So, we arrived back in Kenya yesterday (really midnight Monday) for the next round.
Wife on AMS>NBO flight:
COVID is making travel insanely difficult. PCR test before the flights, another test AT the airport in Atlanta for the ATL>AMS leg. Visa issues galore, but the Good Lord got us here. We took **SIX** large checked bags, each of them exactly 65-pounds (70 lb weight limit). 3 checked bags is the limit per person for First/Business class. We also have our roller carry-on and backpacks for a total of 10 bags and 500 pounds of luggage between us.
Clothes, toys, and lots of books and educational materials they have to pay a fortune for over there or have no access to at all. Multiple studies have shown that education can get them out of the cycle they’re trapped in, so our kids won’t need support until the day they die. They can break free and do something with their lives.
We met with some volunteer pastors yesterday (Tuesday) in Nairobi. Yeah, this next photos is in Nairobi, not far from the modern Central Business District. It’s a hell-hole, but it’s their hell-hole. The stench of flowing open sewage is overwhelming. I think I got hepatitis just breathing there. We’re standing on a ramp that is about 2-3 feet above the flowing sewage.
Wonderful people. Miserable lives (by our standards, but they know no different).