The Big Move

We did it! We officially moved the baby house to Nakuru, Kenya, about 80 miles from Nairobi. So, goodbye to our big, beautiful house in the Ngong Hills! 

A bittersweet day....a little sad to leave our first home of HOH, but looking forward to settling in in our new home in Nakuru and excited to see what the Lord has for us here.

Julie (w/BabyBoy), Hellen (w/Joseph), Kennedy (w/Eli), Joshua (w/Jeremiah), Daisy, Anne (w/Lizzy), Me (w/Hope), Irene (w/Kate & Julia)

Moving day was quite eventful, especially after a busy day the day before. We tried to organize the best we could so that the babies had what they needed in the house until the last minute, while also having what they would need the moment we reached the new house. I think we did pretty well! No major issues or baby breakdowns.

Our caravan out of Kibiko. TWO moving vans, followed by our babies and aunties in a Nappet Mission Tours van (Thanks, Tom!!), followed by Jackie, Julia, Daisy and I in the Prado.

True to Kenyan form, the move did encounter a few hitches, including the moving van being delayed by a police check and arriving at the baby house almost 3 HOURS after the rest of us....in the dark, in the rain. Try entertaining 8 babies after a long day of travel (when most of them are not even used to leaving the house!) in a new place with only a handful of toys to entertain them. They were troopers! And so were the staff girls. 


It was quite an undertaking, but we all survived and arrived safely at our new house. 


I will update soon with pics of our new place! We love it!  


Thanks for all your prayers for smooth transition!!