First day in Iten

We are thankful to finally arrive in Iten. Our travel was wonderfully uneventful but still exhausting. After Dr. Mugalla picked us up at the airport he said he needed to give a friend a ride back to Iten. When we stopped to get his friend out walked Matilda, our friend from our first trip to Kenya in 2013. What an unexpected blessing to reconnect with her. She just completed her hematology fellowship in Australia a few months ago. Another example of God’s goodness in appointing this encounter.

This is our guesthouse which provided an afternoon to relax and a much needed nap.

This our group starting on the left, TJ, Chad, Daniel, Tracy, and Shane. After dinner we met with my friend Tarah and her husband, Wesley Korir, who was the captain for the Kenyan Olympic Team in Rio. She is a great runner too and just missed making the 2016 Kenyan Olympic team. She has been very helpful in coordinating communication with coaches and athletes last summer and also for this trip. I will see another coach, Cheromei, on Tuesday.

Please pray for ministry opportunities with coaches and athletes this week. I am also meeting with a local pastor tomorrow who can partner with us in ministry. We need someone to refer to for those who want to be discipled or reconnect with the church.

Praying for Josef  and Ellie to get better soon.