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The count down clock has finally reached zero and we are officially on our way to Kenya, Africa! I am always excited to return and reconnect with my friends in Kenya but this year is unique and Lord willing really special.  The first blessing is that I get to take this trip with my family… Read more

Hello!  Grandpa we have made it safe to Turkey and we event got some sleep on the last flight!   The BEST coffee! I always love a layover in Turkey.     Ben is happy he can check in on his base.     Mom almost missed the last flight due to “missing information” on her ticket it… Read more

What a fun HOT day it was! Bomani is set back off the main road in more of a wooded area. There is also a large wall around the area so it cuts out almost all of the breeze. I say that because this graduation was held outside. There were a few tents but for… Read more

Hello!  So I got a bit of heat stroke yesterday and was really sick. So today I just chilled out in my air conditioning room until I had to go do hair for Jenna’s wedding.  The wedding was vary Kenyan 1 1/2hrs late to start, then no power due to the heat. It was a… Read more

If I had to sum up today in one word it would have to be blessed.  It was an outstanding honor to be able to be apart of the graduation festivities today. It all started out in Kenyon fashion….we were late! We finally made it to Vipingo where we were rushed in as they were… Read more

Today, we spent most of the day with the graduates of Vipingo. We took the graduates to Vallerye McMillian High School where they will continue their education. The high school is a new facility. We were taken on a tour of the high school by the junior class students. As we toured the high school… Read more

(Please note Ben wrote the blog today.)  On Monday morning we spent time at the Vipingo campus. We first toured the new Child Rescue Center established by Manna Worldwide. The Child Rescue Center is currently home to three orphans. Three month old Moses, the newest arrival, was abandoned near the Vipingo campus and is being… Read more

After our nice long 2hours of sleep we got last night, we got up and attended church at Crossroads. It has been a long time since I have hated my alarm clock as much as I did this morning, let me tell you!  Once we made it to church it was such a blessing getting… Read more

Two planes a few bus’s and one customs checkpoint later we are finally at our hotel in Kenya!  We didn’t have a lot of time to get in so much trouble in Turkey but I do have few pictures for you.  It’s currently 537 in the a.m. Just a little later than when I usually… Read more

We are done exploring here in Chicago and ready for a new adventure. Everything went great getting checked in…Ben and I were in different rows…Ben tried to not have to sit by me but in the end gave in! Just kidding about Ben. They were very nice and moved us so that we could sit… Read more