nairobi, kenya.

I made it Nairobi, Kenya!!!

God is so faithful.

First flight?  Got moved up to first class.  Total cost for that and three overweight bags?  Only $135.  Praise the Lord!

Second flight?  An empty seat next to me.  More room to spread out!  Praise the Lord!

Third flight?  Even though it was the longest, went really really fast.  Praise the Lord.

Nairobi airport?  Could see the Lewis family with signs from the top of the stairs in the line to get my visa.  All three bags arrived with me.  One by one they came out to meet me.  And, God knew that I was worried about having to carry all of them by myself (you see the outside people, Lewis fam, cannot come inside the airport), and so there was a cart waiting for me and my bags.  Praise the Lord!

Outside the airport?  Met the smiling Lewis family.  Walker fell asleep on my arm in the drive to the guest house where I am staying.  Got to see a family from training.  What a blessing!  Praise the Lord!!!

First day in NBO?  Slept in, played with the kids, ate lunch with the Lewis fam, the other fam from training, and my other supervisor.  Then we went to a rugby game at the private Christian school here.  Fun!!  Dinner served by the T family from training.  Spaghetti!

Second day in NBO?  Was up from 3:00am-5:00am.  Mer.  Then, off to Nakumatt for the first shopping day for supplies for Sudan for three months.  Uh huh.  Crazy but good.  In the overwhelming newness of different brands and currency and amounts and everything...there was peace.  Praise the Lord!!!!!  [Wish you could have seen my two full shopping carts.  And I do mean full shopping carts.  It took me and Shannon and Carrie Lewis about 40 minutes to check out of the grocery store.  I got a cell phone to use in Nairobi and in Kapoeta, Sudan!  Praise the Lord!  Still no service on the compound where I will be living though.  But that is a-okay!  Then, we ate some pizza for lunch, took a little afternoon break, and then off to dinner in Diamond Plaza.  Indian food, yum!

Here is me with the signs from the Lewis family (except for Walker's little colorful one--I could hold two and then run to get in view of the self-timing camera).  I am in my room at the guest house.

 All my belongings.

 Sudan or bust!  That's right, Benton!

And little sections I plan on adding to posts if I remember:

Take every victory.  Today...

I successfully bought a cell phone for use in Kenya.  

I bought internet time for the first time to send an update email and write this blog post.  

I bought groceries in Kenya for three months in Sudan without having a panic attack.

I learned today that...

Size of cans does not always determine cost.

Cell phone ring tones are really loud here.  Even on fake kid phones.

Mexican spices and chips and taco shells and rice are available in Kenya.  Who would have thought?     (Don't know how it will taste, but seeing it made me smile.)

I should keep EVERY receipt I get.

I am going to love being with the Lewis family for two years.  Seriously.  They are amazing!!!

Oh!  And please pray for restful nights.  Still adjusting to the time difference.  Thank you!