I have been a bit overwhelmed this week since we leave one week from today. I still have lots of things to do and on Tuesday, September 13th the team comes here to pack. I will take some photos and put them up on this site so you can see how much stuff we can get into our luggage. I use the same bags each year and each team member can carry two bags with 50 lbs. in each bag. We also carry back packs that are full as well.
Each team member gets a small amount of space in one of the bags, for their personal stuff. We travel light!!
Because of the famine in parts of Kenya, and the opportunists who purchased corn when they saw their would be a need, we are doing food distributions in four areas. It seems the most important thing this year. We will also be checking in on some of our other projects and painting the new vocational school for our at risk girls program. One of the fun times will be visiting InStep baby home where we can spend the day holding babies. I love this part. They just hang on tight and absorb as much love as we can give each of them.
It will be fun handing out the dolls, sweaters, bubbles, crayons, skipping ropes amongst all the things that people in our area have donated.
Several people have donated funds for school uniforms so 30 kids will now be able to begin school. That is exciting for the children as well as the parents. They want their children to have an education.
I will update again next week after we pack and then a team member will be blogging each day that we are in Kenya.
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