Friday morning thoughts

The final day of the clinic always arrives quickly. I expect we will see large numbers of people once again and that there will be some problems when we need to turn people away at the end of the day.  We will need to begin shutting things down around 3:30 or 4pm, so that we can take inventory of several of the items, pack things up for the airport and have a final worship with the congregation and give out certificates of appreciation to each of our volunteers.  There will be laughs and tears as we say goodbye.  Some of us may never come back to Kenya, others like myself, know that we need to say goodbye so that we can say hello again soon, Lord willing.

This past week has been a great experience, both for us veterans as we have watched our new team members and volunteers find and grow into their roles and for our new members as they have gotten to share in this mission we are so passionate about.  It has been very easy to be the team leader this time.

We plan to have a nice dinner tonight at the Junction Mall, maybe at the Mediterranean Restaurant.  Then, after a short night’s sleep, we will pack our belongings and say goodbye to Rosa Mystica as we head out for a safari on Lake Naivasha.  We will have lunch afterwards and then make our way back to the Little Daughters of St. Joseph convent to meet up with the other teams as they arrive in Nairobi.  We should head out to the airport around 5pm for a midnight flight to London and then a direct flight to Austin.  I’m praying our travel woes are over. 

We have had storms and intermittent Internet connections this time around, so the several thousand pictures that we have gathered up will have to wait to be edited and posted after we return to the States.  I usually cull them down to the best 300 or so and then link to an album here, so please continue to follow the blog.  With the tight schedule we have for the next day or so, I may not be able to post anything here until we get to Heathrow, around midnight Austin time.  Please keep our final day of the mission and our travel in your prayers.  To God be the Glory!