Bwana Asifiwe!

I will try not to overlap in what Ryan has already said, but we are here and it is so wonderful! My heart has been running over with joy to be back in the place I fell in love with 3 years ago.

It started when we got off the plane and I got my first smell of Kenya, oh my, how wonderful and sweet. Kenya has a smell that I am not sure how to describe, but it welcomed me home to Kenya.

We have been very busy. Our first day we took the students into Ngong town, their first time using Swahili and buying things. It was great to be among the people and talk to them. They are very warm and friendly. They speak British English so I found myself picking up my accent from 3 years ago so that they could better understand me. And I love using my Swahili, at first it was awkward but now it flows out without me thinking, so Praise God!

We went to Mathare Slum yesterday along with a children's home Sanctuary of Hope 1 and 2. SOH 1 and 2 was founded by the directors of our trip, Brian and Debbie, they have rescued 21 children from the slums and we got to see and play with them.

Three years ago there was only the one home and I met one of the boys there. His name is David and I got to see this again yesterday and he is SO big! His story, however, is heart breaking. As a small child his mom could not feed him and she was an alcoholic. So she would give brew to her son so that he'd pass out and she could go to the bars. When he would awake he'd go find food in the dumps and sewage. He was rescued and brought to the home in 07, very scared and quite. But now seeing him 3 years later, he is a changed child. He is very good at soccer and still is a bit shy. Thank you Jesus for him and for saving him.

Please be praying for our team as we continue to learn about Kenyan culture and please pray for the staff team, we begin to match people for assignments tonight.

Love you all! And miss you.