A couple housekeeping items... here is my travel itinerary for Kenya:
Travel Itinerary (for you to know and pray):
Sun 5/13 - travel to Dallas, fly to Chicago, fly to London
Mon 5/14 - layover (tourist time in London), fly to Nairobi
Tues 5/15 - travel to Masai Mara Safari Park and stay there
Wed 5/16 - safari at Masai Mara
Thurs 5/17 - safari at Masai Mara and travel back to Nairobi
Fri 5/18 - work at Railia Kids Club in Kibera Slum (crafts, sports, tutoring)
Sat 5/19 - work at Railia AM, painting/landscaping at "Karen Project" in PM
Sun 5/20 - Church at City Harvest Ministries, sabbath rest/team time/shopping
Mon 5/21 - work with City Harvest Ministries - visit AIDS testing clinic, meet HIV+ microcommunities
Tues 5/22 - work with City Harvest again - more HIV+ communities, help renovate hairdressing school
Wed 5/23 - tour of Kibera, learn more about life of men and women in the slums
Thurs 5/24 - TBD - either Railia or work with CHM in Kibera, plus team time in afternoon
Fri 5/25 - work at Mitumba Kids Club in Mitumba Slum (a poorer part of Kibera
slum)
Sat 5/26 - return to Railia Kids Club in AM, work at Karen Project in PM
Sun 5/27 - church at City Harvest, sabbath/team time/shopping/pack -
fly to London
Mon 5/28 - fly to Chicago, fly to DFW - arrive DFW at 10:30pm, travel to Waco
Tues 5/29 - start summer classes (me and a few others)
OK, please pray as you feel the Lord prompt you!! He knows even better than I know how much I need it.
Well, here's the rest of the news! The semester is complete and tonight a few of the members of my cohort of students attended the "hooding ceremony" of the graduating students. It was pretty neat - and the Vice President of Student Life (Dub Oliver) says that we are officially "Second Year" students now. Wow. that is pretty cool. My semester ended well. After really struggling with getting my 25-page case study completed, I was really proud of the document I turned in and received an A for my work.
Most of my students are gone now for the summer - but there are still a few ADPi women and Chaplains who I will have the chance to talk with this summer. I'm especially excited to spend time this summer with Celina - who I've met weekly-ish this year. She is a neat, gifted women with a passion for Jesus!!
Many of my former students at Greenville are graduating this year. Annie, Kristina, TJ, Jared, among others. Its pretty crazy to think of these students walking across the stage - and bittersweet to think I won't be there. And Travis and Ashley are getting married - and again, sad that I won't get to see it - though I'm excited to hear about it and see the pics afterward!
I wish I had more to offer in this update, but my life has been full of Kenya and finishing school and so that is all I can think about.
I'm 60% done. And I'm starting to look at the places that I might end up next year. California is the likely state, with a bunch of schools in consideration. I'll keep you posted.
OH - and neat news: I receieved a scholarship from the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation for next year's school - The "Stafford National Officer" scholarship. I was also awarded one of two "Outstanding Graduate Student" Awards from the Division of Student Life, for 2006-2007. What an honor! There are some amazing students working in our division, so that award meant a lot to me.
Blessings to you - and if I can, I'll post some pics while I'm gone.
Love, Tiff
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