Today (Wednesday), we had our first team meeting. This is the first time all our Bike Kenya 2012 team members have met each other all together. We spent some time sharing our travel stories together. While our Chicago Five were delayed a day, the BLT arrived on time but with only one piece out of four pieces of checked luggage. It is still being tracked. One bag ended up in Istanbul, Turkey. Go figure.
Bishop Nixon Dingili also shared with our team, encouraging us to consider the Biblical image of a servant as our model during our time in Kenya. He also gave us some great cultural pointers and answered a lot of questions. Bishop Nixon was the one who suggested this event and invited us to cycle in Kenya a year ago. Thank you, brother! He will ride with us throughout our journey.
Mike and Vickie Reynen and Ken and Letty Meyers have done lots of ground work in planning ahead of our arrival in Kenya. They have paved the way. The Reynens hosted us and Kenyan church and ICCm leaders in their apartment this evening. Lots of good food, fellowship, singing and laughing. Vickie and Ken and a few others will accompany our team throughout our "serving safari." To the Reynens and Meyers: thank you!
We unboxed and assembled some bikes and purchased others today in Nairobi. The bikes we purchased here will be given to local people who can make good use of them after we leave in two weeks. Team member Kevin Williams spent much of the afternoon tuning up bikes, getting them ready for the miles on the roads in the days ahead. We took our first tune-up ride in Nairobi, riding on the left side of the road in English style, of course. We've got to keep remembering that!
So, bright and early on Thursday morning, we will make up for some lost time and head toward Bomet, about 70 miles west of Nairobi. It will be our first long day in the saddle. And, frankly, we can't wait.
If you have not yet done so, please consider making a per-mile donation for the new ICCM high school--the focus and purpose for which we ride!
Thanks for sharing this journey with us.
3 comments:
We are so happy you have made it to your beginning destination...Can't wait to see what is to come!!
Sorento Fourth Grade
Praise the Lord you are all together and begin your journey! I have been virtually following your route for today to Bomet via Google Earth and have looked at several pics from others in that region to view the country road side and local color. BEAUTIFUL!!! God bless and keep on keepin' on!!
So glad you all made it safe and sound! Thanks for the updates!
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