First off, apologies for the long gap in posts. When Dan went to be with his daughter in the Naroibi hospital, we lost our laptop and connectivity. Btw, good news on Erica. She was able to fly to London a couple of days ago and is on her way home tonight. Her numbers are still up and down so please do continue to pray for her complete recovery.
The remainder of our trip went well. In Kitale, we played with kids at the Oasis drop-in center for street kids and held babies and the Mercy-Rescue center for orphaned babies. One of the coolest moments of the entire trip was at Mercy-Rescue. As we pulled in, some of the kids we had met earlier at the Oasis drop-in center recognized our vans and sprinted down the street, then climbed the fence to hang out with us again. It was great to have them there as we also played with the babies. At one point, one of the workers at Mercy-Rescue started playing some music and before you knew it, all the workers (with babies in arms), the street kids and our gang were dancing together in their nursery room. It lasted several songs and got crazy hot in there, but to see the joy on all of the faces (faces from such different circumstances) as we truly enjoyed each other was priceless.
Speaking of priceless, our Kenyan trip ended with a day and a half safari in the Masai Mara game preserve. It was an out of this world experience to see so many "exotic" animals just hanging out in their natural environment. We also got to visit a Masai village and see how they still live. These are the guys that are famous for how high they can jump, and their fierce/fearless hunting skills (which come in handy when you're surrounded by lions, leopards and other animals that are happy to put us human beings below them on the food chain). The last thing they did was show us how they slaughter a goat and then drink it's blood directly from the still beating heart. They kindly offered each of us a drink from the cup of blood they collected - there were no takers...
Finally, the day of our departure arrived and after 40 straight hours of travel we are having a different kind of dance party - grateful to all be home safe and sound. It was an amazing experience in so many ways, and we each have so much to process when it comes to all that we experienced. One last time, thank you so much for you support and prayers!
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