Wednesday, June 20, 2007

You gotta love Kenya!

In the same day we smelt popcorn, which is unexpected driving down the streets of Nairobi, and we saw a camel going down the road. I will have to say it has been quite the adventure and we are all learning and growing through it all.

The safari was so much fun. We saw most everything except rhinos and hippos. We had an awesome jeep and did some crazy off-roading. We saw a leopard in a tree, and from what we hear, seeing a leopard is pretty uncommon. It was nice to be pampered and fed extremely well for a couple of days. Also, a team with Buckner was on the safari with us. It was nice to hang out with some other people and talk about our experiences.

Today, instead of going to BCC, when went to a place called New Life Home. It is a home for abandoned newborns. Most of them arrive HIV positive, but around 90 percent turn out to be negative after being on their nutritional and medical program. It was so much fun to be there. The babies are so full of life and a joy to be with. We all had such a great time loving on the babies. And one particular baby certainly loved me. She loved me enough to vomit all over my legs. I just laughed it off. It wasn't the first time it has happened.

On Sunday, we had lunch at Tony's house. He is the man who runs the BCC. It was so great to be with him and his family again. We had a great conversation with him about the center and his vision for it. We really were able to understand some of the currents needs at the BCC and understand where he wants to take this place.

Well, while it seems like we have been here forever, we also can't believe our time here is almost through. Next week I will try to fill in as many details as I can since that will be our last post.

Greetings from Kenya,

Kristin