The eight members of the team who were returning to Loveland (two couples remained in Kenya for more travel) made it safely to DIA as did all of their bags. Special thanks to our Saturday driver, John Irelan, who circled the airport numerous times to pick us up. We loved our time in Kenya, but in the words of John Denver, "Hey, it's good to be back home again.!"

On Thursday we left the safari camp and drove to Nairobi – another adventure! A group of demonstrators blocked the only bridge across the river. One hour into the 6-hour detour we learned that the rains had broken up the demonstration, so we turned around and went back to Narok, crossed the bridge and made it safely to Nairobi.

Friday was a day of shopping and packing. Tonight we head to the airport for our 17-hour journey home, with a 10-hour layover in London. Will our London sightseeing be another adventure?!?

We just received our blog photo of the kids at the orphanage, modeling their new clothing, part of the donations we delivered.

Lions, zebras, giraffes and elephants were just a few of the many animals that we saw on our safari Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday. Led by excellent guides who communicated with each other by CB radio and cell phones, we were able to see a rare family of leopards (You'll need to come to our slide show to see them!). Some of us went to a Masai village Wednesday morning between safari drives. The higher you can jump, the more girls you'll attract!

On Tuesday we left Tenwek for our safari vacation... make that our next adventure!

Afternoon rains make for interesting travel, and shallow puddles can actually suck up a bus! We are thankful for the four young Masai men, who cut branches with a machete and our bus driver who called the safari resort who sent drivers to pull us out. Check out the safari resort -- http://olumara.com

On Monday our farewell celebration with Kaylet African Gospel Church was joyous! We are all grateful for the work God has done!

The fundies will complete the work in the next few days. The carpenter has completed the inside doors, the solar panel has been installed on the roof (We have light!), the generator enclosure is built, and the inside of the water tank has received the final coat of concrete. Since these pictures were taken we received word that the tank has been completed and the office building is only lacking paint.

Monday’s adventure began with a drive to the Mosop Mission School in a nearby town. Children in Standard 1 – 8 attend school here, including 138 orphans and 9 children of missionaries working in Sudan. This impressive operation run by a Kenyan and dedicated to his father has a 40-cow dairy and farms with a tractor, selling surplus to supplement operating expenses.

On Sunday we worshipped, ate and celebrated for seven hours! The Kenyans know how to show hospitality. We also had the opportunity to hand out bookmarks made by the FUMC Loveland Sunday school classes.