Update from Dadaab, Kenya (UN refugee camp)

I got a phone call from our team in Kenya this morning with an update. They didn’t have access to internet to update the blog, so they relayed a message over phone. Their cell service was great…insane – they are in a refugee camp in the outer reaches of Kenya and have cell service; I can’t get cell service in my living room in Las Vegas.

It’s night there – 10 hours ahead of Pacific Time – and things are going well. One of the team members, Lupita, was not pretty ill and went to the hospital in Garissa, but after treatment/medication/prayer, she is feeling better. They are now in Dadaab – approx. 60 km from Garissa/3-6 hour drive via bus.

Bruce said the bus ride was incredibly packed, standing room the whole way, and none of the Muslim women that packed the bus wanted to stand near the Americans.

The team is staying at the only Christian church/compound in Dadaab – a Canadian Baptist church. They will be doing an Encounter for a handful of Christian refugees (Ethiopians, Somalis, etc…).

Check back often for more updates!