So this last weekend I traveled to Lake Victoria and the island of Mfangano with Janna and our friend James Orwa. We made a quick trip to his homestead on the island to meet his family, see the work he is doing T.I.P.S. (which a program for orphans and widows and includes a school that is trying to be started), and just to see another part of Kenya before coming home. It was a very loong trip (a 12 hour bus ride and two boat rides), so we were pretty tired and burned (the boat rides were not shaded and silly me forgot to put on sunscreen till it was to late!) by the time we arrived. We just hung around the homestead the first day. Then on Saturday we (Janna, James, Tyler, and I) went to another part of the island and went hiking in order to find some rock paintings. A few hours later we found the paintings (if you want to know the story behind them you should ask me=) ) and then after checking those out we went to James' Grandpa's homestead. We visited that part of his family for a little bit before heading back. Then the next day we went to visit the school one more time (and saw some of the students...they are very cute by the way) and then we made the equally long journey back to Daystar. Overall it was a long, but good weekend. It was nice to see another part of Kenya (it was very beautiful!).
The rest of this week has been super low-key and quite! Most people finished their finals last week and so left over the weekend...so this week there has been barely anyone on campus. So Janna and I have been spending a lot of time in our rooms just hanging out...ah and we have watched just a feeew movies/tv shows. Haha. Anyways...today is our LAST day in Kenya-which is so crazy to think about! It has been sad having to say good-bye to all of our new friends, but with technology these days it is nice to know that we will still be able to stay in contact and even 'see' one another via skype ;) But, I am very grateful to the Lord for all of the friends that I have made since being here and I hope that I will be able to keep up these relationships.
As of now though, I am ready and excited to get back home. I am looking forward to the snow (apparently MN has been getting massive amounts of it, so I am very excited about that) and too seeing my family and friends once again! This has been an amazing journey and I am SO thankful that I have been able to have this experience of a new culture and way of life. It is weird to think that it is all only a memory now, but I am praying it will be something I never forget. Thank you to all of you who have been keeping up with this blog and for all of you who have sent prayers my way...I really appreciate it all! And I can't wait to see you all in person and share more of my experience.
One last prayer request that I will ask is for safe travels home, with no flight delays, and for a smooth transition and readjustment back into my home life.
Thank you all again, and I pray God's blessings over you this holiday season!!
Merry Christmas
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