Wednesday morning thirteen of us flew from Asheville to Detroit and the other four flew to Atlanta. From those two cities we took three different flights to Amsterdam with all of us arriving within two hours of each other Thursday morning. From Amsterdam we were to fly in two groups into Nairobi... one group leaving late morning and the other late at night. Long story short, none of our group was in the computer when we tried to get our boarding passes, so... KLM went to work, found the problem, and put us all on the late morning flight into Nairobi. That was great! Upon arrival into Nairobi, we discovered that our luggage was still in Amsterdam. Leaving the airport, we spent the night at the Presbyterian Church Guest House instead of the Methodist Guest House. After being up for two days, it was great to sleep in beds and take hot showers.
Most of our luggage arrived late this morning... we are still missing three pieces, but we have been told that it will arrive late tonight or tomorrow morning. With the luggage delay, we have been three hours behind all day today. Lunch at the Trout Farm Restaurant near Mt. Kenya turned into dinner and we arrived in Meru after dark. Kenyan roads are full of potholes in places so arriving after dark made the trip a bit longer.
The delays have put us behind on our mission work, but everyone is doing well. We are thankful to be here safe and sound. No one on this trip has ever experienced such travel problems, but we are glad we had each other. We have laughed a lot, learned a lot, and have experiences to share. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers...
Tomorrow is graduation at Kenya Methodist University here in Meru, and we will be the honored guests. We look forward to seeing the 2000 graduates receive their diplomas.
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