Arrival in Nairobi

We arrived in Nairobi Wednesday evening, September 26, on schedule. We were thankful to see our luggage come through without a problem. It is a long ways from Dulles airport, Washington DC, to Nairobi, about 16 hours of flying, with a 1 and a half hour layover in Zurich to change planes. After we were met by colleagues at the airport, we were taken to the Mennonite Guest House where we will spend the next few days before we travel by road to Tanzania. There are some people to contact here in Kenya and it seemed best to do that while we are in the country, so we plan to spend about 2 weeks here. This weekend we are planning to go to western Kenya to talk with 2 Mennonite bishops about their leadership training needs, and then return to Nairobi.
The Mennonite Guest House is an oasis in a busy city, with birds singing, flowers, green grass, and good meals. Here is the front entrance:

 Gloria relaxing on the back veranda.

 A nice place to check email and write blog updates.

As in most large cities, security is a concern. This morning Gloria found reassurance and wrote this after reading Psalm 90: "Verses 14-15 jumped out at me. "Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love; let your work be manifest to us; and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and prosper the work of our hands!' What reassurance, what balm for the weary, jet-lagged servants."