Anticipation

"Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed,
 for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Joshua 1:9

In a couple of days, Kathy and I will board a British Air 777 and head back to Kenya. We served at Kijabe Hospital in 2009-2010, and we're happy to be returning! 

It's a short visit this time, only 3 months. We feel very privileged to take time away from our life and work in Snohomish and offer ourselves in service once again in Africa. 

We look forward to seeing what's changed, and what has stayed the same. Last time, we lived in a little duplex a short walk below the hospital, and this time we'll be living in the other half of the duplex, where our friend Stephany lived. It's a comfortable home, with a nice view of the Great Rift Valley and Mt. Longonot.

Kathy will establish our home, entertain guests and visitors, and perhaps teach English to East African women as she did last time.

Kijabe Hospital

I don't know yet where I'll be working. Probably in the Outpatient area and Casualty (the British/Kenyan word for Emergency), or perhaps on a medical/surgical ward, and likely covering call at night. It's challenging work, with very sick patients and diseases I never see in the U.S. I'll get to help train Kenyan interns and residents, and they'll train me.

So with a mixture of eagerness, joy, and apprehension, we look forward to seeing what the Lord will bring us in the next 3 months. We love Kenya, and we love its people. It will be good to be back!

- Doug