Once again that you all so much for all of your thoughts and prayer's and next time you hear from me will be the last post until I head back home to Canada! So until then!
Cheers
Scott
It is currently 6am here at the Mayfield guesthouse and I am going to have to be really quick seeing as how we have to be out the door and back on the road in less then 45 minutes. We got back yesterday from our 9 day road trip which took us all over the East coast and a bit of the Northern parts of Kenya. As you know we left last friday at 5am and headed to the southern tip of the east coast to a palce called Mombasa. The coast is on the Indian Ocean and the water was so warm. The place we stayed at was only 30 meters from the ocean and it was so gorgous! We then headed up the coast to Malinidi where we stayed a few nights on the coast and then it was off to Daba. We actually had to carry an armed police escort with us as for a three hour stretch as there was a threat of people robbing cars and the like....we were okay though, plus I got some good video of the guy with his gun! Daba is a town which is an hour and a half off the paved (I use the term "paved" generously) road and is kind of what I though Africa was going to be like. The environment was harsh reaching almost 50 degrees in the summer and it is always dusty and dry. There are also lots of king cobra's and puff adders around so we had to becareful where we were stepping and the roads were horrible! We were staying with a family from the US called the Scheenstra's who have been in Daba for almost 20 years. We worked in the clinic they had there for the day handing out uji (corn/soya mix) to all the local people and treating others. From there we moved onto Titila which is an hour further into the bush. We worked at the clinic they had there and then walked around visiting all of the people in the town. You would not get over how these people can survive out in there places...there is literally no major city near them for miles and all that surrounds them is some scrub bush and sand!!! My hat goes off to everyone who can live out there.
From Titlia we headed back to the main road and then went further inland to Garissa. These area is heavily Somali and we were only 170 km or so from the Somali border. So as you can guess it was very Muslim. The family we were staying with there were also from the US and have been working with the Somali's for most of there lives. We got to see a Goverment hospital and could compare it to how the Mission hospitals were run. Garissa is also a really hot place as in the summer and spring months is in constantly 47-49 degrees celcius....it was only about 35 while we were there! Finally we headed to Kajabe for the remaining 2 days which is where the largest AIM mission hospital is and also there bording school Rift Valy Academy. This town is located in the Rift valley and it was really neat to drive down into it! We got to see the two main Hospitals there (a peds hospital and then a regualy hospital) and all that they had to offer. These palces were both very western and were very different from what we have seen so far on the trip.
Well I have to wrap this up b/c I have really run out of time. We are heading to Masai Mara for the last couple days of our stay here in Kenya which is one of there best game parks! Hopefully I will get to see some kills! These last 9 days have been such a stretch as we have covered 2000 km's over some of the most hostile and brutal terrain that Kenya has to offer. The people we got to see and meet while working in the clinics and staying in there homes has been a real Blessing and is something I am so thankful for. The Lord has really blessed our trip here so far and I know He will con't to do so over the remaining last four days.
Once again that you all so much for all of your thoughts and prayer's and next time you hear from me will be the last post until I head back home to Canada! So until then!
Cheers
Scott
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Kajiado and the Maasai Tribe
Well hello once again!
Just got back to Nairobi from Kajiado, which is home to the Maasai Tribe. The Maasai are the only one of the 42 Kenyan tribes which has kept their traditional ways and not moved to a more "Western" style of living. They are also an amazing group of people who were so welcoming! Anyway, so for the past few days we were working at a childrens rehab centre and also mobile clinic in the bush. And when I say in the bush it was like a 45 minute off road ride into the middle of no-where! We first spent the day at one of these mobile clinics working with the Maasai people who could not make it to a hospital. It was bascially like a doctors station but it was ran by two nurse's so we worked doing along side them. During the evening we got to visit a traditional Maasai home which is called an "meyatta", it is simply a mud house (built by the wife) which has one big room for sleeping/eating/entertaining and all the works. There is a fire pit in the middle which makes the place so smokey that I am not sure how they can stay in there so long! We then visited the AIC church which is out in the middle of mountains and even got to eat goat meat from a freshly killed goat which was roasted for us over a fire....it was delish!!!
