Mission trip leaves tomorrow for Kenya & Rwanda

Jana O’Guin will depart October 9 for Kenya and Rwanda and will return October 25.   I will be traveling to and from Africa by myself but will be with African ministries partners and friends throughout the trip.  We will visit Celebrate Recovery ministries in churches and prisons in the Rift Valley, along with friends and our 4 beautiful Kenyan children.  I will fly to Rwanda where we will meet with pastors and church leaders in Kigali to introduce Celebrate Recovery for the whole family, as part of the Orphan Care initiative through Saddleback Church. We will also visit existing CR ministries in Muhanga District and Karongi District. Below is our agenda, we'll see what God's agenda is as we go along.

Please pray for all of the details of the trip and check back here periodically for updates and specific prayer requests as they come up.

Wednesday, October 9 – Depart DFW midafternoon on a non-stop flight to Amsterdam.  After a 3 hour layover, take an 8-hour flight to Nairobi, arriving the evening of the 10^th.  

Friday, October 11 – Meet with prison headquarters in Nairobi to discuss progress of CR ministries in the Kenya prisons.
Saturday, October 12 – Friends from Kitale will meet me at my hotel and will drive 8-10 hours to Kitale.
Sunday, October 13 – Attend church in the morning. Spend the afternoon reuniting with friends.
Monday – Tuesday, October 14 & 15 – Visit CR ministries in Kitale and take our 4 children to visit their mother who remains in prison there.

Wednesday, October 16 - Drive to Eldoret then fly to Nairobi in the morning. Take an afternoon flight to Kigali, Rwanda.

Thursday, October 17 – Meetings with PEACE Staff and key pastors in Kigali.
Friday, October 18 – Hold CR training for PEACE Board members and senior pastors and church leaders whose churches will lead the Orphan Care initiative and are interested in starting Celebrate Recovery.

Saturday, October 19 – Train church leaders from previous day training how to begin a CR ministry in their churches.

Sunday, October 20 – Attend church in the morning at Divine Destiny in Kigali. In the afternoon drive to Rubavu in Western Rwanda.
Monday, October 21 – Meet with the boys in a rehabilitation center on the Island of Iwana. Travel back to Kigali.
Tuesday, October 22 – Visit CR ministries at churches in Muhanga to encourage them and help them continue to grow. Drive to Karongi in Western Rwanda.
Wednesday, October 23 – Visit CR ministries at churches in Karongi to encourage them and help them continue to grow. Travel back to Kigali.
Thursday - Friday, October 24& 25 – Depart Kigali in the afternoon for Nairobi, after a brief layover then on to Amsterdam, arriving in the early morning.  After a 5 hour layover, take a non-stop flight on to DFW arriving home around noon on Friday.