I leave Kenya tomorrow and this morning the farewells here in Nairobi have already begun. The first was with Sister Carolyn who, you might recall, works in South Sudan but has been here in Kenya for the holidays.
Carolyn is a beautiful human being and a woman of courage and confidence. For weeks, we have hung on every bit of news we received about Carolyn's team in South Sudan. They experienced four days of fighting in their town and several times had to lie on the floor of their home while bullets controlled the streets outside. Carolyn was happy to learn that her team has been safely evacuated and that a core group has been relocated to another place within the country where they plan to continue their work as best they can.
Most people are trying to get out of South Sudan. But Carolyn's team is there and their work training teachers is not done. She was excited to get the go-ahead to rejoin them, but I'll admit that my eyes got a bit damp as I said my goodbye to her this morning and wished her a safe journey. Whatever you do or don't believe in, please keep her in your good thoughts over the next few days as she makes her way to what is hopefully a safe place in that troubled country.
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