Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  We have been here, there, and everywhere the past few weeks.  This past weekend we were in Nairobi doing immigration stuff and taking a few days rest.  The weekend before that we were at Tenwek Hospital for the World Gospel Field Meeting.  It was nice to get out of the Nakuru area and spend some time with our friends at Tenwek. 

Life at the Baby Center is going well.  We are up to 29 babies.  We had 30, but Joy (whom I had blogged about a few months back) was adopted last week. We have one baby who just returned from Tenwek Hospital.  She was admitted due to some severe cardiac complications accompanied by pneumonia.  About 3 weeks ago we also received a new girl that is about 11 months old and clearly the product of severe abuse.  She finally smiled this week and it’s amazing to see the change in her as she learns that she doesn’t have to be afraid anymore.   

As for our date to return to the U.S., we are still deciding.  Hopefully we will have a decision by next week.  Our 9 months that we originally committed to is up on October 20th, and currently we are scheduled to fly out that day.  We may extend a little longer depending on the needs here at the Baby Center and our funds, but we haven’t decided for sure.  It’s bittersweet as we think about returning to the U.S.  We are anxious to get home to friends and family, but definitely not looking forward to saying goodbye to the kids/babies and some other friends here.  ~Nicole