day one: safe arrival and such

after two days sitting on my butt, staring at the back of an airplane seat, i finally arrived in nairobe! i cant describe how freeing it was to walk out of the gate into the beautiful kenyan night. tyler was waiting outside, along with three others, irene, dama ris, and zach, all kenyans. all people i am very excited to share my life with.

flying was pretty uneventful. i forced myself to stay awake so i could try to conquer jet lag when i got here. i am eight hours ahead of you all, and that wont be easy. slept for a solid 10 last, night, but i woke up and was so disoriented, i could barely walk : ). good times.

we are taking today off so i can get accustomed to the culture and the people and what not. we walked up to the work site, just up the hill from the house i am living in, and i got to see all that has been accomplished. its amazing to think that that was just an empty plot of land a month ago. now, thanks to Gods grace and some determined people, the foundation and the walls are completed, and the roof will be going up soon. God is gracious and has brought in some more funds which will allow construction of the roof to be completed, and possibly more after that. we will have to see.

tyler, irene, and i are in nairobe as i write this. its about an hour away from where we are living(at irene's sisters house). we are hanging out in an internet cafe for a bit while tyler sends a file back home. we just had a meal at a local restaurant, my first venture into kenyan food- fried tilapia and chipati. pretty awesome. we'll probably just walk around nairobe today and get a feel for the city.

we are talking about the month to come, and theres some pretty exciting stuff were figuring out. a couple of trips being debated, alot of work on the orphanage, and some time in uganda. like i said, its all in the works, and we will take it as it comes. i still know very little, but ive had a huge smile on my face every time i look around. God is at work here, im stoked to be a part of it, even if its just for a little while.

ill wrap it up. thank you so much for reading, for your prayers, and for being lovely. i wasnt expecting to update, so i promise ill have better, more thought out posts in the future. i just wanted to throw out a, hey, i got here, im alive. so, thats all this is. i miss you all, in a good way. but i wouldnt trade this.

oh, by the way, its cold here at night. what the heck?

peace and joy
jon