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Of planes, monkeys, and really tall people

mary grace and diana

After about 20 hours of airports, planes, and delightful conversations with other passengers, I arrived in Nairobi Monday evening.

My hosts in Nairobi have run many marathons, including the Boston Marathon! Diana and her husband George are most gracious and Diana Rutto serves on our UOCO Africa Board.  

There are mango trees growing in the garden, but hungry monkeys steal the mangoes off the trees!I just boarded the smaller plane for Juba, South Sudan and see a man three inches taller than I can stretch…well over 7′. Many of the women are over 6′ tall. Most have to stoop to keep from hitting their heads on the ceiling of the plane.