rats!

We arrived back on the compound this evening.  I am so happy to be home!

I've come home to...
-three canisters of coffee creamer from the states opened by rats and then filled with bugs
-thirteen, yes 13, empty packages of biscuits (that I give to Toposa) that were eaten by rats
-thick layers of dust on absolutely everything
-poop of all sorts, bat and rat and chicken, on floors and action packers and counters and desks...
-spider webs in places I didn't even know existed
-heat.

I am not sharing to ask for pity or tears or sympathy...I share to ask for prayers.  Please pray for me and the Toposa team as we get back in the swing of things and as we CLEAN.  Please pray for good rest.  Pray also for Shannon, Jonathon, and Holly as they drive across Kenya tomorrow and Monday with the Lesleys' car--for safety and a smooth ride.  :)  Thank you so much!!!

And you know...even though I see all the rat ruins and poop and dust and I am sweating...I am home.  And it feels so good.

Praise the Lord!!!