Trip Itinerary
As of January 5, 2006. This schedule is tentative in that events in Meru may vary slightly.
Our goal for this mission is to function as a cohesive body. We are a team and we plan to do everything as a team. While each mission member brings different gifts and skills to the team, all team members are expected to participate in all scheduled activities.
Each day, the team members will have a brief morning devotional and an evening devotional as well as a time to share and reflect on the day. In addition, it is likely that the Kaaga Methodist Church will invite us to make a presentation at the two church services we will attend in Meru.
Thursday, January 12
10:45 am – Depart Oklahoma City International Airport on United Airlines flight #6910
12:35 pm – Arrive Chicago O’Hare Airport
5:35 pm – Depart Chicago O’Hare on British Airlines flight #296
Friday, January 13
7:15 am (Friday morning London time) - Arrive Heathrow Airport in London, England
10:05 am (Friday morning London time) - Depart London on British Airlines flight #65
9:20 pm (Friday night Kenya time) - Arrive Nairobi, go through customs, claim luggage
9:45 pm – Team is met by Danvelo Tours vans and drivers (Daniel Kibe Munderu)
10:00 pm – Load luggage into 1 van, team into 2 vans; ride vans to Methodist Guest House
10:30 pm – Each team member checks into hotel, transports luggage to room for the night
Saturday, January 14
Between 6 & 8:30 am – Breakfast (hotel restaurant), take luggage to front desk, check out
9:00 am – Load luggage into vans. Exchange money & buy bottled water and snacks
11:30 am - Steers fast food restaurant for box lunch. Eat there or in the van on the way.
Noon – Depart for Meru in Daniel’s vans via the Embu route (estimate 3 ½ hours)
1:30 pm – Stop at Isaak Walton’s Hotel in Embu to use restrooms (“don’t eat the food”)
3:30 to 4 pm – At School for the Deaf in Meru, view work site, meet Steven and others
5:30 pm – Ride to White Star Hotel and check in.
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel
8:15 pm – 30-45 minutes for devotional.
Sunday, January 15
Between 6:30 and 8:30 am – Eat breakfast in White Star Hotel
10:30 am – Ride from White Star Hotel to Kaaga Methodist Church
11:00 am – Attend Kimeru-language worship service; present gifts.
1:00 pm – Lunch in Fellowship Hall with church leaders.
2:00 pm – Visit with Sunday school teachers, tour CDC Classrooms Building.
3:00 pm – Walk to Kaaga Children’s Home for presentation of gifts and tour of facility.
5:00 pm – Ride from Children’s Home to Mubichi’s home
5:30 pm – Dinner with Steven and Ravena
9:00 pm – Ride from Mubichi’s home to White Star Hotel
Monday, January 16 through Friday, January 20
During this week, team members will be working – along side volunteers from the Kaaga Methodist Church – on the library at the Kaaga School for the Deaf.
7:00 am – Breakfast in White Star Hotel
8:00 am – Ride from hotel to School for the Deaf (Steven to arrange)
10:00 am – Morning tea and fruit/bread (provided by School for the Deaf)
1:00 pm – Lunch at/near work site (provided by School for the Deaf)
3:30 pm – Half hour break (maybe devotional at this time?)
5:15 pm – Ride from School for the Deaf to White Star Hotel (Steven to arrange)
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel
8:15 pm – 30-45 minute devotional
Saturday, January 21
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:30 am –Ride to School for the Deaf
9 – 11 am – Maybe paint a classroom or finish work on library
11:00 am – At church, observe the Kaaga Children’s Development Center
1:00 pm – Lunch with children outside on church lawn
1:45 pm – Present gift to CDC officials and present each child in the program with a small gift
2:30 pm – Walk to the School for the Deaf to either work or visit with children
4:00 pm – Ride from the School to Hotel
5:30 pm – Be picked up by local hosts and taken to their home for dinner.
9:00 pm – Dinner hosts bring team members to Hotel
Sunday, January 22
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:45 am – Ride from Hotel to Kaaga Methodist Church
9:15 am – Attend English-language worship service
11:00 am – Depart for lunch at Mubichi’s home; possible tour of Kenya Methodist University.
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel or Mubichi’s
Monday, January 23
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
9:00 am – Depart from Hotel for trip to Maua
10:00 am – Meet with Maua Methodist Hospital staff, present gift, tour “AIDS home”
12:30 - 1 pm – Ride from Maua to Meru (box lunches)
2:00 pm – Arrive back at White Star Hotel
3:00 pm – Ride to School for the Mentally Handicapped, present gift, view new water line.
