some time in the sun

A while ago we mentioned that we intended to travel to Africa this year. Well the time has come and we fly out next week. The reason for our travel is to attend the wedding of Lindsay and Delilah, two South African friends of ours who now live in London. From there we travel to Kenya, to visit some children we sponsor in two villages outside of Nairobi. The organisation have agreed to meet us at our accommodation and will escort us to the homes of the children, the school and the project. We then travel to a local orphanage, Thomas Barnardo's House, the organisers of which will also pick us up from our accommodation and escort us. All up we will spend a week at the orphanage where we plan to help out at the various projects they run. My input will depend entirely on Nate and how he copes with the culture change. It is likely that I will spend the whole time in the nursery with him, helping out with the younger children. Woz plans to get involved with everything and anything they need whether it be practically working on projects or helping out in the school. All in all it's going to be a life changing experience for both of us.

We made our plans to travel to Kenya not long before the trouble broke out early this year. We seriously considered not going, and even now, will cancel our plans the day before we fly if we fear our safety. If need be, if we find ourselves in Nairobi and feel unsafe, we are prepared to camp out at the airport until we are able to get a flight back to London. What we do know though is that we've longed for years to travel to Africa (for Woz it will be a return visit), to visit the children we've been sponsoring and writing letters to for years, and to learn from what we see and experience. Although Nate may be too young to remember this trip we hope it will birth in him a thirst for adventure and a heart to make a difference in the lives of others.