Return

Jambo!

I have returned safely from Africa, and am already longing to return there. Though it's only been two weeks, somehow it feels like I've been there for a year. Since I was unable to blog while I was there, I thought I would share now that I am back. I journaled everyday while in Kenya, and want to share with you the things that happened there. After this post, I'll start with Day 1 of my trip, sharing day-by-day what I experienced there.

I want to thank you if you prayed for me while I was gone, and I also want to thank you if you gave towards my trip. I don't have any words to describe the things I saw. I do know that I want this to have been more than just another experience. I'm honestly glad I did not have contact with the world while I was away, because I was able to be all there. It's a foreign thing anymore to be completely present. But I was, and I'm glad for it. I dove in to where I was. Christ calls us to give our all, and I think I did. I know I gave my heart, and I have no regrets. My only regret is that I had to leave. My hope is that I will return.

My new friend Jessica and I on our first flight from Houston to Germany

Getting off the plane in Nairobi

About to land in Chicago from Germany

Sad about having to say goodbye in Chicago. Happy to have another sister.