Hey all, Micah here again.

I decided a summary of our typical day would be a helpful tool for you to visualize what's happening over here. Here goes:

7am: Breakfast in the cafeteria at the Amani Center. Eggs, bread, and assorted jellies with tea and hot milk have been the staples thus far. While I'm not sure I'm speaking for everyone involved, I've enjoyed it.

7:45am: The first van leaves for Methare Valley. Turning left out of the Amani Center, we merge onto a major Nairobi highway that is full of buses, 14-passenger vans, and tiny cars. Hundreds of Kenyans walk to work, so the highway is lined with pedestrians on both sides. Exiting the highway after only a mile or two, we turn into the valley. Instantly, the road switches from pavement to dirt and is full of potholes, trash, sewage, and washwater. Peddlers selling everything from suitcases to clothing to food line the streets in makeshift tents in front of more tents or the occasional concrete building. It takes about 10 minutes to travel from the entrance of the valley to the Mercy Care Centre; while only a mile or so into the slum, the van never eclipses 10 or 15 mph on the terrible roads. All in all, the trip from Amani to the MCC usually takes about 10 minutes. Once the first load has been dropped off, the van returns to Armani to pick up the remaining 8 people.

8am- 12noon: Work. Team members teach, construct, play, treat, and paint.

12noon: Lunch in Patrick's office. We experiment with some of the local African food, but usually resort to multi-grain bars and fruit.

1230pm- 4pm: More work. The children rotate classes every hour or so, with our group moving in between all morning and afternoon.

430pm: Begin packing up and trips back to Amani.

5pm-7pm: Washing clothes, napping, prepping for the next day, showers, etc.

7pm: Dinner at the Amani Center. Pasta, meat, assorted veggies, and fruit have been staples thus far.

8pm: Team meeting for a short devotion, sharing of thoughts, and announcements for the next day.

9pm: Avacado ball for some, sleep for others, hanging out and conversations for others, and World Cup viewing for those who don't mind staying up late.

Rinse, repeat. Still going strong!