Homeward Bound!

You know you've been on the other side of the world when you've been totally disconnected from internet and cell-phone access. We're back in Nairobi and headed home in 5 1/2 hours. God has been at work in amazing ways . . . probably more in us than through us. Our workdays at the Methodist Bio-intensive Farm in Meru were amazing . . . we broke and hauled cement to clear the way for a new floor; we chiseled through a rock wall to make a window in a store room; we put up a new ceiling and siding as well. We saw how the church is teaching "bag" farming techniques for the growing of vegetables even where there is no ground for farming. The safari time was amazing as we observed how all of God's creatures live together in the open country. Although we've had an amazingly blessed time, we are all ready for home and the many blessings we hope we will never take for granted again. It is our prayer that our hearts have softened and our will to change the world has been strengthened . . . certainly our connections with one another will never be the same again. We'll continue to post as we are able to put our thoughts together about some specific things when we return. But for now, we are so thankful you have followed our blog and shared our trip and we can't wait to see you on Sunday, when we will worship together as we remember our brothers and sisters in the beautiful continent of Africa.