After coming back from the Bush the next moring we spent the day working with the kids at the rehab centre and then visited some homes which had children who needed help but could not make it to the centre. Most of the children suffer from severe burns (due to the fires within the menyetta's), snake bits, Cerebral Palsy, spina bifida, amputations and major birth defects such as club foot and other congenital deformations. It was hard to work with some of them as your heart just wanted to break but they all had smiles on there face's and just wanted you to be with them....man, I always thought children were resiliant but after working in Kajiado it has just confirmed it in my mind. These last three days have been the best on my trip so far and I wish I could have stayed there longer! The people who ran the centre were all so amazing and one of them had even killed a few lions. I guess you have to kill a lion in order to become a Maasai warrior! I told him I killed a chicken and he laughed at me....said it was a womens job to kill chickens and a man should never admit that he killed one! So he said next time he comes back he'll start me off killing Hyenea's and then we could hit up some lions!
Well, we are in Nairobi for the next two days and then it is off to the coast on Friday morning. We then leave the coast on Tuesday morning and head in-land visiting clinics along the way. We finally end up in Kajabe on Saturday the 23rd and then it is off to Masai Mara for our Safari! And then believe it or not were back home! So, I'll hopefully have internet along the way but if not I'll have to fill you in on our 8 day road trip up along the coast and north eastern part of KEnya when I get back on the 23. Thanks you all for all of your thought's and prayers and I wish you were all here so you could experince this trip with me!
Hope all is well back in Canada and I'll post when I can!
Cheers
Scott
Just got back to Nairobi from Kajiado, which is home to the Maasai Tribe. The Maasai are the only one of the 42 Kenyan tribes which has kept their traditional ways and not moved to a more "Western" style of living. They are also an amazing group of people who were so welcoming! Anyway, so for the past few days we were working at a childrens rehab centre and also mobile clinic in the bush. And when I say in the bush it was like a 45 minute off road ride into the middle of no-where! We first spent the day at one of these mobile clinics working with the Maasai people who could not make it to a hospital. It was bascially like a doctors station but it was ran by two nurse's so we worked doing along side them. During the evening we got to visit a traditional Maasai home which is called an "meyatta", it is simply a mud house (built by the wife) which has one big room for sleeping/eating/entertaining and all the works. There is a fire pit in the middle which makes the place so smokey that I am not sure how they can stay in there so long! We then visited the AIC church which is out in the middle of mountains and even got to eat goat meat from a freshly killed goat which was roasted for us over a fire....it was delish!!!
After coming back from the Bush the next moring we spent the day working with the kids at the rehab centre and then visited some homes which had children who needed help but could not make it to the centre. Most of the children suffer from severe burns (due to the fires within the menyetta's), snake bits, Cerebral Palsy, spina bifida, amputations and major birth defects such as club foot and other congenital deformations. It was hard to work with some of them as your heart just wanted to break but they all had smiles on there face's and just wanted you to be with them....man, I always thought children were resiliant but after working in Kajiado it has just confirmed it in my mind. These last three days have been the best on my trip so far and I wish I could have stayed there longer! The people who ran the centre were all so amazing and one of them had even killed a few lions. I guess you have to kill a lion in order to become a Maasai warrior! I told him I killed a chicken and he laughed at me....said it was a womens job to kill chickens and a man should never admit that he killed one! So he said next time he comes back he'll start me off killing Hyenea's and then we could hit up some lions!
Well, we are in Nairobi for the next two days and then it is off to the coast on Friday morning. We then leave the coast on Tuesday morning and head in-land visiting clinics along the way. We finally end up in Kajabe on Saturday the 23rd and then it is off to Masai Mara for our Safari! And then believe it or not were back home! So, I'll hopefully have internet along the way but if not I'll have to fill you in on our 8 day road trip up along the coast and north eastern part of KEnya when I get back on the 23. Thanks you all for all of your thought's and prayers and I wish you were all here so you could experince this trip with me!
Hope all is well back in Canada and I'll post when I can!
Cheers
Scott
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Back in Nairobi!
Hello all!
