Category: August 2023 Trip
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Malawi At Last
I am in Malawi!! I’ve actually been in Malawi for several days now… I just haven’t been journaling.🙃 We arrived here on Monday afternoon. We flew through the night from Nairobi, to Ethiopia, to Blantyre. As we landed in Blantyre, there was a beautiful mountain right by the landing strip.…
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No Knowledge of a Pillow
4:30 am on a plane, about to depart from Nairobi. Culture shock hit pretty quickly: starting in Kisumu and just getting worse in Nairobi. It went from a college girl not knowing how to sleep between two sheets and not knowing what a pillow is, to the privileged school kids…
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Happy 99% of the Time
Oh the last day… it was sad, but I tried making the best of it. This morning I ate uji (porridge) with the children. It was so delicious!! I made a cake for Mjomba to take to dinner. Mom and Dad went somewhere to have service, but I stayed at…
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Football and a Skinned Knee
What can I say except another amazing day. I didn’t go out of the house until 10:30 am, because I was helping Mom decorate the Megan House. The Germans left this morning, so we transferred Mom and Dad’s stuff over to the guest house. I spent so much time with…
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With a Heart of Thankfulness
Today was simply amazing. I got to meet so many new people and get to hang out with so many friends. Today was a day run on Kenyan time. An event that was supposed to start at 9 am started at 1 pm! I got to meet the MP of…
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Finally at Huruma
What an amazing day that was had! This morning I shelled maize, causing my thumb to be almost completely numb tonight.😂 I had a great conversation with Michael, Emmaculate, Dorcas, Benson, Japheth, and Grace while sitting on the tractor. Since it was Dorcas’s birthday, we poured many buckets and pitchers…
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Beyond the Borders of Kenya
I am beyond thrilled to share with you all about my upcoming mission trip to Kenya and Malawi! We will be starting our journey on July 30th and will return on August 17th. We will be in Kenya for one week and in Malawi for two weeks. The opportunity to…
Upendo Ministries 