I'm so excited, scared, energetic, honored, dumbfounded, blessed, worried, etc, etc, etc. I'm feeling so many things right now. I've been calling and emailing people in the US and Kenya for months now trying to set this up but now that it's coming together I can't believe it.
A very wonderful woman named Nkatha Kobia has been visiting and talking with St. Andrew's P.C.E.A. Church for me. I can not thank her enough for her efforts. I can't wait to meet her. She is such a blessing to me.
So now, I am in the whirlwind stage of working out the details. I need to learn as much as I can about Kenya and what my life might be like there. Where will I live? How will I get around? What will I be doing? What's the food like? What do I need to bring with me? What expenses will I have over there? What expenses will I have here? Will my phone work over there? Where will I find internet access? Where will my cat live while I'm gone? How much will I miss my friends and family? Will I have someone to talk to when I feel I'm in over my head? What shots do I need? What happens if I get sick over there? Will my insurance work? Will my job keep me insured while I'm gone? So many questions to answer. So many more questions to ask.
So right not the very spare details I have are the church is St. Andrew's Presbyterian in Nairobi, Kenya. They have a website so I have read some about where I'll be. I need a visa and the Kenyan Consulate in Los Angeles says it takes 4 days to process visa applications. I can find airfare at just over $2,000. The dates the travel agent suggests are June 3 through September 19. Nkatha will be in Nairobi, she is the daughter of a classmate of mine. Another classmate of mine has a friend Purity who lives in Nairobi. There are two people I will know through other people. I will meet all kinds of people while I am there. I may even take a photo safarri while I'm there.
So, I am in there very early stages of this internship opportunity in Kenya. Please pray for me, the people I will work with in Kenya, my parents who are a bit nervous, my kitty Bouncer whom I will miss terribly, and the people who will support me while I'm away.
More info to come....
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Cindy, I'm trying to catch up with your blogs, just having learned how to blog! I sat here thinking who is "Ruth" and then it clicked. Yes, of course, I remember her. Your excitment is getting to me, too. I have been praying with and for you.
Lotsa prayers and hugs,
Gwen
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