Friday:  Feb. 6
Sleeping was much better last night because there was no loud music playing in the street. What a blessing!!!  I was also glad that it was quiet for John and Jenna to sleep, and especially for Moses because he had not slept much in the previous days.

After much negotiation and time passing this morning, we finally found ourselves on a bus to Kisii somewhere aroung 3:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. was the agreed starting time.)  All of our luggage was stowed under the bus and we were stowed inside. Kenyan busses have three seats on one side of the aisle and two on the other, so it is a bit crowded. I joked to the young man sitting beside me that it was a good thing he was skinny because we would have never all fit on those three seats. After my comment, however, I regretted it when I realized that perhaps he was one of those who was truly starving.

During our trip, we kept hearing over the radio that they were trying to raise a million shillings in one day to help starving Kenyans. It was very encouraging to me to hear them working to try to help themselves in this situation.

When Moses negotiated for the bus, he asked them to not play the music because it bothered us. So for quite a time, we had peace and quiet. Unfortunately, it did not last. though they did keep the music lower than our previous experience. After the music had come on, the young man beside me remarked that it had been off because some passengers had complained that it wasn't good for them. Truly, it wasn't good for him either, though he did not know it. They say that without the loud music, no one wishes to board the bus. They will look for another that has that amenity.

We arrived in Kisii after dark and made arrangements for two vehicles to transport us and our luggage on to the orphanage-a trip taking about another two hours due to rutted roads.

Even though most of the children were already in their quarters, we received a very warm welcome from those who were available, as well as help with unloading our luggage and depositing it in our rooms.

The evening meal was served shortly after our arrival at Glory Children's Center Orphanage-at about 11:00 p.m. It was a very delicious meal, consisting of pineapple, bananas, avocado, biscuits, hot chocolate and rice-if my memory serves me right. The table was very beautifully set.

It was good to crawl into a comfortable bed and sleep. God is good!