I am alive! Wow, the last three weeks have gone by so quickly and I could honestly write an entire novel on all of the events that have gone however I know my little sister would kill me so I will try and keep things short. So, after a 8 and half hour bus ride on roads that would make even the most iron stomach turn we finally arrived in Litein (which has so many tea fields that it boggels the mind). The hospital there is a mission hospital ran by the AIC (African Inland Church). They actually just moved into there new building, (which took 11 years to build) a couple of months before we arrived. So, as soon as we got there we got a quick tour and then it was off to meet the families were going to be staying with. This was probabaly the most nerve racking event but it worked out well and Fraser and I got to stay with an amazing family. We stayed with Ben and Mary-Ben (Mary-Ben worked at the hospital and Ben is a retired cop). They basically were calling us their "sons" from the moment we arrived! We lived in a two bed cabin for the two weeks which was a little moldy but we made due. They had a servant guess named Kennedy who looked after the house and he also looked after us quite well! To be honest I think we were a little spoiled as he did all of our laundry, boiled our water for our showers in the morning (shower is a lose term and we simply dumped a bucket of water on our body) and he even cleaned our shoes daily! Anyway, to sum up we have a wonderful family looking after us. Oh, and the Lord must have heard your prayers as the food was really good! Except, having stew and rice every night seemed to wear a little thin after a while....anyway I should stop there on that front.t
We worked in the hospital every day from 8am until 5. And for the sake of time I won't go into too much detail but we were able to do everything! The very first thing I got to do was go into the main theater and watch surgeries all afternoon! I even got to help out by working the manual ventilator! I also got to spend time working with the Dr's in the male/female and paediatrics wards. And yes, I even got to see two babies being born (and I saw everything!). The first was a natural birth while the second was in the words of the surgeon " a c-section kenyan style!). I could go on forever about all of the work we did there but I should wrap things up here as I have to head out for lunch. But I will say that the staff of the hospital were amazing. They all did devo's every morning and had a weekly church service in the morning. They also did this thing called "Grand Rounds" where all of the doctors go to a ward together and check over each person in the ward! Talk about communication between the Doctors! It was so amazing to see the genuine love that all of the staff had for all of the people coming into the hospital.
Anyway, in short Litein was an amazing experince. I have to run though...I wish I could write more and talk about the slum we went to the other day. There is this one slum called "Kibera" which has almost 1 million people in it!!! I could not believe it when I saw it.
Anyway I have to run but I will try and drop another post soon before I leave for Kajiado on Sunday. Sorry if this e-mail is a little un-organized as well, it's hard to write everything that happened b/c there was so much! Thank you all for you comments and prayers and I hope that all is going well back home in Canada!
Cheers
Scotty
I am alive! Wow, the last three weeks have gone by so quickly and I could honestly write an entire novel on all of the events that have gone however I know my little sister would kill me so I will try and keep things short. So, after a 8 and half hour bus ride on roads that would make even the most iron stomach turn we finally arrived in Litein (which has so many tea fields that it boggels the mind). The hospital there is a mission hospital ran by the AIC (African Inland Church). They actually just moved into there new building, (which took 11 years to build) a couple of months before we arrived. So, as soon as we got there we got a quick tour and then it was off to meet the families were going to be staying with. This was probabaly the most nerve racking event but it worked out well and Fraser and I got to stay with an amazing family. We stayed with Ben and Mary-Ben (Mary-Ben worked at the hospital and Ben is a retired cop). They basically were calling us their "sons" from the moment we arrived! We lived in a two bed cabin for the two weeks which was a little moldy but we made due. They had a servant guess named Kennedy who looked after the house and he also looked after us quite well! To be honest I think we were a little spoiled as he did all of our laundry, boiled our water for our showers in the morning (shower is a lose term and we simply dumped a bucket of water on our body) and he even cleaned our shoes daily! Anyway, to sum up we have a wonderful family looking after us. Oh, and the Lord must have heard your prayers as the food was really good! Except, having stew and rice every night seemed to wear a little thin after a while....anyway I should stop there on that front.t
We worked in the hospital every day from 8am until 5. And for the sake of time I won't go into too much detail but we were able to do everything! The very first thing I got to do was go into the main theater and watch surgeries all afternoon! I even got to help out by working the manual ventilator! I also got to spend time working with the Dr's in the male/female and paediatrics wards. And yes, I even got to see two babies being born (and I saw everything!). The first was a natural birth while the second was in the words of the surgeon " a c-section kenyan style!). I could go on forever about all of the work we did there but I should wrap things up here as I have to head out for lunch. But I will say that the staff of the hospital were amazing. They all did devo's every morning and had a weekly church service in the morning. They also did this thing called "Grand Rounds" where all of the doctors go to a ward together and check over each person in the ward! Talk about communication between the Doctors! It was so amazing to see the genuine love that all of the staff had for all of the people coming into the hospital.
