Thursday, August 2, 2012

The journey has begun!


“We are in Amsterdam. First blog post whoo!” – Charles Fast


We are going to Kenya!  This morning the Kenya team said goodbye to our loved ones; took a step of faith, and are going on a journey of a lifetime. 

Leading up to the trip all of our supply suitcases kept coming out over the 50lb limit, mainly because we are taking a ton of books. We spent hours rearranging them until finally they were just barley under the weight limit. When we got to Seattle and started checking in the bags almost every single one of them was over weight… normally for an overweight bag they charge around $150-$300 each. So with about 15 of them that adds up quick! The lady checking us in let every single one of them go as they were.  This trip is already off to a great start!

We just got off of a wonderful 9 hour flight where we got lots of pretzels, peanuts, stale bread, what tasted like a microwaved TV dinner and a surprisingly good brownie.  Now we are in Amsterdam! Although it probably sounds more exciting then it actually is. Everyone is doing well and in good health.  After our layover here we will be boarding the plane that will take us to Nairobi, Kenya!

Prayer Requests:
·      `For safe travels
·      `Good health
·      `That every single person on the team will have a willing heart
·      `God will be preparing the hearts of the people we will be ministering to
·      `For all of our friends and family at home to be safe and healthy 

2 comments:

  1. I am praying for you all and will follow you every step of the way!! Blessings to you all!!

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  2. I am so excited for your journey, Maddy. I will pray for you daily and check in to see the exciting posts as often as possible. Have a wonderful time! If you remember, will you ask Thomas which little girl at the Savior Kings Academy is Leefa and take a picture with her just for me? I miss her and want to see how much she has grown. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Love to all and safe travels.

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