5:00 pm – Ride from School for the Mentally Handicapped to Hotel
7:00 pm – Final dinner at White Star Hotel with guests
Tuesday, January 24
7:00 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:00 am – Ride from Meru to Sarova Shaba Lodge (Daniel’s vans)
11:30 am – At lodge, register, put luggage in room, eat lunch, rest.
3:00 pm - Depart on afternoon safari game drive (Daniel’s vans)
7:00 pm - Dinner at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Wednesday, January 25
6:00 am – Ride in Daniel’s vans for morning safari game drive (leaves at 6 am sharp)
10:00 am – Return to Lodge, freshen up, eat mid-morning buffet brunch at Lodge
Noon – (Optional) Visit to Samburu village
3:00 pm – Ride in Daniel’s vans for afternoon safari game drive (leaves at 3 pm sharp)
7:00 pm – Dinner at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Thursday, January 26
6:00 am – Ride in Daniel’s vans for final safari game drive (leaves at 6 am sharp)
10:00 am – Mid-morning buffet brunch at Lodge
11:00 am – Check out of room, load luggage into one van, depart in other vans for Nairobi
1:00 pm – Stop at Equator for photos and rest rooms
6:00 pm – Check into Methodist Guest House
6:45 pm – Ride in vans to The Carnivore Restaurant (Daniel’s vans)
7:30 pm - Dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant
9:00 pm – Ride from restaurant to Hotel (Daniel’s vans)
Friday, January 27
7:00 am – Eat breakfast at Methodist Guest House
8:00 am – Check all luggage at the front desk for the day
8:30 am – Utamaduni Craft Centre, former home of Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen)
1:00 pm – Lunch at a Steers Restaurant
2 to 5 pm – Brief driving tour of downtown Nairobi
5:30 pm – Ride in Daniel’s vans to Methodist Guest House
6 pm - Dinner at Methodist Guest House
7:30 pm – Collect luggage from front desk, load vans, ride in Daniel’s vans to airport
8:30 pm – At airport, check in with British Airlines
11:32 pm – Depart British Air flight #64
Saturday, January 28
5:05 am (London time) – Arrive London-Heathrow Airport
9:20 am – Depart London on British Airlines flight #295
Noon (Chicago time) – Arrive Chicago O’Hare Airport, go through US Customs
3:05 pm – Depart Chicago on United flight # 7031 (arrive Oklahoma City at 5:21 pm)
(NOTE: This last flight is a change)
Our goal for this mission is to function as a cohesive body. We are a team and we plan to do everything as a team. While each mission member brings different gifts and skills to the team, all team members are expected to participate in all scheduled activities.
Each day, the team members will have a brief morning devotional and an evening devotional as well as a time to share and reflect on the day. In addition, it is likely that the Kaaga Methodist Church will invite us to make a presentation at the two church services we will attend in Meru.
Thursday, January 12
10:45 am – Depart Oklahoma City International Airport on United Airlines flight #6910
12:35 pm – Arrive Chicago O’Hare Airport
5:35 pm – Depart Chicago O’Hare on British Airlines flight #296
Friday, January 13
7:15 am (Friday morning London time) - Arrive Heathrow Airport in London, England
10:05 am (Friday morning London time) - Depart London on British Airlines flight #65
9:20 pm (Friday night Kenya time) - Arrive Nairobi, go through customs, claim luggage
9:45 pm – Team is met by Danvelo Tours vans and drivers (Daniel Kibe Munderu)
10:00 pm – Load luggage into 1 van, team into 2 vans; ride vans to Methodist Guest House
10:30 pm – Each team member checks into hotel, transports luggage to room for the night
Saturday, January 14
Between 6 & 8:30 am – Breakfast (hotel restaurant), take luggage to front desk, check out
9:00 am – Load luggage into vans. Exchange money & buy bottled water and snacks
11:30 am - Steers fast food restaurant for box lunch. Eat there or in the van on the way.
Noon – Depart for Meru in Daniel’s vans via the Embu route (estimate 3 ½ hours)
1:30 pm – Stop at Isaak Walton’s Hotel in Embu to use restrooms (“don’t eat the food”)
3:30 to 4 pm – At School for the Deaf in Meru, view work site, meet Steven and others
5:30 pm – Ride to White Star Hotel and check in.
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel
8:15 pm – 30-45 minutes for devotional.
Sunday, January 15
Between 6:30 and 8:30 am – Eat breakfast in White Star Hotel
10:30 am – Ride from White Star Hotel to Kaaga Methodist Church
11:00 am – Attend Kimeru-language worship service; present gifts.
1:00 pm – Lunch in Fellowship Hall with church leaders.
2:00 pm – Visit with Sunday school teachers, tour CDC Classrooms Building.
