Day 16: Blog Post by Valene

Day 16 - Wednesday, 22 July 2009 (posted by Valene)

As I am writing this, we are currently waiting in Nairobi, Kenya, for our next flight to London. We spent the morning today shopping at a craft village to buy some souvenirs. It was a shopping spree as we only had about an hour and a half to shop. Donna and Pete bought a bag made out of bottle caps from one of our favorite sodas here – Stoneys. Other items bought included some woven bags, small instruments, wooden salad spoons, and children’s clothing.



After shopping we quickly went back to our hotel to pack our things to go. Before leaving the hotel Silver, Emma, and Patrick sang us a goodbye song. “Won’t you pray for us, as we pray for you. One love will bind us round the corner.” Most of us were in tears by the end of the song, even the YCVM guys singing. Silver had actually written that song the day before for us.



Then we went to eat lunch before going to the airport. We went to an Italian restaurant near the hotel and had 6 different types of pizzas. It was the first time for the YCVM team to eat pizza. During lunch we also got to hear Silver share part of his story, of how he grew up, the challenges he faced, and how God clearly spoke to him to lead his life and protect him.

Finally, we were off to the airport. We were very sad to have to say good-bye to our new and dear friends, Emma, Silver, Patrick, and Grace. Also, we were sad to say goodbye to our trusty leader Aeri as she will be staying for 3 more weeks in Uganda to teach music at RTC. However, I know that for Dustin and I this won’t be our last time seeing our YCVM friends – we are sure of it. But, we are looking forward to coming home and seeing all of our friends and family. We are also looking forward for the ways God has moved us to grow in our efforts to help YCVM from the States.



Thank you, all, for following our blog, sending us messages, and most importantly, for praying for us. We have really appreciated all the efforts of the home team – from the t-shirts, and daily letters of encouragement, to daily prayers.

Eyalama Noy. (Thank you very much!)


Prayer Requests:
-Please pray for our continued safe journey home.
-Pray for the YCVM team and Aeri as they travel back to Kumi.
-Prayer for the future work of YCVM, both in Uganda and our work here in the States. -Pray that we will each follow God’s callings on where to go from here for the growth of YCVM.