There are many tasks to do to get ready before we leave for Uganda/Kenya. We need to get our passports and visas in order, set up banking and insurance plans, and get immunizations. We need to buy stuff, get rid of stuff, store stuff, and pack stuff. We need to get Scott ready to go to boarding school and Tracy ready to leave for college.
One task Rift Valley Academy required us to do was find a guardian in Kenya for Scott, should disaster strike. It seemed like quite a hurdle to me since we don't know a living soul in Kenya. Think about it: how many people do you know in Kenya? And it seemed especially difficult to find someone willing to look after our son in a crisis. Enter Fred, our friend with connections the world over through his organization, the Navigators. In no time, we received an e-mail and then a phone call from a family in Kenya who also has a son at RVA, offering to be guardians for Scott. It was such a boost to talk to Patty, the mom, and accept her offer not only to be guardian, but pick us up at the Nairobi airport when we arrive and to stay with them before we get to RVA. Really, people can be so kind. It brought sunshine to my day.
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Welcome to blogging, Karen. It'll be fun to follow your adventure. (Assume thousands of readers. They lurk.) Looking forward to seeing you next week--
ReplyDeleteHi Karen and Paul! This is your cousin Cindy. I am totally looking forward to following your blog, so I hope you update often! :) I didn't want to be a "lurker" so that's why I'm posting a comment - haha. Anyway, GOOD LUCK with getting everything done in the next month!!!!
ReplyDeletePaul and Karen,
ReplyDeleteReading about the kindnesses of folks that you mentioned reminds me of how awesome you were to rent us your home while you went to Jordan many years ago. You even came back early and lived with your folks so as not to "kick us out". I believe kindness has come back to you. We look forward to reading your blog.