Appleseed Travel Journal - Continuing First Time Experiences for Visitors to Kenya
Brooks
We arrived safely and
soundly in Kakamega … which was no small feat! We got ourselves and TONS
of luggage to the airport in Nairobi, got all checked in, plane left on
time and even arrived early in Kisumu (Kenya). In getting (leasing) a
car from a friend and with much negotiations and insistency on our part
of getting a big car that ran well and was in good condition our friend
John arrived on time. After greeting us, he then announced, "Now you see
there has been a disaster." Sooooo NOT a good thing!!!! One could only
imagine.
It seems BEFORE we had even
gotten in a vehicle in Kenya, something had gone wrong! I hesitate to
write you this, because it's hard to even envision. On the way to
deliver the car to John, there was a storm. The guy was driving "our"
car slowly through traffic, and a tree literally fell on top of the
car. So poor John had to rearrange everything and find another car
before picking us up on time … all of which he was able to pull off. So,
we were pretty happy with the new car, as, Number 1, it had a/c! Number
2, there was enough room for us and all of our stuff … ok with each of
us holding a backpack and Will holding one of the 50 pound bags on his
lap!
our luggage tickets :)
So, all was well and off we
went in search of somewhere to eat lunch. It wasn't 10 minutes into the
drive that one of the tires blew!! So, poor Sarah and Will have been
absolutely baptized by fire into traveling and being in Africa!
Fortunately all turned out well, with the exception of Sarah's feet
getting burnt on top from sitting in the sun for half hour (we are
literally on top of the equator), while we waited for the guys to put on
the spare baby tire (thank God, yes, there was one). Pretty soon, John
had two of his friends involved in helping to find a tire, get it on and
we continued the journey from Kisumu to Kakamega.
YAY for Will!!
Today, however, I am happy to
report was such a great day, even with mud and rain and roads that
should be traveled on only in four wheel drive vehicles. We met and were
with different groups in rural and often primitive settings without
mishap of any kind. We are so grateful for God's mercy and grace!!
Some photos from today: a
homestead we visited, Sarah and some of the women from one of the house
church groups, a house church group farm, and a placard in one of the
homes we visited.
… and, of course, who can resist a photo of one of the kids (bored perhaps, but very focused on the white folks!):
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