At the end of January, I was starting to feel pretty anxious about not knowing where I would be going. I didn't want to let go of Tumaini, but part of me knew that was going to have to happen. Jeff Johnsen advised me to wait, to pray, and to set a decision deadline. My mom and dad also told me to wait. My dad quoted some great scripture,

 "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

 We went to church on the last Sunday in January, and the message was all about listening for God's plan. The minister talked about the importance of being truly open to God's plan for us, being careful not to let our own voice become louder than God's. I've been trying hard to listen.

We've been getting updates from Eunice. She is part of the majority tribe, so is fairly safe. However, all the people working for her who are in the minority tribe were forced to leave. Eunice has hired security guards to watch the children's home at night. Honestly, it just doesn't sound like a great place to be right now. The death toll in Kenya is up to 1,000 now. I feel so horribly for the people there. The unrest, the anger, the fear, it must weigh so heavily on their lives. 

I've been looking more seriously into the application form from Orphan Aid Africa. There are a few questions I have about the program, and it's hard knowing that the closest contact for the organization is in Paris.  

My dad sent me an email last Thursday telling me about his friend Amy who goes regularly to Mozambique. She goes with an organization called Children's Relief International. I have emailed back and forth a bit with her, and I've looked further into CRI. However, it looks like it may be too late for me to join one of the teams heading over there this summer.

Tumaini seemed so figured out, so solid. The decision had been made, the plan was set. Only small details needed worked out. My mind kept wandering back to Kenya. How much easier it would be to just stick with 'plan a'. Then on Friday, I found this clip on NPR, about the Peace Corps pulling their volunteers from Kenya.  

 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18770524&sc=emaf 

The Peace Corps is pulling out? The decision was made.  I need to look more seriously into 'plan b'. I need to make plan b the plan. So what is plan b? 

We're going to call a guy who knows a guy who works with Chris tomorrow night. This guy's been over to Ghana and his wife is getting her master's in African culture or history or something. Maybe he will be able to give us some good information. We'll see.