One day from now, I'll be on a beach!!!!!!

We finished our last week of ministry and on Wednesday will head to the white, sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean in Mombasa! I’m excited to have a break from the pollution and sewage to swim in a clean, clear ocean. It’s summer here now, so the weather will be perfect. Yes, I know, it’s a rough life those missionaries to Africa lead J
It has been a good week though. Many kids from school came to the house to play, and I spent a lot of time at New Life Home. I miss Adrienne, but God’s teaching me a lot through it and comforting me. This weekend I got an awesome chance to do something in her memory. On Saturday, one week since her death, was World AIDS Day, and I ran in the international Women’s AIDS Run. It’s a 10k (6.4 mile) course through the Nairobi. With lots of hills, car exhaust, and high elevation, combined with the fact that I haven’t been able to go running in 3 months, it was a tough haul! But I made it, and my friend and I even placed in the top 100 out of at least 1300 or so. So it was a great thing to do for Adrienne and other women and children with AIDS. How awesome to participate in a AIDS race in Africa, surrounded by many women who probably even have AIDS!!! It was a privilege.
Well, it’s another short update this week as I have a full day at Coptic and with some women from New Life Home ahead. Please pray for my team over debrief as we talk through the semester and try to figure out what we’ve learned from all we’re seeing and experiencing here. I probably don’t even realize how much I’ve changed in the past few months, but I know I feel almost like a different person! And please pray for an M on our street named Said Nassur who is really studying the Bible and wants to know the truth. Pray that God will draw Nassur to Himself!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the encouragement you gave me after hearing about Adrienne this week. And to all of you students, good luck on finals! I’m praying for all of you!! God bless