Thank you for your prayers.  We are safely back to our "home base"... at HEART.  And it is so good to be "home."

We spent the last week away from HEART, traveling upcountry to Kisii... we helped build one house (two bedrooms and one living area) out of mud and sticks, with a tin roof.

Before I upload photos of those recent events... here are two from my visit with my Compassion child.  Oliver is now 13 years old and I've been sponsoring him since he was 5 years old.  It was such a wonderful morning, with lots of bumpy car rides... but totally worth it to meet him face-to-face.  I also met his brother, his uncle, and his grandmother and grandfather.  Plus, all of his animals... rabbits, chickens, turkeys, cows, puppy, and donkey.  :)

Oliver and I with one of his rabbits, can you see the toenails?

Oliver and his grandfather.

Okay... I'm having trouble uploading the other photos from our house building day (many more photos will follow, but for now I only have time for a quick update).  I will try again tomorrow.  But for now... it is 11pm and I need to be up by 5am, so I wish you all a good night.

I apologize that this post is so short... but will definitely post more details about our safari and the awesome adventures we've had so far.  Our two day "break" to reflect and recharge... while enjoying God's beautiful creation was priceless and a wonderful blessing.  We were given a chance to gain extra perspective and also enjoyed building relationships with our drivers, and those we came into contact with at the Fig Tree Camp.  My roommate, Autumn, and I especially enjoyed our Masaii warrior/trail guide who was in charge of keeping the animals on the other side of the river and protecting our tents from wild animals.  He was very kind and made sure to alert us this morning of the two huge hippos on the bank across from our room.  (We saw them in time, but the hot air balloons scared them off before my camera was ready for the action).

I will attempt to post more safari photos on my Facebook page and also can e-mail you the link to my Google+ photo album for those of you who are interested.  Just e-mail me or leave a comment below requesting the link.  Pray again for safe travels for us tomorrow.  Thank you SO MUCH!


GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!  AND ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!  AMEN!!!