Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Leaving for Kenya

Hello and welcome to our blog. We will try to maintain this blog as a way to keep you all informed while we are visiting the Digo People.

We will be leaving the U.S. Early on Saturday morning (May 3rd). We will be traveling to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania via London and Dubai. This 24 hour flight will be the first leg of our trip. We will spend the night in the city and take a bus to the Kwale District early the next morning. The bus trip will take 8-10 hours including the border crossing.

During our time in the Kwale district, we will be based out of Diani, Kenya. This is a small coastal town in southern Kenya. We have rented a small cottage (with internet!!!) for the month of May. The Grossmann family (a wonderful missionary family living in Diani) has graciously offered to meet us upon arrival, take us shopping for supplies, and help us settle in. It seems as though everything is lined up.

Prayer points:
• Please pray for safety in our travels.
• Please pray that our bags make all of the transfers and we receive them without any difficulty.
• Please pray that we get through customs and are able to purchase the proper visas without any difficulty.
• Please pray for our crossing into Kenya (border crossings can be a little tricky). 
• Please pray that the internet in our cottage is reliable. This is essential for Collin to maintain his work responsibilities back in the States. 
• Please pray that we will be rested enough after our travels that we can dive right into the work that we want to do.