This the Day

This the day the Lord has made, Let us be glad and rejoice in it.

I can hardly believe I am leaving for Africa this morning.  It is a glorious day and God is good .... all the time God is good.  I have been abundantly blessed.
I am packed, a lot of luggage. Thankfully  I am leaving the greater amount in Africa.  I hope I don't fill them back up.
My plane leaves at 11:20 am.  I will be in Kenya Sunday at 7:05 pm, Kenyan time.
I leave with my "flying prayer" .....  The Eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.(Deuteronomy 33:27)  I pray for travel mercies and all the medical supplies will arrive intact.

Next stop Kenya!

Crunch Time

In 5 days I will be in Africa. I am busy getting everything together. Medical supplies have arrived from Headquarters, I am waiting for eye glass readers to arrive.  I look at how much I need to pack and wonder how I am going to get it into the alloted space.


What do I want to take with me? What do I really need?  What can I  do without?   The good thing is that I need only one nice dress for church and it doesn't matter if I wear the same one every Sunday.  I will probably attend church in 4 different countries.  The rest of my clothing need to be washable and clothing  that I don't care if they get ruined.  As I pack the decision becomes clear as to what is really on the need list and what would be nice to have along.  I  call this part of the process of leaving myself behind and melding into a different culture.

I have a long list of a lot of little details to take care of before I leave..... it always amazes me how much time these little things seem to take.  There always seems there is one more detail.   Six weeks seems such along time, but I know the time will go by quickly.  It is not the comforts of life in America that I will miss, it is being far away from family.

Saturday, August 29th, the adventure begins.