Day 23

Hi again, Terry says it is my turn to share, so here goes. At times it has been a struggle here for me. I do miss my family, but know that God has brought us here for a reason. I am still not certain what that is, but I have grown to love these kids and am finding that as our time is drawing to a close it is becoming harder and harder to let go. The love they have to share is so unconditional and free. They wrap their grubby little arms around you and climb up in your lap, even for just a few minutes, then off they go to the next thing. (Footnote: assuming all the snot is wiped onto you). I don’t have all their names down, but they don’t care. I don’t know when, but I have a strong feeling that we will be back. (Footnote: This is probably reverse psychology on God....The last time we were here she said she'd never come back).  There is so much to be done here and not enough time. We had thought that we might stay a bit longer, but the list of things to do just kept getting longer!!! So we will come home on schedule and see what God does next.
Marlies & Geri are leaving tomorrow to go on a safari and we will meet up with them in Nairobi for the flight home.
Terry and crew tried to pour a cement walkway today, but it poured again this afternoon, so had to postpone the pour.
So at 8:oo am tomorrow ( remember this is still Kenya) or thereabouts, they will mix the cement ( remember the cement mixer Terry wrote about earlier?) and get it laid out. Well that is the plan anyway. You will probably hear that story from Terry’s perspective tomorrow.
Jeff & Carla have been great to be with. They take the time to show us around even with all the things they already have on their plate regarding the kids. Today they took us to a spring that was put in in Aug of this year. It was an underground spring that was so polluted , but the people still used it. Now it has a cement and a filtration system in place that keeps the water from pollution and is much cleaner than before. Check it out at rehemaministries.com. It is great to see that they still have a desire to be of help to the Kenyan people beyond just caring for the children that nobody wants. Jeff & Terry are not really safe alone together. They have similar traits that can be frightening!!! (footnote: Sandy likes to exagerate a lot)  I think they have become friends as well. Carla and I are much alike as well.
It is our job to keep those two focused on the tasks at hand. (Footnote: Read that last as NAG NAG NAG!)
Yeah, what Sandy said. Visiting InStep Childrens home is a lot like dinosaurs ‘visiting’ the LaBrea Tar pits. These creepy little buggers start to grow on you. I gotta get out of here…..I’m starting to do babies.