TOMORROW!

Ah! I can hardly believe that in less than 24 hours I'll be on a plane
(2, technically speaking, with an awesome 12-hour layover in London)
heading to Kenya! For those of you who haven't heard about how my
plans have changed over the past few months, here's a little update!
Basically, the missionaries in South Africa were having issues of some
kind and would not permit my group to do ministry at the university in
Pretoria. Since that was our main ministry focus, there was really no
point in going. As you can imagine, I was pretty upset when I found
out our trip was cancelled. Since I had already raised the money
necessary to go, I looked around for other opportunities to serve.

After praying and looking for opportunities, I heard about the chance
to organize a trip through the OAR Foundation to work at New Life Home
Trust in Nairobi, Kenya. The organization ha been around for about 30
years and has 8 satellite orphanages in Kenya. I'll be traveling a
bit within the country, but I'll mostly be staying in the Nairobi
area, working at the Kilimani House/Ark and Ruiru, then traveling to
the Kisumu House for a bit. In a nutshell, I'll spend the next 4
weeks playing with babies and toddlers! Many were abandoned when they
were only days old, and NLH has medical clinics setup to help nurture
these infants back to health. I'll be helping out wherever they need
me!

To be completely honest, I have absolutely no idea what to expect.
I'm beyond words excited and I can't wait to see what God has in store
for me while I"m over there! I'll post pictures/update this blog
whenever I get internet access! Again, thanks SOOO much for all your
prayers and support! This experience would not be possible if it
weren't for the incredible generosity I've received over the past few
months, and for that I cannot thank you enough!

love,
emily!

Jeremiah 32:27