Jambo! Greetings from Kenya. We arrived here safely (but a little jet lagged) early the morning of July 1 (yesterday). After shopping for groceries and settling into our new home (which is GREAT, by the way) we were able to visit the main branch of the Limuru Children’s Centre and visit with the boarders as they arrived home from school. The children seem to be doing really well. We met the six newer arrivals and everyone fell in love with the youngest boarder, Jen, who is 4 years old and absolutely adorable. After playing with the kids and catching up with Patrick, Maureen, and the house moms, we went to AB’s farm for dinner. There are currently close to 20 people staying at the volunteer house including a group of college kids from England. They were fun to talk to and Lauren has almost mastered the British accent. We had an early night – everyone was in bed by 9 – and were able to sleep in some this morning to catch up on our rest. We’re getting ready to head back to the Children’s Centre to eat lunch with the kids and help the moms prepare supper.

A couple of things to be thankful for… HOT WATER! Here, there are small hot water tanks that we have to turn off and on. You seriously have to plan for a shower. An hour and a half before you shower you have to turn on the hot water heater – then quickly take a shower so the person behind you has hot water for their shower. HEAT – it’s chilly here right now (their winter) and there’s no heat. We’re learning to bundle up during the day and sleep under mountains of blankets at night. Coming from nearly 100 degree temperatures in the deep south hasn’t helped our tolerance for the cold.

We have a fantastic house “mom” – Joan- who comes each day to take care of us. She’s super sweet. We’re so thankful to the Davis family for sharing their home with us. We’re beginning to feel at home already. Even getting used to driving on the left side of the road (better watch out when we get home!).

Hope all is well with each you. We’re excited to be able to share our adventure with you!

Hugs from Kenya,

Kate