The Rescue Team HIV Center

Wow!  Day 1 was GREAT!  We went to an HIV orphanage, where kids and adults are tested for HIV and then schooled on how to take care of themselves and protect themselves. The myths are huge here about HIV, so education is very  important.  After the kids sang and danced and then we ate rice and beans, handed out suckers and lots of toys :) We walked down to watch some boys at a local school play soccer for us.  We took two soccer balls and I presented one to my team captain and Hadley gave one to hers.  Well after a team "pep talk" 1-2-3 GO TEAM!  My team pulled out the victory with penalty kicks. (good thing I have been brushing up on my soccer rules).  We rode a boda boda (motorcycle today) first time for me,  three people on one boda boda!  Pictures are hysterical :) Mom and Gio are feeling much better.   Excited  for day two!!  We are going to buy a modem tomorrow so I can hopefully upload some pictures. Continue to pray as we follow our hearts.  Love you all!!!



 Burgwin Getting Ready to do an HIV test.

Results were negative :)

Kibwezi!!

Arrived in Nairobi at 1:00am.  Made  to Kebwezi at 4:00am.  Needless to say TIRED!! All our luggage arrived in one piece, and we got thru customs only having to pay 10 Bibles :) We are at the cyber cafe in town for some reason our iphones are not working yet.  Mom and Gio have been sick with headaches and upset tummy.  Not sure if they are just tired or if they have caught a bug.  They both slept thru lunch, and now we have walked to the market to look for some fruit.  Please keep them in your prayers  Tomorrow we are heading out around 10 to go to our first school.  Sunday we will drive to where Mumo lives and attend church with his family.  Will post pictures from Friday Saturday and Sunday on Monday. Miss you all!  Love you, and keep the prayers coming!!

 First day at the Kambua Guest House

What a way to wake up!



Ask and you shall receive.

I'm sitting in the Chicago airport blogging because I ran out of time before I left. I apologize. My house has literally been full of school supplies and Bibles for the last month! God is so good! I had two different people donate a total of 464 Bibles, and between 10-12 schools donate all there school supplies. When I asked the schools for their donations I had no idea what would happen, it was crazy!!! From Grandma and Grandpa Banks picking up 2 huge van loads to Branson Intermediate we had a house full! We sorted school supplies for about a week, so amazed at the supplies that were going to be thrown away and we quickly turned them into enough school supplies for 6 schools/orphanages in Africa. I won't even tell you how quickly I started thinking about what if I could get all the schools in Missouri to donate there school supplies at the end of each year! Mom quickly said let's get thru this trip first :) So when we loaded our truck this morning we had packed a total of 10 totes/suitcases 6 carry on bags equalling around almost 700 pounds of schools supplies and Bibles! I told you God was good! We checked all the totes and leave it to dad we had 2 out of all our totes that were at 50.5 pounds but they let us slide! Once again I am humbled at how God always provides for what pops into this small crazy brain of mine. I will keep you all posted and upload pics as I can! I have 20 days to touch as many lives as possible, so I may be a bit busy! Haha please pray for us as we finish our travels into Nairobi and as I prepare to be God's servant!

 Sorting through some of the school supplies that we collected

 

 

Waiting for our flight