It’s just a little after 6 a.m. and I’m overlooking the Indian Ocean on the east coast of Kenya. The sun is sending it’s first few rays of light over the dark water below. I love to hear the sound of the waves crashing to the shore in the dark of night.
After our final goodbyes, we flew out of a small air field in a pasture not far from the hospital and made our way back to Nairobi. After one night there, we boarded another plane bound for Malindi where we will spend three days “decompressing” and relaxing before traveling home. So far it has been a great family time.
We are so grateful for what has happened over the last 5 weeks. We prayed that my skills in surgery would come back quickly, we prayed for protection for our family, we prayed that we would be an encouragement to all the people we came into contact with, we prayed that our hearts would be open to what God would have to say to us while here in Kenya. Our prayers have been answered exceeding, abundantly above anything we could ask or think.
My final word is one of thanks. Thanks to all of you for remembering us in your prayers. We could “feel” the strength of your prayers supporting us during this entire trip. We know (without a doubt), we could not have made it without you. Our internet connection was very erratic, but it seemed like when we needed it the most, we could access the web site and read the comments that so many of you left. Thank you for your timely words of encouragement. You will never know what a difference they made.
Please continue to pray for our safe travel back as we leave Kenya Thursday.
For our friends at Lakewood, we will see you this Sunday.
From Africa with love,
Paul