*Got to visit college friends in Louisville, KY for 4th of July. Met baby Annelie and loved being with great people who live so far apart. Louisville is a fun, funky city! We almost skipped the fireworks because of rain, but at the last minute decided to drive and find them. Had to enjoy the American tradition before we leave!
(Pic = 4th of July: Mike, Blair, Chris; Steph, Hanell, Melissa, Lesley)
*Celebrated our third anniversary on July 8th! The traditional gift for the third anniversary is leather or crystal/glass ... I got Chris tickets to the Cardinal's game (leather baseball glove?), and he got me earrings and flowers (glass vase?). We really had to stretch the tradition this year! I was sick all week, but we were both glad to make it to our annual Brewer's/Card's match.
(Pic = Cheering for the Cardinals)
*Spoke at Metrobrook about our trip and were prayed for/sent out by the congregation. We were nervous but think it went okay. We were touched that folks came up and prayed for us and excited to talk to others who were interested in what we are doing.
*Had three terrific lunch meetings with some pastors and a professor who all have Kenya connections (some specifically in the Ribe/Mombasa area). It was amazing to see how the connections are coming together and what an encouragement and support these people are to us. What a blessing!
*Got to visit with my childhood best friend who was in town and generally had fun shopping and hanging out in Madison ... Katie, have we convinced you to come do medical work in Kenya yet? I was also particularly thrilled to find a manual coffee-grinder on this excursion :-)
(Pic = In front of an M-lake ... Monona? Mendota?)
*Did a bit of a 'mock pack' yesterday to see how we were doing on space and weight allocations for the plane. Looks like we're going to be okay ... weight is more of an issue than space. It really helps that we don't need to bring wool sweaters, fleece-lined pants, and down jackets! :-D
*Got a lot of the prescription things figured out (see last post). Thanks for your prayers! Also, we are still figuring out transportation/luggage between Nairobi and Mombasa ... maybe we'll take a train?!
Well, that's the latest here! Chris is off to sail the Hook race (Racine-Green Bay) this weekend, then we will hit California next week. 27 days until we board a plane for Africa!!
(Pic = Start of Queen's cup at South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee)
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