habari from Alan and Davina Sully
God bless you all, Alan and Davina.
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good
news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ' Your God reigns! '
Isaiah 52:7
Alan and I moved from Tanzania to Kenya in April this year (2009). In February 2008 MAF asked us to consider serving with MAF Kenya and during home assignment in June we both heard independently form our Lord that this is His plan for us.
After 4 years developing relationships and serving with our big hearted MAF Tanzania family, leaving was painful. Logistically, it was a challenge. In May, our goods and chattels were transported by lorry and Alan drove our Land Rover to the border. The lorry had a serious accident which resulted in a substantial amount of our belongings being smashed, destroyed or damaged. Due to Customs delays the Land Rover stayed at the border for 8 weeks. August was an exciting month as we received the vehicle registration platesand the insurance claim was settled. Now we are mobile again and can begin to replace the damaged goods for our home – thank the Lord. 
A new chapter has begun.
Alan writes:
Kenya is a large programme both in terms of the hours we fly the distances we travel and the number of staff to fulfil the work. We possess seven aircraft, a Cessna 206, four Cessna 208 Caravans, a Cessna 210 and a Pilatus PC12. These aircraft together with 14 pilots fly around 6000 Hours a year. To keep all of this going we require a further 85 staff who are split between our main base in Nairobi and our two sub-bases, these being in Lokichoggio in northwest Kenya and Juba in Southern Sudan. Much of our flying is focussed in northern Kenya, Sudan, and Somalia and the shear distance from Nairobi makes communication both with our own staff and those we fly very difficult at times. Unlike some other programmes the main bulk of our work is supporting Christian NGOs such as World Vision and Tear Fund although we also provide services to local churches in Kenya and Sudan. The biggest challenges we constantly face in this programme are the insecurity in most of the areas we operate and the grinding poverty often brought on by drought and people being displaced from their homes by violence.
Davina writes:
Building relationships with all our MAF families is an essential element of my call to serve in Kenya.
Along side this I’m slowly finding my way around the huge city of Nairobi, getting used to shopping in supermarkets and avoiding traffic queues.
Organising, arranging, sorting, painting and making curtains are some of the tasks currently filling my days as I make our house homely, warm and welcoming for all who climb the steps to the verandah and knock at the ever open door.
There is a warm welcome for you in Nairobi. If you’d like to visit us, experience Africa, get to know more about MAF or have a holiday please feel free to contact us.
