Finally – we had an authentic African meal – and it was excellent! Our hosts were the Osiro family who are church planters in Kenya. Rebecca and her daughters prepared chicken pieces in a light tomato sauce (looked like salsa, but wasn’t), a beef stew, an African red bean dish, …
We had a lovely overnight stay at Kibo Safari Camp located just 2 km from the main gate to Amboseli National Park. All of us have been tent camping, but never like this before! Plus a full bathroom with shower (concrete walls), and buffet meals for lunch, dinner, and breakfast, …
After our relaxing beachtime, we headed back toward Nairobi on the train with a detour to Amboseli National Park. What a fantastic trip! We went into the park on afternoon, stayed at Kibo Safari Camp overnight, and then back into the Park the following morning. We will let the pictures …
Our family, Melissa and Charlie Rudacille, Reynold and Donna Yordy, and grandaughter Ella (age 13), joined us for our annual Christmas celebration – in January! (We are either late or early, depending on how you view it.) They came for a week of sightseeing, exploring, relaxing, visiting as we traveled …
Thanks for your prayers and concerns for our safety and well-being. We were vacationing at a lovely place on the coast when the attack on the Dusit Hotel occurred. Our first inkling that there was a problem was when Reynold received a text message from a USA friend who was …
Amani Gardens Inn is located just off a major 4 lane highway through the city, but we don’t hear the traffic except for an occasional ambulance siren. Our sounds: bird calls around 4:30 AM that stop when the sun gets up cooing of the white doves that grace the gardens …
We had a “borrowed” Christmas this year We decorated for Christmas with a borrowed wooden nativity scene and a borrowed Christmas tree with lights and a few ornaments and a lovely poinsettia near our front walkway. Do you see the little picket gate that leads to our cottage? We …
Amani Gardens is a hub of activity – from overnight travelers to frequent visitors who come for business meetings, conferences, rest and relaxation. We met long term workers from Ireland who have been in Kenya for more than 30 years, and know much more about the guesthouse than we …
December 6, 2018 – Arrived safely last evening and had a good night’s sleep! Today we were oriented to the guesthouse grounds, and local shopping venues. We bought an inexpensive smart phone with a hot spot so we can have internet, exchanged US dollars for Kenyan shillings, and have unpacked, …
Making a list, and checking it twice! (but it’s not for Santa). In 10 days we leave for Nairobi,Kenya to serve as host and hostess at Amani Gardens Inn, an international guesthouse for Eastern Mennonite Missions. Amani, Swahili for “peace”, is a beautiful, relaxing oasis serving East Africa travelers and mission workers …
