Landed in Nairobi on Thursday (4/25) after a 14 hour trip from JFK and greeted by my some of my most precious friends. For those who have followed my trips to Rehema Home in Kenya know of the young man in the picture. I met George on the 2022 trip when he started working for Rehema – the home that raised him since he was an infant and have kept in touch almost daily ever since. He works closely with the US board as the person on the ground responsible for launching digital campaigns and keeping in touch with children’s sponsors.

This year I have new travel companions: Shaye Reagan and her family. Shaye is the Executive Director of the Rehema Home US office.

Every year an ask goes out for donations based on the needs of the home in both Kenyan locations: Nairobi and Bukura. As you can see by the bags above people were so very generous. We had 11 checked bags that weighed 50lbs each, and over $2500. Each shoe, sock, shirt, soccer ball and shilling is being hand delivered to these children.

As you can imagine it took more than one van to transport all of us and our luggage. In addition to George we were met by Wesley, Joseph and Irv Schwandt, the founding missionary of Rehema Home. That is him in the phone on the left tracking down our vans. I will be dedication a blog to Irv and his wife Ruth to introduce you to two individuals that truly have walked a life of Christ. They invited us back to their home for a wonderful lunch and all I kept thinking was that these two people are raising 60 kids AND making me a sandwich!

We went back to the home we are staying at in Nairobi and began to sort the donations with the help of George, Wesley and Joseph for each location and each child that had special gifts coming from their sponsor.

Being awake for close to 30 hours we were all in bed by 730 grateful for the safe trip and the warm and loving Rehema Home welcome.