Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the delay. I had every intention of updated the blog yesterday but we suffered a power outage right before I wanted to start. Kenya has been rationing it’s water and electricity and at anytime you could lose power.
O.k., on to something more exciting. This is my third full day in Kenya and I feel like I have been here two weeks already. Evans sister Carol and husband Edwin has been taking us everywhere. We have been to the Marketplace, Boma’s of Kenya (I explain what that is in the slideshow), Animal orphanage, tour of Downtown Nairobi, University of Nairobi and Evans old neighborhood and to see relatives. We are planning to travel to Kakamega, Kenya on Wednesday, where Evans mom lives. O.k., its 2am in the morning here and I’m exhausted. I have a lot to say but I’m just too tired. I’ll update tomorrow.
God Bless and be Safe
Hey Ma, Ma and Paul, Cait, Jordan, Joanie, Jim, Gibson, Chinda and International Ministry Dept at FBA

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Hello Everyone,



We are finally here in Kenya after a 17 hour flight. Unfortunatley, we are having problems with uploading the videos from our Camcorder, so for now we have to rely on our posts. I'll be sure to take still pictures for the digital camera which will make it easier to upload.

Wow! I can't believe I'm out of the country (America that is). We first had a stop over in Amsterdam and the first thing I noticed from the plane was a black guy as a ramp agent. I turned to my husband and said "black people live in Amsterdam." He looked at me as if I had temporary lost my mind but I guess, I know I was surprised to see it. It was different seeing someone that looks like me living in Amsterdam speaking Dutch. I'm more of an American than I know. I never thought I thought the world revolved around America, but apparently that has always been my thinking, because as soon as I saw him as well as other black employees I thought to myself (to avoid further embarrassment), why do they live here why don't they live in the U.S.. Anyway, remember first trip out of the U.S., only an American education, so I'm learning. So, our stay in Amesterdam was brief but we will have a longer time when we head back home.

Now Kenya; We arrived in Kenya around 12:30p.m. U.S. Time. We had to go to the Visa Counter as well as Customs. This should normally take two hours it took us five minutes. Evans worked in at the Airport before he came to America and believe it or not as soon as we were headed to the Visa counter we ran into a former employee who recognized Evans immediately. He took our documents and we passed by everybody in line, sorry folks, they processed our documents and we picked up our luggage, we were told which customs line to go to and no one even opened our luggage. So far, so good.

It's been a good homecoming. We are off to a Market for shopping and a Culture Exhibit. I promise to take tons of pictures and post them later.

God Bless, Ericka and Evans

We are headed to Kenya

Yeepie. O.K. finally we are here and ready to fly to Kenya. We are praying for a safe flight. We both woke up this morning with nervous stomache's. It's been about 10 years since Evans has been home so there is some apprehension, this is my first trip to Kenya so I'm not really sure what to expect. This is my first time abroad so I hope I don't say or do something stupid. We are just praying for a wonderful time and hopefully this will be a joyous occasion. O.K., so we will be boarding in 30 minutes and because my nerves are getting the best of me I am unable to say much on this post. I'll post again in Netherlads.
God Bless Everyone and Be Safe
Ericka and Evans