We love mud!

Today we joined the Carlines for an expedition in Karen, in the hills just outside of Nairobi. As we drove along the Ngong Forest, it was amazing to be spotting baboons and warthogs as opposed to deer and moose in New Brunswick. We took the kids to an elephant orphanage where about a dozen baby elephants have been rescued after their mothers had died. Here the elephants are bottle fed until they are 2 years old! They get up every three hours at night, just like a human baby, and their keepers sleep right in their pens with them. Here we were treated to a mud shower as the babies played right at our feet. Both Tristan and Emma were thrilled to be able to touch the elephants (and so were we!). They say even when released the elephants will remember a person who they have touched with their trunks.

Next, we visited a giraffe sanctuary. From a treehouse we were able to look eye to eye with these amazing tall friends. They ate out of our hands with their incredibly long tongues and Emma and I (Erica) even got giraffe kisses!

Along with all the fun, we have visited Eastleigh and are anxious to see where we will fit into this ministry. We shared an amazing prayer time with the Carlines and Kelly's mom and dad as they prepare to do some work in Dadaab. With the invasion of Somalia by Ethiopia, a new rush of Somalis are crossing the border into Kenya. At the same time Rift Valley fever is spreading amongst the Somali people of Northeast Province, possibly a result of all the flooding which has gone on this fall. Please pray with us for the people of Dadaab. God's Blessings.

Love Aaron and Erica