Hi everyone - it is Monday morning and we are off to the Safari today. Everyone is busy packing up to get ready, have a quick breakfast and off we go to see God's beautiful creation. It has been a phenoenal experience here in Nairobi. We told you about our first day here. Saturday was a hard day for everyone. There are not enough word to describe what the slums are like. Miles upon miles of tin roofed shacks, garbage pilkd everywhere, streams of sewage flowing everywhere and hundreds of thousands of people living in these conditions.. Friday, as shocking as it was, you felt like you could make a difference. On Saturday you wondered where one would even start. So much depression and oppresion. The darkness was everywhere whether you were in the day or night. But we know that we brought glimmers of God's love and light wherever we went. Some smiles came to the faces but nothing like Uganda. We have to be reminded that it is not about how it makes us feel,but what God is doing through us. Christ said we would suffer with Him, though our suffering is nothing compared to what these people experience each day. Sunday was a bright spot to our time. We had the wonderful experience of going to church with Franklin (Sports Outreach staff person here, who himself grew up inthe slums) and his wife, Lanette, and his 2 year old daughter, Natalie. It was a Pentecostal church - need I say more?!! What great worship and we all really enjoyed, and benefitted from the preaching - and I mean preaching - from the Pastor - or should I say Bishop. He talked about God's Spirit and its power being iside each of us. It was definitely a message we all needed to hear. Then we were off to one last slum for a Sports Outreach feeding program. Here a woman has started an orphanage of 32 children where there is a school as well. Now try to picture a home and school for 32 childen and "mama" in about `1700 square feet. 12 children sleep in a 6x8 room. But it brought hope once again. Here a woman was making a difference in the lives of these children, making an eternal difference for them all. It was a great reminder for our last ministry stop. My hope is to pu ttogether a booklet of our evening sharing times for everyone to have and maybe share with your supporters. You will be amazed at what God has done in and through us all. Which by the way, Samanatha brought a man to the Lord at the opern market yesterday. That too was a reminder that we are always on a missions trip no matter where we are and who we are with. Gotta run. I am sure if your children knew I was doing email, they would send their love. I have to admit, it is nice not having all the electronic things around. gary.