What To Read

So we are below fifty days. I’m loading up on books to read. We ARE going to be in airplanes or airports for 26 hours on the way there and 29 hours on the way back. So why not read? I found a book online that I’m thinking of bringing with me once it arrives at my home. It is called Poverty and Promise: One Volunteer's Experience of Kenya. That looks promising to help me get my mind set for the work we are to be doing. I think the rest of the books I bring will be just fun books to get my mind off the time that it will take for us to get from Omaha to Nairobi. And yet, I am excited as can be to have that time to get to know my travelling companions better. Amazing what I might learn about someone when I’m stuck in a big flying metal tube for 9 hours with them. And who knows what they will learn about me.

Every step we take separately at this point leads us to those steps we will take together. And as separate as we are at this point, I’m sure that we are all looking forward to that day 6 weeks from now when we meet at the airport. Of course it will be a mix of excitement and the occasional, “How long will we be flying??????”

I truly hope that those that know us and care about us, and even some that happen upon this blog by chance, enjoy what we share and support our efforts in Kenya. It will be great to know that not only are we able to share with those in Kenya during our time there, but also with people back in Nebraska or wherever they may be when they read this.

Tony