I am here!!

I made to Kenya!!! After 2 days of traveling and almost no sleep we made it. We missed our first flight in LA and Chicago was a nightmare to the point where we nearly missed our flight, but after all the nerves and panicky prayers we made it. Praise God!!

I have spent lots of time with David and Matt in the last week and I am growing closer to them as brothers, which has been really cool. My initial response to Kenya was that of intimidation and feeling REALLY out of place. I was intimidated, I think, partly because of watching Blood Diamond on the airplane to Nairobi. It is a very violent and intense movie. I think it would have been better if I watched Finding Nemo or something. I still feel out of place, but I am not nearly as intimidated.

The Masai People are so interesting. I spent two full days with them and I learned a lot. I sat in on one of their community meeting out under some trees. I sat in some red dirt for almost two hours and listened to many older men get up and say things of which I understood none of it. I spent some of the time taking pictures and the rest of the time praying for the Masai. I met two Christian Masai men named Daniel Laon and Ben. They are my new friends. The Masai live out in the bush of Africa and live in mud huts. They are the largest tribal people in Africa. I witnessed the gutting of a goat and a Masai BBQ as well. They cooked goat only because we were there (the mizungus: white people). The medical facility is underway. They are digging for the footings and taking 300 tons of aggregate there as we speek. I have much more to say, but I need to go so Dave and Matt can use this computer. Thank you for any and all prayers. Pray for the Masai and the group of 40 americans that will be here shortly.

Steve
"Draw near to Him, and He will draw near to you."