KENYA!

We’re here!! It’s crazy to think that only six days ago we were complete strangers and now we’re in Kenya preparing for a 3-month experience as a team. Needless to say orientation/ directives was amazing. White water rafting and kayaking were excellent bonding experiences that included “riding the bull”, becoming members of the white water swim team, and inhaling pb&j sandwiches both before and after water time. Sam in particular learned how to hold on to a raft for dear life, as he was thrown off about five times, one of which occurred in a class three rapid. He’s a trooper and, thankfully, still alive.

Thanks to7+-hour van rides and the ever-lovely team theme song, “Eternal Flame” by the Bengals the team has bonded really well and been able to focus on our individual career and spiritual goals for the summer. Our strong bond also helped us survive the 22-hour flight-trek from Kentucky out to Nairobi. Sadly we had to part with Jo “Powerhouse” Hufhand (with one “f”) in Amsterdam as she is off to Poland to change kids lives through camp at PRO eM. We miss her a ton. Elise made a lot of friends in line for check-in and boarding, with Americans and other international travelers, and created many Elise-isms along the trip. We all went over brief testimonies and shared some funny stories when we weren’t vegging out on airplane movies and food. And then we finally made it to Nairobi! Moms, everyone is alive, healthy and in one piece with no lost luggage or valuables. We love you!

Holly, Gus and Jacob all met us at the airport (luckily we’re not too hard to spot) and then took us out for some delicious Galito’s chicken. We are so blessed to have such a positive and supportive team here to guide us through this summer and orient us with a bit of the country. Thank you for all of your love and support. Please pray for our team’s humility, patience, and spiritual growth and let us know how we can pray for you. We’ll keep you posted on our adventures and God’s amazing work. Until next time, be blessed.

-LIA Kenya 2011 Interns