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May 20-29 Kenya Trip

Hello to all!  Once again NewSpring Church is heading over to Kenya for a few days and I would love for you to partner with us as we head back to the area of Segera, Kenya.  Segera is an area several hours north of Nairobi (the capital of Kenya), just above the equator.  We leave Thursday, May 20th and return on Saturday, May 29th.  There is a group of 30 folks joining us on this trip and we are hoping to do a few service projects as well as offering a medical & dental clinic in the communities.  I have listed below the people going on this trip and I would love for you to daily pray for our team.

May Kenya Team:  David Nimmons, Howard Frist, Amy Barton, Andi Walters, Ashley Weatherly, Carla Morrison, Carol Creamer, Catherine Coker, Chasse Bailey-Dorton, Christopher Miele, Cierra Evatt, Cory O’Tuel, Dana Rector, Diana Clemow, Heather Putnam, Jan Walker, Janet Gromelski, Jonathan Shoultz, Kathy Spaulding, Kim Lee, Kristina Dyar, Marie Cooper, Melanie Williams, Rachel Mitchell, Shane Purcell, Shannon Seigler, Stephanie West, Sydney Haskett, Tabitha Vasilas, and Wesley Harden.

I wanted to give you a general itinerary for this upcoming Kenya trip.

-Thursday and Friday…  we will be flying a lot.  Air travel always seems to cause frustration to everyone….especially since the Iceland volcano has disrupted travel around Europe.  Pray, Pray, Pray!

-Saturday…  we will load up the bus and travel north from Nairobi to Segera.  This is usually a 4-hour bus ride.  We will have a brief visit with the Segera Mission staff and then do a little visiting in the community.  The medical & dental team members will begin organizing and preparing for the upcoming clinics they will be doing in the community.                                             

-Sunday…  a wonderful day filled with attending church with our Kenyan brothers & sisters and an afternoon of hanging out in the community enjoying getting to know each other.

-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…  work days in the community which will consist of the construction of pit latrines in the community of Endona as well as working in the local primary school.  The medical/dental team will be offering clinics each day around the Segera Mission as well as a nearby community (Monday -Black Tank, Tuesday -Endona, & Wednesday -Depatus).

-Thursday…  will consist of saying good-byes to the community and then heading on a quick safari.  Thursday evening is normally a great relaxing night as we stay at a wildlife game park (Sweetwater Tented Camp).

-Friday…  can seem like the longest day of your life because it has been a physical, spiritual and emotional week and we are getting ready to head back to Nairobi on a 4-hour bus ride and then make our way through the crazy Nairobi traffic to catch a bite to eat & then grab a late night “red-eye” flight back home to the States.

-Saturday is a day FULL of flying home to Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.  Welcome back to the United States!