Day Two & Three

Well, the first two days we spent on several different planes. The first of which was VERY small...we really felt like a box of sardines. But after traveling for two days on 4 different planes, we finally landed in Kenya! AND IT'S COLD!!!! It's winter here and with the altitude it's about 50 degrees - not exactly the Africa we all imagined! But we are extremely excited to be here!
After just a few hours of sleep we got up to go to church. The last time I was here in Feb. we never made it to the church so this was something I was REALLY looking forward to...and it was everything and more than I expected!! God is on the move here in Nairobi! The first thing we saw on the church bulletin board when we walked in was a flyer with information on a missions trip that THEIR church will be taking in Oct. It brought tears to my eyes to see that the "MISSION" for God's CHURCH is the same everywhere and even here, where we are coming to minister to them, they will be going and ministering to others. What a BIG God we serve!!
Church started at approximately 10:45, everything is "approximate" here :), and the worship team began to sing in Swahili with drums, a bass and a piano. Although we didn't know what we were singing, we knew WHO we were singing to and that was enough! And by the fourth song when the worship leader began the verse of "Here I Am to Worship" the tears began to fill my eyes! It's beyond words to see people of God worship in such sincerity! I felt the Spirit in a powerful in Nairobi Central Nazarene Church and I was BLESSED to be there!
After the church service, three hours later :), we headed to lunch at Rangers a restaurant within the Nairobi National Park. We sat outside on the patio and watched baboons and warthogs walking and playing the whole time we eat. We even had a VERY close encounter with a hawk who wanted Ashley's french fries! After a tour of the ANU campus and a rousing game of Scoop Scum we headed to bed ready for another day!