Hello from Kenya!

We are here and doing well!  I have only been in Kenya for a day and have already fallen in love with the people and our surroundings.  It is so beautiful here and all of the people are so welcoming and friendly.  We have been at the guest hostel for the rehabilitation hospital for the past two nights and then we left for Tumaini.  I really enjoyed the ride because we got to experience Kenyan driving.  Much, much different than American driving!  I also enjoyed talking with our driver Vinson.  I learned a lot about him in the couple hours we had to talk to each other.  We ended up having a very deep and meaningful conversation about his past and how God worked through his life to save him.  He was just a very friendly and interesting guy. Once we arrived at Tumaini, we immediately jumped in and began playing with them, talking to them, and just getting to know each other.  I already have girls whom I feel like I know really well already.  Most of the children are very open and like to talk to you about everything.  I have had a wonderful experience so far with the children and I know that I was placed in this trip in order to love these kids and give them attention that they seek.  I hope to blog again soon and I wanted to let you all know that everything is going great!

-Kirsten

A Warm Welcome

The team experienced a warm welcome when they arrived at the Tumaini Children's home in Nyrei yesterday afternoon. After a nice lunch they spent the afternoon with the children. It was a grand reunion for the returning team members and an opportunity to make new friends for all. Everyone is already feeling blessed by the experience.

Made It Safely

God is Good - All the Time

I just spoke with my daughters from Kenya. Their internet access is marginal so they asked me to make a a quick post to let everyone know that both the Meadows and Eastminster team members made it safely to Kenya with all their luggage and supplies. Today is a travel recovery day and they head to Nyeri tomorrow. -Dave Dierolf

All the Time - God is Good

Countdown to Kenya

This time tomorrow our team will be sitting in Dulles airport waiting to board our first flight.  It is so exciting to be embarking on a trip we have been planning for so long.  We are so thankful for all the support you have given that has made it possible for us to go on this trip.

We will be using this blog to keep in touch with everyone back home.  We will try to update it as much as possible.  Different team members will be sharing their thoughts so you'll get to hear lots of different perspectives.

Finally, we hope you'll join us in prayer for our trip.  We are including a prayer calendar with this post to give you an idea of our daily prayer requests.

Click here for the prayer calendar!

Weiglein Advance Team

Catch up with Mike and Vail (who have already been in Kenya for a week) over at www.notagrainofsense.wordpress.com

Here we go again!

Hey Kenya 2011 Team! We'll try to use this site to connect as we prepare to go back to Kenya -- in just 10 months!

The Parachute Movie

The important work of missions! One of my favorite video clips from the trip. What fun it was to play with these precious kids. --Timothy