![]() Your certificate must be uploaded to the Global Haven partnership verification tool. On arrival in Kenya, you must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate.You should contact the nearest high commission/embassy or consulate of Kenya for the latest details. You'll have to get your e-visa before you arrive. Entry and exit conditions can change at short notice. You need a visa to travel to Kenya. Kenyan entry visas are only issued electronically.Know the warning signs and safety measures for earthquakes, floods and tsunamis. Kenya can experience natural disasters and severe weather.Be wary of anyone asking for money or information, even if they seem official. Criminals often use fake police, hotel or government identification to extort money from travellers. Protests can be expected across Kenya.If you live in Kenya, invest in strong personal security measures. Violent crime, including carjackings, kidnapping and home invasions, occurs.If you do go there, get professional security advice. The borders with Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan are high-risk areas.On 9 February the US Embassy issued a security alert warning locations frequented by US citizens and other foreigners and tourists in Nairobi and elsewhere in Kenya continue to be targets of terrorist planning to conduct potentially imminent attacks.Remain vigilant if visiting public areas. Religious and festive holidays have historically seen an upsurge in terrorist activities and heightened threat warnings. Terrorist attacks are possible and could happen at any time. Be alert in public places.Caleb reads a bit to Caleb Jr and then says good night to Sara and Hannah. Tests, sports events and sports injuries are also prominent on the list of prayer requests.Īt 9 30, the dorm meeting ends and the boys do their dorm jobs, and Caleb checks their jobs and then turns off the lights at 10 pm! Moses and Lydia are already asleep. ![]() Then we move onto prayer requests, with special attention to the family of the uncle of one of the boys who recently passed away. After snacktime, Caleb continues a study in Philippians the boys participate well. After supper, the pizza making continues and we’re rewarded with oohs and ahhs from the dorm guys at the 8 30 Dorm meeting. The first shift (7 of us plus 3 visitors) eat it’s nice to meet the other missionary kids and hear where they’re from and what their parents are doing. Then I run off to prepare supper-Caleb assembles the pizzas, rolling out the dough and garnishing it with olives, pepperoni, and even eggs, a custom we have picked up at our favorite pizza place in Kigali. Some of the guys in our dorm, also watching the soccer game Caleb’s team wins, and he lets in only one goal. I also get to see a lot of the dorm guys play, too. He’s the goalie and I find it quite nerve wracking to watch. Game a bit early, so I can catch Caleb Jr’s intramural soccer game. I leave Lydia’s Lydia tries out her soccer skills Sara is coaching Moses, so I get a 2 for 1 when I watch their team play. ![]() ![]() We will also need a lot of cheese thankfully, Caleb brought back some cheese from Rwanda last week-it’s much cheaper there.Īt 3 45, I run off to see Lydia and Moses play soccer Sara coaching the soccer team, with Moses beside her We figure on 20 cups of flour for the pizza dough. After the kids go back to school, I start working on pizza for our family of 7, plus Caleb Jr’s two 7 th grade friends (who, as a general rule, can put away a lot of food), and one of Sara’s friends and also pizza for the 19 dorm guys for our dorm meeting, which will be later in the evening. After lunch, I help Hannah put in her contacts for the first time. Moses and Lydia come home around 12 10, and Sara, Hannah, and Caleb Jr come at 12 35. I make sure I put mangoes on the list-we are enjoying them so. I go over to the dorm and look over the guys’ rooms-did they make the beds? Take out the trash? Things look okay today.ġ1 30 I start preparing lunch, and also go over the market list. Then we go to “staff chai” to hear prayer requests and announcements and have a cup of coffee. We make it back in time to go to “Praise Chapel” where 2 of our dorm guys are leading worship, and they do a nice job. Meeting ends in a nice time of prayer for the kids.Īfter the meeting, Caleb and I take our daily walk around the campus-it’s a beautiful day-very clear and sunny. We have a teaching session on dealing with homesickness. ![]() We discuss such issues as upcoming movie night (can 9 th graders ask someone?-yes, but no exclusive dating) boys’ dorm parents should teach the guys how to treat girls (I am not sure I can do this without blushing). 6 30- I wake up and make breakfast and see our 5 kids off to school.Ĩ10-realize I am late for dorm parents’ meeting, so I race off, with Caleb close behind. ![]()
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