Shortly after the tea fields we stopped for lunch: grilled chicken with cooked spinach and fries. Hmmm, maybe Kenyan food won't be as challenging as we thought! However, the facilities gave us our first "taste" of the challenge of Kenyan restrooms! But alas, we must quickly move on - Wachara is waiting!

We knew that we were getting closer when the nicely paved roads became increasingly more narrow and increasingly more...well, dirt. We began to dodge the rather impressive (if you happen to like craters) holes that peppered the path in front of us. And just when we began to question the ability of our bus to make it on this challenging...ummm..."road," we stopped. To our left was a church and in front of it were about 100 beautiful, uniform clad, brightly smiling children. Approximately 32 hours after leaving the United States we arrived in Wachara, Kenya! As we listened to the musical welcome we received from these precious little ones, any thoughts of the long, bumpy ride were gone. After months of preparation and prayer we had arrived - the adventure had begun!

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.  Psalm 68: 5-6a