3:00 pm – Walk to Kaaga Children’s Home for presentation of gifts and tour of facility.
5:00 pm – Ride from Children’s Home to Mubichi’s home
5:30 pm – Dinner with Steven and Ravena
9:00 pm – Ride from Mubichi’s home to White Star Hotel
Monday, January 16 through Friday, January 20
During this week, team members will be working – along side volunteers from the Kaaga Methodist Church – on the library at the Kaaga School for the Deaf.
7:00 am – Breakfast in White Star Hotel
8:00 am – Ride from hotel to School for the Deaf (Steven to arrange)
10:00 am – Morning tea and fruit/bread (provided by School for the Deaf)
1:00 pm – Lunch at/near work site (provided by School for the Deaf)
3:30 pm – Half hour break (maybe devotional at this time?)
5:15 pm – Ride from School for the Deaf to White Star Hotel (Steven to arrange)
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel
8:15 pm – 30-45 minute devotional
Saturday, January 21
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:30 am –Ride to School for the Deaf
9 – 11 am – Maybe paint a classroom or finish work on library
11:00 am – At church, observe the Kaaga Children’s Development Center
1:00 pm – Lunch with children outside on church lawn
1:45 pm – Present gift to CDC officials and present each child in the program with a small gift
2:30 pm – Walk to the School for the Deaf to either work or visit with children
4:00 pm – Ride from the School to Hotel
5:30 pm – Be picked up by local hosts and taken to their home for dinner.
9:00 pm – Dinner hosts bring team members to Hotel
Sunday, January 22
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:45 am – Ride from Hotel to Kaaga Methodist Church
9:15 am – Attend English-language worship service
11:00 am – Depart for lunch at Mubichi’s home; possible tour of Kenya Methodist University.
7:00 pm – Dinner at White Star Hotel or Mubichi’s
Monday, January 23
7:30 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
9:00 am – Depart from Hotel for trip to Maua
10:00 am – Meet with Maua Methodist Hospital staff, present gift, tour “AIDS home”
12:30 - 1 pm – Ride from Maua to Meru (box lunches)
2:00 pm – Arrive back at White Star Hotel
3:00 pm – Ride to School for the Mentally Handicapped, present gift, view new water line.
5:00 pm – Ride from School for the Mentally Handicapped to Hotel
7:00 pm – Final dinner at White Star Hotel with guests
Tuesday, January 24
7:00 am – Breakfast at White Star Hotel
8:00 am – Ride from Meru to Sarova Shaba Lodge (Daniel’s vans)
11:30 am – At lodge, register, put luggage in room, eat lunch, rest.
3:00 pm - Depart on afternoon safari game drive (Daniel’s vans)
7:00 pm - Dinner at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Wednesday, January 25
6:00 am – Ride in Daniel’s vans for morning safari game drive (leaves at 6 am sharp)
10:00 am – Return to Lodge, freshen up, eat mid-morning buffet brunch at Lodge
Noon – (Optional) Visit to Samburu village
3:00 pm – Ride in Daniel’s vans for afternoon safari game drive (leaves at 3 pm sharp)
7:00 pm – Dinner at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Thursday, January 26
6:00 am – Ride in Daniel’s vans for final safari game drive (leaves at 6 am sharp)
10:00 am – Mid-morning buffet brunch at Lodge
11:00 am – Check out of room, load luggage into one van, depart in other vans for Nairobi
1:00 pm – Stop at Equator for photos and rest rooms
6:00 pm – Check into Methodist Guest House
6:45 pm – Ride in vans to The Carnivore Restaurant (Daniel’s vans)
7:30 pm - Dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant
9:00 pm – Ride from restaurant to Hotel (Daniel’s vans)
Friday, January 27
7:00 am – Eat breakfast at Methodist Guest House
8:00 am – Check all luggage at the front desk for the day
8:30 am – Utamaduni Craft Centre, former home of Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen)
1:00 pm – Lunch at a Steers Restaurant
2 to 5 pm – Brief driving tour of downtown Nairobi
5:30 pm – Ride in Daniel’s vans to Methodist Guest House
6 pm - Dinner at Methodist Guest House
7:30 pm – Collect luggage from front desk, load vans, ride in Daniel’s vans to airport
8:30 pm – At airport, check in with British Airlines
11:32 pm – Depart British Air flight #64
Saturday, January 28
5:05 am (London time) – Arrive London-Heathrow Airport
9:20 am – Depart London on British Airlines flight #295
Noon (Chicago time) – Arrive Chicago O’Hare Airport, go through US Customs
3:05 pm – Depart Chicago on United flight # 7031 (arrive Oklahoma City at 5:21 pm)
(NOTE: This last flight is a change)
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