Glad to meet you, Kat!

We had a meeting on Saturday and that was when Kat finally got to meet the rest of us. It was nice to meet you, Kat! :) She is a childhood friend of Alex; she hasn't met Moises, Javier, Dallas, or I. We covered some minor details such as visa's, flight times/schedules, etc. As well as what to expect when we are in Kenya. 

We will be greeted by two individuals, a deaf pastor and an interpreter, when we fly into Nairobi. They will guide us from the airport and to our hotel where we will stay one night. The next day we will be driving to Kisii. 

We now know all our orphans' names and ages at LDO! Moises and I are definitely going to have to practice memorizing these names, so we can easily associate them with the orphans and call them by their names. It seems that each orphan has one American name and one Kenyan name (i.e. Kevin Odhiambo and Christine Akoth). Their Kenyan names are going to be a tough one to remember!

Among one of the things we discussed at the meeting is donation of goodies. Alex has asked Lance from LDO what the children at his orphanage are in need of. He said that these are the items that they need:

-clothing [both girls and boys - their ages are 3-13 (most are 6-11 years old)] ... these can be either new or second-hand

-pens

-coloring pencils

-toys

-balls of various kinds (football, soccer ball, basketball, but don't forget a small air pump!)

-shoes

-sunglasses

If you would like to give any of the above items, please contact us! We will be bringing all we can with us to LDO. We will be stopping by a couple second-hand stores in hope for their support!

We now have ~$800 left to successfully go on our mission trip! Again, if you would like to make a donation, please do. Anything you donate is very much appreciated and you will know that your money went to a good cause. We look forward to giving inspiration and hope to these 14 orphans at LDO.

God bless.

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.