Dec. 13 - We are now in Kenya

 

Ministry Partners,

 Today is a travel day so breakfast was ordered for 6 and after we ate the van was loaded but just as we were about to leave Bishop Dominick arrived. He wanted us to sop by his church on the way out to see that he had purchased the chairs I had given him money for. And stop we did, the inside of the church is now ready for Sunday worshipers with 15 blue and 15 green chairs. You could see the joy in Dominick's face as he invited us into his church to see the new chairs. The church people will enjoy NOT sitting on the floor.

We finally were on the road at 7:30 after dropping off Pastor Godfrey, who was a very interesting fellow. There was something unsettling about him and it showed in his eyes and demeanor. I could be wrong but after being around him a few days I felt it was a fairly large portion of pride and arrogance and he appeared a bit angry most of the time.

We traveled for about another hour to Simiyu to drop off Bishop Daudi who said his home was nearby but nearby is always relative. That little jaunt took us a hour out of the way.

We arrived at the boarder about 11 and found that they would not issue me an entry visa and that I would have to get one online which would take 3 days for them to receive! All this is because of the hassle and mistake made by iVisa and the Ugandan computer system when I originally entered Uganda. The visa I purchased at home before leaving through iVisa was good for Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda for 3 months. Alfred used my computer to order a new visa for Kenya and showed the head man at Immigration that I just paid for a new one. He said the could only receive a printed copy and showed Alfred his computer screen concerning how many applicants were ahead of me. All that and then Alfred appeared from his office with a smile on his face and my visa in hand. All it took was a $20 bribe!!!!!

By the time we left and also paid for insurance and ect. with a total boarder crossing cost of $680. Yikes, and we still have to cross the boarder into Uganda.  

We drove just a short distance to Rongo Town and were met by a friend of  Bishop Daudi's who took us to his place to chat about possibly doing a few days prison ministry here. He had some rooms for rent and wanted us to stay there but I was thankful that because of all the stairs we had to decline. His wife was so sweet and fixed us a light lunch of greens, macaroni and liver. He had a meeting to go to but said he would make some calls and come by our hotel to let us know if he was able to set us up for any prison visits.

Both Aaron and I had rumbling tummies that did not agree with our lunch. 

It is so interesting, just like Tanzania, the electricity is on, then off for a bit,  then on again and shortly after it is off again.

I will post tomorrow about what we find out tonight but I am really tired so will post this and rest.

Thank you for continuing to pray.

That none would be lost,

Arlene