Pardon the delay in posting, but group one of the team (Pastor Dave, Deb Breeden, Greg and Kelsey Stiers, Sue and Michaela Hammel, Donna Coulter, and Dorothy Hampton) arrived last evening on time, with every piece of baggage fully in tact, and only slightly grouchy! The Lord was clearly guiding our path, because we only encountered a couple minor hiccups -- a monsoon attacked us coming through Lafayette, Michaela had boarding pass trouble in Chicago, and Dorothy's bag got flagged in Heathrow for an inappropriate liquid. Who knew SOLID deodorant was considered a liquid?! She made it onto the plane just before the last boarding call...phew!
On a positive note, British Airways must have been trying to butter us up, because they gave everyone but Donna and Greg upgraded seats...real silverware and a beef filet for dinner! The extra seat room, foot rests and noise-canceling headphones were a nice touch too.
Today, we all woke up to the warm welcome of a shining sun, feeling quite refreshed and french toast for breakfast prepared by the house ladies...nom nom! We have spent a lovely day getting aquainted with the Stevenson home and their staff. All of our extra luggage and donations (thanks to all of you) have been sorted and prepared for our weeks ahead.
Tomorrow morning, we will pack up and head to the village of Chai for a couple days. We will be spending the weekend visiting the people of Chai and their chuch. Thanks to the donations of the Joy Circle, we will also dedicate a house to a jja jja (grandmother).
Thank you all for your prayers and support! After we return from the village, we will update y'all again.
--Kelsey (and a little help from the peanut gallery :) )
Fondly remembering our trip to Chai ... well, most of it fondly. Could have done without the red-dust roads! But then, it's part of the package. Thank the LORD for baby wipes! Praying you have a warm welcome and wonderful response from the lovely people there.
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