Here we go....

Not completely sure when it will hit me that I am in Kenya...and will be for the next five months. I would remind myself on the plane that I'm actually going back and I'm sure the people next to me thought I was crazy because I couldn't stop smiling! In a few short days I will be in Loitokitok and spending everyday with the kids at Teule. Even typing that out makes me happy, haha, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported and prayed for me. As excited as I am for the next five months I am aware that it will come with some trials and maybe even some frustrations. But such is life. Even as I sit here at 5am (cannot sleep!), I never would have imagined "older Erika" living in Kenya...alone...for five months, but now I can't imagine not being here. As I stand outside of my realm of comfort (Libertyville,IL haha) I know that God is beside me the entire step of the way. So whatever happens in the next five month and I guess even the rest of my life...I know that I do not stand alone which is the greatest comfort I have.