As predicted, our group arrived just before 10pm in Nairobi
and we were bused to the international cargo area, which has doubled as the
arrival terminal since the airport fire in August of 2013. They had a scanning system as we entered the
building that was looking for passengers running a fever. My understanding is they had previously been
taking temperatures individually, this was a high tech beam of what appeared to
be infrared light that everyone passed through. They are taking the
threat of infectious disease very seriously here and we were glad to see that.
It’s 7am here. I was
supposed to go on a photo safari to the Nairobi Game Park near the
airport. Our original group of 14
dwindled to 9 hardy souls, mostly first timers, because it has been raining all
night. I really didn't want to subject
my nice camera to those conditions and I have had several experiences in the past of
needing to help push vans when they had gotten stuck in the mud. I’ll leave that adventure for others!
The four of us had breakfast at 8am and were able to contact
our friends Ben and Maggie. They are coming to pick us up around 10:30 or 11 to
show us around a few sights in Nairobi and get some lunch. We will be worshiping here at the convent at
5:30pm with the other teams, followed by dinner. More to follow!
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