So far, in the past two weeks I have been in Atlanta (Georgia), Frankfurt (Germany), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Nairobi (Kenya), and now Busia (Kenya). We have lived on air planes, hostles, and now houses. We don't have toilets, hot showers, or beds (some of us). We have made up games, learned some, played a LOT of football (European), danced, sang, and have eaten…lots. It has been nothing like I have expected…how could it have been? The children are nicer than I have expected, the bathrooms are less visable (lol) as I expected, the church is more excited than I expected, and...

"You ain't lovin', if you ain't shovin'" A quote from one of my teammates as we squeezed our entire team (23 people) onto a bus. Rule #1 about Kenya: there is always room for one more. Alright friends, this is my second attempt on writing a blog post before the power/internet shuts off so these are going to be short. BUT I will be happy to tell you all about my adventures when I return =) Rule #2: Kenyans have no concept of time. For example: breakfast was supossed to be at 9am this morning. We didn't sit down to eat till after 11am. Yes, this comes with a more...

Welp, we’re finally in Busia! I am so glad to finally be here…despite the fact that I’m soaking in my own sweat as I’m writing this. It feels so good to finally be in one place knowing that we don’t have to travel anymore. Let me tell ya…I have ridden many a plane and bus in my life but never have my feet been so swollen or my derriere so asleep and numb. When we finally got to Kenya we stayed in Nairobi for a couple of days. We stayed in this super sweet hostel called Milimani Backpackers. I have made a mental note to go back there one day. I met some...

We just spoke with the team leaders and they've all arrived safely in Kenya. They are in route to their ministry site via some very long bus rides and will be settling in these next few days and getting some orientation from their host.  Expect to see some blogs rolling out in the next few days as they find internet. Thanks for all the prayers for this team! The Passport field support team  

Training camp has been a blast! I've been having such a wonderful time getting to know my teammates but I am so ready to GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I have no idea how I'm going to fit all my stuff back in my suitcase but it's gunna have to happen soon cause we leave tomorrow! I'm so ready for this journey!

I’ve been at Toccoa Falls College (middle of nowhere) for the past 3 days for training camp and I couldn't ask for anything better.  My team consists of 19 girls and 4 boys.  Our team is EXTREMELY loud (so I fit right in), goofy, and so full of laughter.  I was really nervous about meeting my teammates and the awkward moments that would lie ahead as we got to know each other but I have never become so close to so many people in such a short time.  I can feel God’s presence within our team and how His love just pours out of each team member. ...