July 5 & 6 - We left Kisumu early on the morning of the 5th. Pastor Jack and Everlyn were up to send us off. Before we left, the pastor spoke of his vision for Kenya. He sees a place where his country can take care of itself and people like us visit as friends and not benefactors. There is just something about this man. His steadfast resolve, his vision, his faith leave us all a little awestruck. We often get the feeling that we are in presence of greatness. Our journey to Masa Mara was a long one, but six bumpy hours and a quick lunch later we were in the Riff Valley on a game drive watching a lion take down wildebeast. The Riff valley is vast, and upon its grasslands the wildlife is incredibly rich. The wildebeast are in the midst of their migration and there are literally a million of these animals spread across this land. Along with them are lions, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, leopards, zebras, jackals, and many many other of God's creatures. We know, because we saw them. It was all a little overwhelming. Anna was espcially taken with the enormity of the experience. It was almost too much, but honestly her reaction was by far the most appropriate.
We are living in tents. But before you feel too sorry for us, these are tents with indoor plumbing - including hot water. At night, we can hear the hyenias. But do not fear, we are protected by Masai tribesman, who step from the shadows from time to time to help us find the way back to our tents when we get turned around - which we seem to make a habit of doing. By the way, Dr. Jeff has become a Masai or at least he will be if he can ever get past that whole going-into-the-bush-and-killing-a-lion-thing. But besides that, he has the dress, the height, and the dance routine down. On July 6, we went on an all day game drive. We saw lion cubs feeding on the previous day's kill. We saw hippos. We saw crocodiles. We saw an osterich. We saw God's creation laid before us in a way that makes His existence undeniable. We also saw Larry catch a bush-plane at the airstrip. He looked almost dashing kissing Chris and then hopping into the plane - almost dashing. His departure signals the winding down of our trip. Tomorrow, we head back to Nairobi and not long after back to you. We will have stories to tell and people to introduce. But first, on to Nairobi. Today our prayers are with Philip, Antonio, and Larry as we know yours are with us. Until tomorrow...
We are living in tents. But before you feel too sorry for us, these are tents with indoor plumbing - including hot water. At night, we can hear the hyenias. But do not fear, we are protected by Masai tribesman, who step from the shadows from time to time to help us find the way back to our tents when we get turned around - which we seem to make a habit of doing. By the way, Dr. Jeff has become a Masai or at least he will be if he can ever get past that whole going-into-the-bush-and-killing-a-lion-thing. But besides that, he has the dress, the height, and the dance routine down. On July 6, we went on an all day game drive. We saw lion cubs feeding on the previous day's kill. We saw hippos. We saw crocodiles. We saw an osterich. We saw God's creation laid before us in a way that makes His existence undeniable. We also saw Larry catch a bush-plane at the airstrip. He looked almost dashing kissing Chris and then hopping into the plane - almost dashing. His departure signals the winding down of our trip. Tomorrow, we head back to Nairobi and not long after back to you. We will have stories to tell and people to introduce. But first, on to Nairobi. Today our prayers are with Philip, Antonio, and Larry as we know yours are with us. Until tomorrow...
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