We are IN Kenya!!!

So it’s 4 of us traveling to Kenya - Matt and Mary (me) Lossau, Lydia Auch and Kelsey Moss.  Three of our Algonquin neighborhood families represented… who couldn’t help ourselves.  We had to come see our friends in Gambella.

we arrived in Nairobi about 6pm, got through customs pretty quickly (even though the price for a visa doubled…) We grabbed our luggage, snapped a picture of us and the “Welcome to Kenya” sign and ran into our trip leader, Jonathan, who led us to Wubshet and his landcruiser who took us to our home for the night. 

Wubshet and his wife, Habiba, lead the work here around Isiolo.  They resource our adopted village of Gambella and now 3 others around Isiolo.  Wubshet is friendly, and wears a leather cowboy type hat - a new one just today!  He and his wife LOVE these villages, and it is such a delight to be with him in the car as we drive away from the airport at sunset.

we drove w/the windows down and i could hear something chirping as we drove.  there were people walking all along the roads… for the entire 40 minute trip.  traffic’s crazy, but i didn’t much pay attention to that.  my heart was FULL as we drove.  We are in Kenya!!  KENYA! Algonquin FOR Gambella. Tomorrow we make the 4.5 hr car trip to Isiolo, settle into our home for the week, then head to a newly partnered village, very similar to where Gambella began 3 years ago. 

And as i hear the crickets chirp, i’ll head off to sleep (complete w/mosquito net) happy in my heart.  This is a beautiful moment!