Driving 120 in Kenya!

Here's a video of our journey through Kenya.  Quite exciting!  It's still difficult driving on the "wrong" side of the road and measuring speed in kilometers and buying diesel in liters and paying with shillings.  I think the most exciting part was the camels.  So cool!




We decided NOT to document the massive vomitting which resulted from car sickness.  Jeannette was the Hero-Mom who caught all the puke in buckets.  She's awesome.

Cobra vs. Night Guard

Tonight at 11:45pm we were sitting in our bed and we heard the dogs barking about something....usually no big deal.  But then we heard, "WHACK!  WHACK!" outside.  I ran to the window and saw my guard's flashlight scanning the ground. Suddenly my phone rang.  It was my guard.  In rapid, excited Swahili he said, "There's a big, big, snake...I killed it."

I ran outside to find this.....

a 5 foot (at least)  forest cobra...still twitching.  The guard told me the dogs spotted it first.  They were growling at it and trying to snap at it.  The guard, knowing that the cobra could easily take down my dogs, put the dogs in their kennel.  Then, after finding the perfect stick, the guard attacked the cobra and killed it.  Nice work!!!!  THIS is why we have guard dogs and night guards. 

Thank you, God, for keeping us safe.  Please protect our children as they play outside everyday.

Year One

One year ago today we packed our life onto an airplane and said goodbye to friends, family, churches, and normal life as we knew it.

Remember our first stop in Dar es Salaam for orientation?  We lived here...

Remember 4 months of Swahili study in Iringa?  We lived here...

Remember moving to Musoma?  Now we live here...

Thank you for all the ways you have prayed for us and encouraged us and supported us over the past year.  We appreciate you!!!!!

And when you come visit us, these faces will greet you at the gate...