Team London - Ready to Go!

First and foremost, praise God for all of the support Team Kenya has received! The prayers of God's people matter and I believe we are headed to Kenya as a result of so many lifting this trip up to the Lord. Second, I'm writing this post from the gate at Sky Harbor. This means the first group (Team London) made it through the labor-intense check-in process and now are an hour away from lift off! We're not in Kenya yet, but we're getting closer! Our second group (Team Qatar) will leave tomorrow morning and prayerfully we will all meet up in Nairobi on Friday night. Finally, we are traveling at 100% - that's because everyone tested negative!  Praise the Lord! 









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  1. PeggyMarch 4, 2022 at 12:09 PM

    Thankful for everyone’s negative Covid test!! Safe travels. We are praying for a wonderful mission trip.

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  2. LinetteBMarch 4, 2022 at 5:25 PM

    So glad to hear that both the teams arrived safely! Rest well!

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