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Girraffe Park -- these stately creatures will eat from the palm of your hands.

Welcome to our Home

Karibu numbani wako. Welcome to our home. Two stories, but only a little over 1,000 square feet, the kitchen and bed rooms are very small – so if you come to visit us, you won’t get lonely! Kathryn, a local college student lives in the servant quarters. Kibera is a short walk from our home, we’re near the airport, the church offices, and a Mosque that broadcasts the call to pray about 5:30 am -- I'm thankful for the help getting me up to my morning devotions!

Welcome to the Slingluff's "Numbani"

Nairobi Limo Serivce

Our Kenyan car – a 1992 Pajero, we purchased from a member of Nairobi Chapel. This faithful old vehicle can carry 9 passengers and will serve our family and ministry well on the very broken brutal roads around the city (some of the game parks have better roads than Nairobi!). We asked God to help us find an affordable road warrior – taxi tested tough. Cars are expensive in Africa because the roads punish them and taxes are high. We believe this vehicle is an answer to that prayer, but it will need an engine overhaul soon – please consider helping us with these costs ($5,500. for the vehicle; $2,000 for the engine overhaul).You can contribute to our ministry account on line; themissionsociety.org/missionaries/slingluff

Homecoming Spirit of Faith Children's Centre

Last week, we visited Spirit of Faith Orphanage where Debra and Rick met and married. Most of the children we knew have graduated from the center, but it was a joy to be there, to meet the children living there and see how faithful God has been to them since our leaving in 1994.

A New Friend in the Neighborhood

As Bethany befriends other girls in the neighborhood, she's getting "free" Swahili lessons and learning lots of new games. Bethany's been teaching them how to crochet.

Playing out of suitcases

All our luggage arrived with us safely. The boys are “playing out of suitcases while we wait for drawers and cabinets to be made for the toys that accompanied them to Kenya.