Packed and Ready (?)

We've had a wonderful summer, visiting family and friends in Montana, Seattle, Eastern Washington, and back in Salt Lake City. We made new friends at orientation with World Medical Mission in Tennessee and North Carolina. We've sold most of the things we wanted to sell (anyone need a 2006 Mercury Mariner?), packed most of the things we wanted to pack (2 suitcases, 8 duffel bags, 3 carryons, 3 personal items), said "see you later" to many people. Our cat, Leona, seems to be doing well in her new home with her adoptive family in Salt Lake City. Dominic has done surprisingly well, demonstrating his ability to make friends wherever he is.

So now, I'm struggling to find words for how I'm feeling. I'm excited to leave tomorrow, to move forward with this exciting next step. I'm especially excited to sleep in one bed for more than a week! Of course, I'm sad to be moving so geographically far away from all our family and friends here in the States and Canada, and I'm thankful for WhatsApp and Skype. Most significantly, I'm grateful for the continued generosity and support which I've felt throughout my life, but most poignantly during the course of this move to Kenya.

If you're reading this post on August 25-28, please pray for safety, sanity, and SLEEP as we depart from Seattle on August 26 and arrive in Nairobi on August 27. And if you're reading this later - expect our next blog post from Nairobi!

We'll be in Nairobi until December 2019, then moving northwest, about 2 hours north of Eldoret