First Day

We arrived in Kenya on-time and with all our bags. Having experienced some of the other ways to arrive, this is the preferred way. We met a nice lady at the immigration desk who was a WBS student when she was in secondary school. It is cool t know how far reaching this ministry is in Kenyan society.
After an easy drive in the Made in the Streets bus to Kamulu, we split up into our respective rooms and turned in for the night.  When you are sleeping in a strange place for the first time, it can be a little disorienting. Throw in the very long flights, the strange beds, the farm sounds mixed with highway traffic, and it's downright weird. But our travelers are all real troopers, with no complaints about the accommodations.
This morning, Maureen treated us to a breakfast of bread, mondazi, fried eggs, and chai. It was awesome. Then it was time for church.
Their church is at the made in the streets learning center. Francis Mbuvi taught the bible class, which was group discussion. We split up and were in groups with former street kids, which makes for some very different answers to the discussion questions. Eye opening for sure.
Later we met Oching, our driver for the second van this week. He is a Kalinjin from Kisumu with two kids. His English is good so I'm looking forward to getting to know him.
After a quick stop at the Nakumat (Kenyan WalMart), we were on the road to Nakuru. We arrived without incident at our new hotel, The Stem Hotel. Usually we stay at the Kunste, but we were looking for a place with bigger rooms and a little quieter. The new place seems nice so far. Right now we are sitting in the hotel restaurant, waiting for our food. I can tell that I'll be asleep soon, so I'm blogging from my iPhone. Kinda rude to be ignoring everyone while I appear to be playing a video game, but oh well. Check out these few pics:

Kenya 2011 Spring First Day

Be blessed.

UPDATE:  The meal was excellent, and the service was first rate, a very pleasant surprise!