quick update

Today has been full and busy. We stopped by the Center this morning to pick up Geoffrey (our guide) and John (godson) who is out of school for a holiday this week. Then, we visited the Nest - a baby orphanage and children's center for children of women who are in prison. It was my first visit, and I was so impressed with the facility and the staff. We spent a couple of hours there. We also learned about a halfway house they run in Nairobi where the women go when they are released from prison to help them reintegrate with their children. We hope to visit there on this trip.

Next, we went to a school, but didn't get much of a tour because all of the classes were sitting for exams. Part of the team took Frances to deliver lunches to the boarders at their schools and Grace and I stayed with John at the Center. I ate lunch with the moms (secuma and ugali - traditional Kenyan food).

We made a trip to the grocery store and to the fruit/vegetable stands late this afternoon and just arrived back at Brackenhurst. Tonight, we have workers from "African Impact" coming to share about their organization. Tomorrow the rest of the team is going to the LCC to paint. Grace and I are bringing John to Brackenhurst and spending the day with him here. It's a wonderful treat to be able to spend time with him during the week. I had no idea that he would be on holiday, so we're really looking forward to it. Tomorrow night we're hosting three of the workers from the LCC who are all single (Mom Susan, Mom Jeniffer, and Dad Ronald) for dinner and looking forward to a great evening of fellowship.

Our schedule is incredibly busy so I'm not able to post as much or as often as I would like. Not sure if I'll even get pictures up this trip...