Kenya, Africa... Exotic animals!

  Dear Friends,
  Greetings from the great land of Kenya!
  God has been good to us this past week! We hope each of you are doing well! A couple months ago we were blessed to be able to see the marvels of God's creation in this great country. A big thank-you to our friends who generously gave so we could have a time of refreshment. God bless you richly! On this trip we went a chaperones for a group of youth. A number of these pictures, including the arial shots, were taken by our friend Chad. 
  Please remember our dear people in prayer this week as the court rules on the recent election. Pray that people will find the Prince of Peace!
  Enjoy the pictures!

The Cheetah, an animal that can be difficult to find in the wild! We were blessed to be able to see it!

Hyena - A very intriguing animal with extremely strong jaws. 

The Cape Buffalo - One of the big five that is fairly common to see.

A lioness

The white Rhino is guarded very closely to keep poachers away. We had a scare when visiting the Rhino.
He starting charging toward some people in our group, but all ended well.

A mating pair

King of the Jungle!

Beautiful Zebras! God is a perfect designer!

Another member of the big five in the wild!






The Topi

Wildebeaste

Hippo City!!





Part of our group...


Chad was able to get some arial shots as we were leaving.


A village in the interior... Notice the thatched roofs.

Very interesting! A center pivot! This cannot be viewed from the road. 
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Kisumu and lake Victoria

Pray for the peace of this city and country this week as the Supreme Court makes a ruling on the election case.

May you be blessed in your part of the world! The best place to be is where God has called you. 

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