Mike - The other day we woke up in the wee hours of the morning (6am, haha) and met at Pastor Jasper's for an early breakfast. We then packed 9 people into the sweet van and drove 6 hours to see Jasper's parents in western Kenya. Oh - and it was raining (winter for Africans), so as we were in the front sweating with the windows rolled down, they were wrapped up in blankets and jackets in the back! AWESOME. The roads were...well let's just say we shouldn't call them "roads". It was more like a war path. So great! We couldn't believe it, but we made it there. His parents were amazing, so happy and full of life in their old age. We had the privilege of meeting his sister and some of her children as well, and we walked around their property where they do some farming. We spent an hour or two visiting, then turned right back around for the journey home before dark - but this time we added a live chicken, sugarcane and a big bag of corn maize in the trunk! Couldn't believe we all still fit! It was getting dark - and almost impossible to see any pot holes near the end. We ended up making it about an hour out of Kisumu, when the van finally had enough. We barely made it to a lonely gas station, and left it there. Long story short, after a bus ride and taxi, we were home safe and sound. What an adventure!! PS - we left the chicken in the back of the van...a few days later, it was still delicious. :)
