We're finally in Nairobi!!

Hey everybody...It's me from Nairobi, Kenya!

We finally made it here after a bit of a delay in Brussels, Belgium where our flight was cancelled for 24 hours. Most of the people that we were standing in line with were quite upset by this, but Anthony and I high-fived probably 3 or 4 times and there might have been a hug or two. haha... We got to explore Belgium for a whole afternoon and recieved three awesome meals in the Sheraton that we were put up in.

I guess I should back up a little bit. I flew out of Saskatoon last Sunday and Anthony picked me up at the Newark, NJ airport. We were able to hang out with some of his old friends at their pool that evening and went for some ice-cream at a local favorite shop. Monday morning we woke up bright an early and caught the train in NEW YORK CITY to hang out there for the day. It was an amazing time!! We were a part of the morning rush hour train traffic, the plethora of tourists in Times Square, nature enjoyers in Central Park, consumers of McDonald's, sauntered through Harlem and a part of the crowd that caught the Staten Island ferry that travels right beside Lady Liberty herself! Anthony's cousin was extremely kind and helpful to take us around the various parts of the city (All subway and walking of course) and we appreciated it very much.

We were both so exhausted on the way back to Anthony's mothers home in NJ that evening. The next day she prepared an excellent breakfast for us and we did a little devotional and prayer before she drove us back into 'the city' to catch our flight at LaGuardia Airport. The flight to Montreal from there went unbelievably fast and we were back in the air before we knew it on our way to Brussels. I hardly slept at all on this overnight flight especailly because we lost 6 or so hours which brought morning to us very early. I will always remember the first bit of land that I saw as we flew over Ireland, then England, and France before eventually getting to Belgium.

I could not believe the amount of houses, as well as the size of the agricultural fields. They are so SMALL compared to what we have in Saskatchewan. Very cool.
Anyways, we were able to walk around Brussels for the afternoon on Wednesday and it was my first taste of European culture and city-scape. The old cobblestone roads, the 1000 year old cathedrals. Simply amazing! It was their Canada day sort of celebration so we got to see their King-King Albert II in the parade as well as all of their various police/army/and city worker vehicles displayed...including a lamborghini police car.

Once again we were very tired after a long day of the fresh air and tons of walking. The flight left Brussels on time the next morning and we were on our way over the Sahara desert, down to Burundi, for a quick refueling before FINALLY making it up to Kenya. We met a girl in the hotel at supper in Brussels and she actually lived in Nairobi and could speak 4 languages including english, french, spanish and swahili. We chatted with her on the plane and she was extremely helpful in guiding us through the visa process at the airport in Nairobi and other various events. God has been so good to Anthony and I thus far and we continue to look to Him for provision and guidance as we undertake this amazing adventure. We both have noted the things that we have seen Him working in....the little details of the trip. I have all of this recorded in my journal so maybe my next post I can share some of them with you-guys. Thanks for following me and supporting me in the trip. It has been amazing so far and we have barely gotten to Kenya. AH!! I just saw a sweeet open sided Coca-Cola truck outside the internet cafe.... stupid coke! Apparently this is the best tasting Coke in the world. Glass bottles....kenyan flare. Im excited to try it. haha

Love all ya'll! Blessings from Nairobi, Kenya
Dano