Our journey began EARLY on Friday, June 14 at 4 am in Knoxville! From there, it was 33 hours of travel to Tenwek Hospital here in Bomet, Kenya. Our flights went well with no delays and all of our luggage arrived! Our drivers, Timothy and Charles, were waiting for us and all of our bags--24 between the 13 of us! It was an interesting game of Tetris as we crammed all of us and our bags into two vans.
Upon our arrival at the airport, we met Drew Brees (quarterback for the Saints) who was going on safari with his family. Kate bravely asked if we could get a picture!
We met the Many family at a mall in Nairobi where we shared a meal and enjoyed the delicious Kenyan Fanta--which is WAY better than any Fanta in the US! Our server was very pleased that we enjoyed it so much and that we thought it was better than the US. He said he would tell his friends that Kenya had better soda!
While on the long and winding road to Tenwek, we stopped in Narok for some amazing milkshakes--mocha, chocolate, and vanilla! It was a welcome rest stop after the bumpy roads. Our drivers stopped at a beautiful overlook on the way, where we looked out over the Great Rift Valley.
Once we got to Tenwek at about 8 pm local time, we were all ready for showers and a real bed! Some of the girls experienced an ice cold shower before we figured out how to turn on the hot water. We all collapsed into our bed and slept like rocks!
This morning started with a hearty breakfast of french toast with honey and yummy chai (Kenyan tea). We walked up the hill to church where they were celebrating Father's Day! They really did a great job celebrating fathers, including several poems read by church members. At one point in the service, they had all the fathers come to the front and sing a hymn for the church! Dean, Josh, and Heath (Dr. Many) did a great job. After the service, our team helped pass out cake.
The Manys took us on a tour of the hospital, explaining certain wards and parts of the buildings where the team will start shadowing tomorrow.
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| View from our front porch! |
After lunch, we spent some time resting or exploring our new neighborhood! Zander brought a drone and got some incredible shots of the river and waterfall, which actually is used to power the hospital through a hydroelectric dam.
Tomorrow starts our first day in the hospital! The students will suit up in scrubs and surgical caps and shadow doctors on rounds and during procedures. They will get to follow several different doctors and choose from fields of medicine that interest them.
Keep our team and the missionary doctors and health care providers in your prayers! Goodnight from Kenya!
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