Anyway, in short Litein was an amazing experince. I have to run though...I wish I could write more and talk about the slum we went to the other day. There is this one slum called "Kibera" which has almost 1 million people in it!!! I could not believe it when I saw it.
Anyway I have to run but I will try and drop another post soon before I leave for Kajiado on Sunday. Sorry if this e-mail is a little un-organized as well, it's hard to write everything that happened b/c there was so much! Thank you all for you comments and prayers and I hope that all is going well back home in Canada!
Cheers
Scotty
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Off to Lietin!!
Well Jambo from Nairobi!
Habari-co Canada? Or in other words "How are things going in Canada?" I know it is only a phrase but you need to start somewhere! Anyway, so the last day or so has been really great b/c we met with the Protheroes (Our Leaders) and we hammered out what are trip is going to consist of. So instead of going into a whole lot of detail (as I know Sandra told me before I left not to make my blog too long or it will get boring) I am just going to give it to you straight. Tomorrow we leave for Lietin at 7am. It will be a 5 hour bus ride there and we will stay there for 2 weeks and 2 days. We will be workign at the local hospital seeing how things are run and visiting with Missionaries in the local area (and by local area I mean within a 2 day drive of Lietin!). Everyone has told us the Lietin is beautiful and we are really excited to go. After lietin we come back to Nairobi for 5 days where we will be in some local clinics and hospitals. We then head off to eiter the Northern Frontier District or Kijabe for a week. We will then all hop into a Toyota Land Cruiser (Kevin you would love this place because everyone either Drives massive Land Cruisers or Land Rovers to get around! Have not seen any jeeps though). We will trek through the inland bush of Kenya visiting a bunch of clinics. We will head north to the inland and then make our way East to the Coast of Kenya. We will then travel down the coast of Kenya until we hit Mombossa! This place is supposed to be so beautiful and I think we will be staying there for a couple of days while Geoff (the head doctor) does some other work. We will finally head back to Nairobi where we have five days before our flight home. We are all hoping to head out on Safari for a coupel of days most likly at Marsai Mara National Reserve. This reserve borders Tanzania and is right next the the Seringhetti National Reverve.
Anyway, that is things in a nut shell. Today my cousin Jordan and I (along with his little 1 yr old Kalum ( not sure if I spelt this right), this kid is soo cute and I had to hold him while we drove through Nairobi) went to the Marsi Market. This is a place where you realy get to bargin with everyone. Most of the time the merchant will start you of at the "Wazungu" price (direct meaning "the people who run around in circles" but also white people as they see us coming and going so often). You then have to bring them right down and simply walk away if your not impressed. It was lot of fun and found out that my talking skills proved to be very useful as I talked many of the people down below a tenth of there original asking prices!
Anyway, I probably better wrap this up. We leave in the am and I still have had not packed up things yet. This place (the Mayfield guesthouse) has been so amazing with Banana trees right outside the windows and amazing coffee and chi tea! Mom, you and Dad would die for the coffee here...surpasses Muskoka Maple by a long shot! Oh yeah, and went to church this morning at the Nairobi Baptist Church. It seated about 2000 people and was all in English so easy to understand. It was really cool and I hope to get a DVD copy of the service so I can bring it home to show everyone. Well I probably have put poor Sandra to sleep so I will end this here. I will not be able to get back online until I get back from Lietin (2 weeks and 2 days). I'll just have to let you know everything once I get back!
Hope all is well at home with everyone and that the weather there is as nice as it is here (30 degrees in the sun, 22 in the shade!) I miss you all and can't wait to write you again to let you know how Lietin went. Until then!
Cheers
Scotty
PS- Jordan says hi Nana and Grandpa
PSS- please pray for our team about the whole food situation as we head up into the mountains.....I hear curdled milk and charcole is a real big seller!!!
