I'm in AFRICA!

WE MADE IT!  (Well... our Bayside Team made it... minus Bryan...he's still back home with a very injured knee).

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At D.C. airport... charging people's phones on my macbook.

Our team had some obstacles on the journey here... the biggest being that our flight from D.C. to Zurich  was cancelled... which meant we had to spend the night in D.C. at the Embassy Suites on the 4th of July.  We had some good team bonding and met a few new friends (on our same flight).  We saw one fireworks show from the airport parking lot and then left D.C. about 23 hrs later than originally planned.

PIZZA!!!  wonderful midnight snack after spending about 8 1/2 hrs at the Dulles airport.

We made it to Zurich a day later than expected... and although we double-checked with two United Customer Service reps in D.C.... our entire group of 9 people were not on the next day's flight from Zurich to Nairobi.  Thankfully Swiss Air took good care of us and got us all on the flight.  


We were very thankful for this because otherwise, we would've had another 24hr layover.

Thankful to have finally arrived in Kenya Sunday evening... we were also ecstatic to retrieve ALL of our luggage... none missing or damaged.  :)  Praise Jesus!

We have learned a few phrases in Swahili...  "jambo" = "hello"  is the easiest for me to remember and type right now.  ;-)  i'll share more later.

For now, I am blessed to be here... thankful for the opportunity and for the team God has brought together.  Today our trip to the Kabera slums was cancelled due to the political rallies going on (they thought it would be safer to just stay at the HEART lodge... just in case tensions ran high with the political tensions).  

Tomorrow (Tues) the team will visit the cancer ward at the local Children's Hospital.  I will miss out on the day of activities (they'll be reading stories, coloring, etc) as tomorrow is the day I will meet my Compassion child, Oliva.  I'm very excited... anxious even... and praying that I will be safe and blessed while also being a blessing to those I meet.

Please pray for continued safety and strength for our team.  Thank you for your love, prayers and support.  *hugs and prayers*

- Becca