Report from Kenya

Pat Mahin here. I’m now in Mombasa. The flights to Kenya were long but uneventful. After arrival I was transported to the flat on the Daystar campus where Cheryl and I stayed last June. It was nice coming back to “our” old apartment. The next day I took a 45 minute flight to the costal city of Mombasa on a nice commuter jet (CRJ100), the same kind of plane flown in the US. Mombasa is right on coast of the Indian Ocean. It is temperate now in the summer in Nairobi, but here in Mombasa it’s hot. It is now the end of the first day of a conference with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA)and partner representatives of Presbyterian churches in the US, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. Very international. The churches all have some type of partnership with the PCEA churches attending. These partnerships vary. They could be a relationship in which international churches are helping fund PCEA projects or perhaps send volunteer workers to help in some ministry area. Today I heard of a great partnership between First Presbyterian Church of Fargo, ND and the PCEA organization that has built a dental clinic near Nairobi. Besides helping with funding they also made arrangements with Fargo Hospitals and medical suppliers to equip the clinic. What a great way to help and get involved in improving health conditions in Africa. ONe more day at the conference here and then will spend the next day visiting the Daystar facility in Mombasa. Stay tuned. Thanks for your support and prayers. Pat