In addition....

Jambo all! It has been a long trip but we are HERE! It was a great flight over from London-- almost all of us had three seats to ourselves we more or less got a night's sleep. Yay Kenya Airline! We only lost one bag enroute- a team supply bag that should be making it's way here tomorrow.

Our ZOE guides Stanley and Regan met us at the airport. Their hospitality has been wonderful! This is the first large group that has been to Kenya on behalf of ZOE- the first medical group and the first construction group all in one! We are so blessed to have Stanley and Regan-- they are going to be a perfect match for our bunch.

Kenya has proved to be much different than Zambia- there are more people, more traffic, and lots of high rises in the cities. In our van ride across the countryside-- which we were always just "one more hour away"-- took us through lots of different towns that are on the map from the first post. They were bustling with business and trade-- cows, goats, and the rest of the farm was out and about. The road was actually very nice, no big potholes and no flooding-- we haven't put last years skills to the test yet :) We did pass them painting the lines on the road-- BY HAND! Yeah only a few hundred miles to go on that one! Most of us caught a quick nap as we know we have a lot of work ahead of us.

We've check into the hotel which is actually more like a hostel. Everyone has their own room and bathroom-- if we can get the toliets to flush and water for the shower we should be set.

Planning on doing some exploration of the town tonight. As Clay said, we will be introduced to some participants in the Giving Hope Project tommorrow. We plan on seeing some homes and businesses that have been sucessful through ZOE's help. All are excited to jump into the adventure that lies ahead!

Thanks for the comments. Lots of love from AFRICA!

xoxoox case