We made it!

We got in to Nairobi last night after about a day of flying. The flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi had very few people so we each got our own row to stretch out in which made the 8 hours a bit more tolerable. We are staying in a guesthouse run by AIM which is very nice. We slept most of the morning as neither of us were able to sleep much on the planes. The time here is 7 hours ahead of eastern time and it gets dark at 7 o'clock. We have all weekend to get our sleep and relax before we head out to Kijabe on Monday. So far we are both feeling well and the food is good! Praise the Lord! We will try to update this but with the rainy season apparently the power goes out frequently. Please continue to pray for us.

AND WE'RE OFF!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow is the big day! We are leaving for Africa tomorrow evening! We are almost packed and ready to go. Thanks to everyone who is praying for us. Hopefully we will both stay healthy on the way there. Which would be great since I haven't felt very well for the last few days. We promise we will try our best to at least write a post once in awhile but pictures may be difficult as the internet there may not make that possible. So, hopefully we have remembered everything, (yes the toothbrushes are packed, and the bibles) and the bags will hopefully be under the weight limit. We will try to let you know when we get there!!!!!!!

MATCH DAY!

The verdict is in! We will be spending the next fours years in Rochester, Minnesota! Mike matched at Mayo Clinic for all four years of residency. We are very excited since this was our first choice! We will be moving right after graduation in May so anyone with a strong back is welcome to come down and help!

Match Week!

We found out today that Mike did match somewhere. We just don't know where yet. We are very happy that he does not have to scramble to find a spot! Someone must have liked him enough to want to put up with him for four years! We find out this Thursday where he matched so we are getting anxious to know.
I am now unemployed. I have left my position at work in order to get ready to go to Africa. If we do match at Emory I may have some begging to do! Although I don't have to go to work, I am keeping very busy with getting the house ready to rent. Tomorrow I paint! I am also getting ready for Mom and Dad to fly down in the next few days. They get to try out Easter Soup! (You don't want to know what's in it.)
We will be sure to let everyone know on Thursday when the verdict is in. Keep praying!

Update for Jill.

Since we were informed that we should update our blog by a not so subtle sister, we will comply. Mike turned in his rank list for the Match this week and we will find out where we will be for residency in less than three weeks! We are very excited and maybe a little nervous! We also leave for Africa in less than a month. We will be very busy packing for our trip and also packing up the house for our big move. We received over 9,000 dollars in donations for Africa which is an answer to our prayers. Thanks again to everyone who is supporting us financially and prayerfully. We appreciate this and could not be doing this without you.