Warthogs and Children have the right of way...

We finally made it to Kenya. We were greeted with the sight of giraffes grazing in the field on our way to the ACK (the Anglican Church of Kenya Guesthouse.) Our first day was spent doing tourist stuff. After we checked in, we were off to Nairobi National Park. When we pulled through the gate, there was a big sign that stated " Warthogs and Children have the right of way."

We were advised that we were too late in the morning to see animals through the driving safari. They recommended that we do the walking safari instead. We had a great time. We saw a good bit of animals and even had a "special hike" to see the lions. We had a quick lunch and headed to Bomas of Kenya.

When we got out of the car at Bomas of Kenya, there was a warthog just crossing the parking lot. I guess that sign at Nairobi park wasn't a joke after all. At Bomas, we had the opportunity to see many tribal dances. The dancings and the percussions were really fun. I keep thinking this is like a Kenyan "Stomp." Anyway, I just have to say that I'm so glad that the team decided that we were going to take our first day doing tourist stuff because as stimulating the performances were, all 4 of our team member kept nodding off. It really would have been pretty embarrassing to be visiting mission partners. The day was fun and silly. We all were sleep deprived and lacked coordination and at times were just not making much sense.

When we got back to the ACK around 5 p.m. or so, Britt and Robin went to their room, fell on the bed and went in to a deep coma. Kristina and I opted to stay up so that we could sleep through the night. We took showers and went down to dinner. We were so silly and giddy at dinner.

I'm liking Kenyan food pretty well. Our meals mostly consist of cooked vegetable, rice, potatoes, some kind of bread (at lunch and dinner we had chapati, which is a cross between Indian Naan bread and a tortilla) and some sort of cooked or stewed meat.

I feel safe and comfortable at the ACK. There's a gate and a guard at the gate. There's even hot water (Praise the Lord!!) There's an internet cafe at ACK that's really affordable but the hours are quite limited. So that is where I'm doing my blogs (I updated the NAPC Mission Team blog today as well.) It's pretty quiet at night and I slept alright. I feel like I'm adjusted to the time already.

Today (our 2nd day here) was pretty amazing. We spent all day with an organization called Maji Mazuri. I'd blogged about what Maji Mazuri is a few blogs ago before I left. One of the ways that we described the day was "an assault to our senses." I'll elaborate on it tomorrow because I'm running out of time(Lord willing if we get back from Nakuru in time to catch the internet cafe opened.) I feel like I'm still processing all the things we experienced today. I just have to say that I'm so proud to be a member of a church that supports such an amazing organization as Maji Mazuri.

I know this blog is mostly light because of our first silly day. Believe me that there's going to be some heavier stuff coming when I get a chance to blog about our mission partners. Keep praying for us!

Gaan