Saturday, January 21, 2012

Farewell day (Friday 20th January)

Today the team started departing Kenya. First to leave we're Andrew, Sam & Ryan. I dropped them at the airport about 5:30am. To the rest of the team, final packing was the morning priority.
With the packing complete, we headed to the Elephant Orphanage then lunch at Amani ya Juu. Amani ya Juu means peace from above and it is a ministry for marginalised women. They produce beautifully sewn items as well as running a cafe. We decided to lunch there.
After some last minute shopping, etc, it was time for the next split in the team. This time Joey & Louise were bundled into a private taxi to transfer to their next accommodation. Joey & Louise have now arranged to extend their Kenyan adventure by 12 days. I then transferred my belongings to my next accommodation (I'm stay until late Feb - more about that later).
I enjoyed one final Kenyan meal with the remainder of the team before saying goodbyes as they headed for the airport.
The whole trip has been an adventure for all of us in so many ways. We have been stretched physically, emotionally, culturally & spiritually. Thank you to everyone who has blanketed us in your prayers.
Joey & Louise might continue to blog here but I will blog my extended stay on my own blog - http://blog.ozcorners.net