Bethany Bible Fellowship- We're here!

Jambo, This has already been so amazing. No troubles traveling on any of the flights. We got to make a little stop at the town of Windsor in England during our stopover. We were greeted in Nairobi and taken to Mayfield house and took a needed nap. We estimated the each one of us averaged 4 hours sleep in the first 48 hours of travel. The last bit of our traveling was by car and it was an adventure on the dirt roads. The scenery is more beautiful than we could imagine. It is very green and lush with lots of grass and crops, especially corn. We were all in tears with our greeting by the orphans and staff. They sang in Swahili and it was incredible. Each one wanted to shake our hands. They said we were family. Today we took a tour of the compound. We got to see the agriculture center and all the projects they are doing. We got to go to the orphanage and it is really not an orphanage. Each family has four round houses, one for the parents, one for the 12 girls, and one for the 12 boys, and one for studying. They love each and every child and count them as their own. We went back to see the kids and played with the children this afternoon. We were surrounded by children giving us hugs and holding our hands. Everyone is so loving and welcoming. It pours and thunders every afternoon and we almost got caught in the storm, and we were running back to the compound from the orphanage. The food is different but very very good. Our showers are with a cup and a bucket of water. We have been able to meet, and eat with David Tarus the other director of Empowering Lives with Don Rogers. He has such a vision for the people here. He is a national and has a big booming voice and a great laugh. All of our luggage arrived and the bins made it. Some of them were broken in the travel but made it. Thank you for everyone that gave children’s clothes. They need them so badly. God Bless! -Charlotte