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Hujambo! (Hi)

Well, we are officially missionaries in Kenya. It is an amazing feeling to finally be here. We were so blessed with smooth travels and a girl who was a real trooper. There were only a few moments of "I am going to melt down right now if I don't get off this plane," but they will quickly short lived, PTL! I reminded KG most people on the last flight felt the same way! :) God completely blessed us with shorter flights than normal, the wisdom to check in at Amsterdam to find out Matt's ticket to Kenya was all messed up and needed taking care of, smooth security lines and friendly helpful people all along the way. It was so neat to see these strangers grab the car seat or a bag and carry it on or off the plane. What a blessing!

On arriving, we did find that 9 of our 11 pieces arrived which is amazing. As we looked for the last two which included KG's bed, there was an opportunity to talk to a man named Lazurus who is not born again. It was a great conversation as he believes you become a Christian by works and being baptized. It was such a wonderful opportunity to share God's love and grace with him and he really took it all in. Ed Compean was there to meet us and he got to talk a bit with Lazurus and put him in touch with a Pastor friend of his who Lazurus lives near. PTL!

Of course customs stopped us and were very curious about all our stuff but the man was friendly and let us through and never even asked to look in our bags. That was a huge answer to prayer! Our friend Ed Compean met us and had hired a van to transport us to his house where we have been staying all week. He and his wife have made us feel so at home and comfortable and have been so incredibly helpful as we adjust and prepare for language school. We haven't had to worry about meals, Ed has taken us everywhere, they have offered incredible advise and encouragement and Ed gave Matt a driving lesson today.

We took a lot of our things to the school on Wed. and were so blessed by everything there! It really got our hearts excited which was wonderful after dealing with some homesickness and spiritual attacks. Our new home is wonderful and we have two of the rooms, one for us and one for KG. She is really excited and knew our rooms right away! We took all our bags in and unloaded a few. The beauty of the place is incredible. It is surrounded by tea farms and green, green, green and patches of colorful flowers. Have we mentioned yet, that the weather and heat feels so good and is such a blessing! :) The best part about going up to the school was meeting the woman KG will be with while I am in school. Her name is Joyce and she has the most beautiful smile. She is such a sweet woman and KG reached her hand out to her and let her carry down the stairs without any qualms. If you know KG you know this is huge! What a beautiful answer to prayer!

We have been getting things we need for our new home, taking care of many logistical things, and trying to rest when we can as we are all still adjusting a bit. Matt is probably the most adjusted to the new time (11 hours ahead of CA) but we are hoping we will all be there soon!
Today was exciting as Matt drove for the first time. This is a big deal because they drive on the opposite side of the car, on the opposite side of the street and there are no lanes. It's all about the largest, most aggressive vehicle. That vehicle is the one that gets the ride away. He did an AMAZING job! It was awesome to see him just go for it and his wife was able to keep her mouth guarded (which wasn't too much of an issue) so that is an answer to prayer. :) We also got to meet with the director of AIM which was as huge blessing as he is an incredible resource! We are now on the hunt for a vehicle so please pray for us in this. AIM may be able to help us with this as well as many other things.

We will move tomorrow (our time Friday) and we are unsure of our Internet situation. We do not think it will be very good, so we will not be able to do much computer work. We will however figure out how to get to good internet at least once week. We have had great internet so we have been able to stay in constant contact, but that may change, so know we love you, are missing you and praying for you. We are so thankful for all the prayers and feel so covered! Our God is so amazing! On one last note, we want to thank the people who sent mail to us already. We received a letter from Tess, Mike and Jenny and Tricia! There were even goodies in the envelopes, like taco seasonings and airbornne. :) There was no duty on it, so yah!!! It was such a fun surprise and a blessing! God bless you all! Mungu Akubariki!

Peg for The P3