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

June update

Hi Friends!

I'm three short days from my last day of OB/Gyn residency. Saying goodbye is really difficult! So instead of saying goodbye, I've been handing out links to this blog so I can stay in touch.

I don't have much of an update in regards to Kenya, but here's what we're planning: Kris and I will start learning Swahili through a formal language training program in Nairobi at the beginning of September. There is an international preschool near our language school, so we're hoping to enroll Dominic there. After three months of intensive language training, we'll pack up again and move to Kapsowar, where I'll work at Kapsowar Mission Hospital (kapsowarhospital.com). Kris will start teaching at the Kapsowar School of Theology, probably starting in January.

We still have so many things to do in Salt Lake before we leave for family vacation in Montana on June 26. But we are so thankful that we are far into the process of selling our house and very hopeful that the sale will be finalized this week. We are grateful to our families who are coming to help us pack, sell, or otherwise distribute the last of our stuff this coming week. And we are heartbroken to say goodbye to the good friends that we've made here. Thanks so much to all of you!

With love,

Kris, Kim, and Dominic

Another adventure

Welcome back to our blog. It's been a minute, as we say here in Salt Lake City.

This new post is just to let you know that Kris, Dominic, and I are looking forward to our move to Kapsowar, Kenya. This is still nine months (or more) away. Feel free to follow this blog, check back in from time to time, or email/text me if you want updates on our progress.

-Kim