Egypt (Part 1)

We had a WONDERFUL week in Egypt for a conference! It was refreshing physically and spiritually, and we had tons of fun. It's so much easier traveling with Anneka now that she's two and can have her own seat on the airplane. Here are the older three Kerin kids and Anneka watching a movie together on the plane.


January is such a great month to have an excuse to be someplace WARM! This winter has been especially cold for especially long, and the reprieve was just what we needed. We went from -44F to over 80F... that's a +120 difference!! And it was so so amazing to just walk outside without needing a coat or boots or hats or scarves or ANYTHING like that! Anneka especially loved wearing her swimming suit. She wanted to help carry our bags. I have to admit that it was nice traveling there with teammates, as they often helped us. Heidi, thanks for carrying Anneka through the Moscow metro system!



Every morning we had sessions with a great speaker and heard from each person in Russia how God is at work in and through their ministries. This ended at 1:00pm and we had the rest of the day to play and hang out with other Christian workers from Russia and Kazakhstan. Here, Anneka and I are riding a camel on the beach. She thought it was so funny when the camel went from a kneeling position to a standing position (and back).




What a breath of fresh air (literally!) to smell fresh grass and flowers! Inka and I wore our hair extensions one day, and here we are walking like Egyptians.



One afternoon, the childcare workers took our kiddos and a group of us went snorkeling. The water was so warm and clear. We saw dolphins jumping in the water, amazing different fish and coral and Leif even saw an octopus!