In less than twelve hours I will be on my way to LAX to depart for Africa! This trip is definitely a dream come true seeing that I have wanted to go on a missions trip to Africa since I was in first grade. I will be working in the Imani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya for the majority of the time, where we will be working in the infant house (sooo excited!!) and leading a VBS program for the preschoolers! My team will also be leading a children's ministry conference at Calvary Chapel Nairobi, working with kids in the Kibera slum, and living with the Massai tribe for a couple days. I will have Internet access for part of the time so I will hopefully post some pictures and updates on here for you all!
I wanted to thank everyone for your prayers and financial support! I not only raised enough money for my plane ticket and living expenses, but had enough leftover to fill an entire suitcase with brand new baby clothes for the infants at Imani!! The women in charge of the orphanage, Mama Faith, said that the babies often get donated old clothes that are already worn out, and that new clothes would be a huge blessing. I'm figuring this whole blog thing out so hopefully the picture of some of the clothes we bought worked. I can't thank you enough for the support!
Also, thank you to everyone who donated gifts for the kids at Imani, and thank you Kelson for giving up all of you birthday presents so that the kids could have new toys! Thanks Nancy, Rachel, and Matt for all of the advice, and thank you Theule family for dropping by to say goodbye! You made my day! This will probably be the longest I've gone without seeing you!
Thank you for all of your prayers.
Mungu akubariki! (God bless you in Swahili. I'm practicing!)
-linds
