We had quite the day today! First, we learned from our friend David that the airline on which we booked our flight to Kitale was actually Fly540 under a new name! For those of you who haven’t read our previous blogs, Fly540 has had quite a reputation of bumping us, delaying us, and evening canceling our flights! We are happy to report that although this morning’s flight was a little late coming out of the chute, they did deliver us (and our luggage) in once piece at the Kitale airstrip!
The first full meeting of the Kenya RUN board was pre-arranged before we left the States and convened today at 3:00ish. After all, we ARE back on Kenya time! Unexpected delays are a way of life here and there’s no point getting worked up over them. So we enjoyed some tea and cookies while we waited for the last of the members to arrive. Some very important groundwork was laid today for additional meetings in the next two weeks while we are here. And we are confident that God is already working among the board members to keep us all on the same page as to what a community training center can offer the people of Sibanga and its surroundings. After starting off in one direction, our very profitable discussion led us in a completely different direction. We gave them much to think about today (and vice versa!) and will be convening again this Wednesday at 9:30AM (1:30AM your time for all you night owls!) to pick up where we left off.
This evening as we were getting ready to add today’s blog, we discovered an email from a young woman who recently graduated from the university in Nairobi with a Bachelor’s Degree in computer technology. She is extremely discouraged because she has been looking for a job for over a year without success. Based on her email, we are sure there are other factors she did not share because she told us a doctor diagnosed her with headaches caused by depression and stress. She even told us she has been having suicidal thoughts.
Please pray with us and for us about the following upcoming appointments:
1. Ellen will be speaking at the Imani Sirwa AIC church at 9:00AM because she feels she has a message from God which coincides with the arrival of the community training center.
2. Monday at 9:00AM we will be meeting with the architect to go over in detail our plans for the construction of the community training center.
3. Wednesday at 9:30AM we will be convening the second Kenya RUN board meeting.
4. We are waiting for our friend, Fridah, to call us so we can encourage her through this discouraging time in her life.
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