Habari-co Canada? Or in other words "How are things going in Canada?" I know it is only a phrase but you need to start somewhere! Anyway, so the last day or so has been really great b/c we met with the Protheroes (Our Leaders) and we hammered out what are trip is going to consist of. So instead of going into a whole lot of detail (as I know Sandra told me before I left not to make my blog too long or it will get boring) I am just going to give it to you straight. Tomorrow we leave for Lietin at 7am. It will be a 5 hour bus ride there and we will stay there for 2 weeks and 2 days. We will be workign at the local hospital seeing how things are run and visiting with Missionaries in the local area (and by local area I mean within a 2 day drive of Lietin!). Everyone has told us the Lietin is beautiful and we are really excited to go. After lietin we come back to Nairobi for 5 days where we will be in some local clinics and hospitals. We then head off to eiter the Northern Frontier District or Kijabe for a week. We will then all hop into a Toyota Land Cruiser (Kevin you would love this place because everyone either Drives massive Land Cruisers or Land Rovers to get around! Have not seen any jeeps though). We will trek through the inland bush of Kenya visiting a bunch of clinics. We will head north to the inland and then make our way East to the Coast of Kenya. We will then travel down the coast of Kenya until we hit Mombossa! This place is supposed to be so beautiful and I think we will be staying there for a couple of days while Geoff (the head doctor) does some other work. We will finally head back to Nairobi where we have five days before our flight home. We are all hoping to head out on Safari for a coupel of days most likly at Marsai Mara National Reserve. This reserve borders Tanzania and is right next the the Seringhetti National Reverve.
Anyway, that is things in a nut shell. Today my cousin Jordan and I (along with his little 1 yr old Kalum ( not sure if I spelt this right), this kid is soo cute and I had to hold him while we drove through Nairobi) went to the Marsi Market. This is a place where you realy get to bargin with everyone. Most of the time the merchant will start you of at the "Wazungu" price (direct meaning "the people who run around in circles" but also white people as they see us coming and going so often). You then have to bring them right down and simply walk away if your not impressed. It was lot of fun and found out that my talking skills proved to be very useful as I talked many of the people down below a tenth of there original asking prices!
Anyway, I probably better wrap this up. We leave in the am and I still have had not packed up things yet. This place (the Mayfield guesthouse) has been so amazing with Banana trees right outside the windows and amazing coffee and chi tea! Mom, you and Dad would die for the coffee here...surpasses Muskoka Maple by a long shot! Oh yeah, and went to church this morning at the Nairobi Baptist Church. It seated about 2000 people and was all in English so easy to understand. It was really cool and I hope to get a DVD copy of the service so I can bring it home to show everyone. Well I probably have put poor Sandra to sleep so I will end this here. I will not be able to get back online until I get back from Lietin (2 weeks and 2 days). I'll just have to let you know everything once I get back!
Hope all is well at home with everyone and that the weather there is as nice as it is here (30 degrees in the sun, 22 in the shade!) I miss you all and can't wait to write you again to let you know how Lietin went. Until then!
Cheers
Scotty
PS- Jordan says hi Nana and Grandpa
PSS- please pray for our team about the whole food situation as we head up into the mountains.....I hear curdled milk and charcole is a real big seller!!!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Finally in Kenya!
Well hello everyone!
After more than 14 hours of flying my team and I finally landed in Kenya at around 9pm (2 pm ONT time). All of the flights went really well and nobody lost any bags so that was great. Plus, Jordan my dad's cousin who works in the Sudan was there to surprise me at the airport. It was good to see a familiar face as soon as I stepped off the plane! Anyway, not wanting to cut this short but I did not sleep at all during the flights so I am going to try and grab some of that now. I'll write a little more detailed note in the days to follow before our teams heads up into the mountains!
Hope everyone is having a great time back home and I miss you all. And once again thank you for all of the support that all of you guys have shown me...I would not be here if it was not for you!
Cheers
Scott
After more than 14 hours of flying my team and I finally landed in Kenya at around 9pm (2 pm ONT time). All of the flights went really well and nobody lost any bags so that was great. Plus, Jordan my dad's cousin who works in the Sudan was there to surprise me at the airport. It was good to see a familiar face as soon as I stepped off the plane! Anyway, not wanting to cut this short but I did not sleep at all during the flights so I am going to try and grab some of that now. I'll write a little more detailed note in the days to follow before our teams heads up into the mountains!
Hope everyone is having a great time back home and I miss you all. And once again thank you for all of the support that all of you guys have shown me...I would not be here if it was not for you!
Cheers
Scott
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