We are in Africa!

We were fortunate to have everything go smoothly with our flights.  Flying stand-by can sometimes be interesting, but we were all seated together in first-class to Amsterdam.  We had a few hours in Amsterdam and then flew on KLM to Kilimanjaro.  Both flights were about 8 hours each.  We saw an African sunset right before landing.  It was dark when we landed at about 7:30PM.  We had a driver from ADRA and an employee of ADRA named Christopher waiting for us at the airport with a warm reception.  Christopher is the "accommodations supervisor" here where we are staying.  We were told he makes a great breakfast and will take good care of us.  It took about 20 minutes to arrive in Usa River.  Being dark, we didn't see too much but from what we saw, the grounds are very nice and the cottage we are in is very cute.  There are four cottages and a main cottage where meals are served.  It is clean and the water is safe to drink here.  Sally has killed only three bugs so far.  We went to the main cottage to register where we met three girls from Germany and Denmark.  They are very nice and have been here for almost two months.  One of them has been here before for over nine months.  They are volunteering at the baby home, Cradle of Love, here on the grounds.  They are very nice and helpful.  They are going to give us a tour of the orphanage tomorrow after breakfast.  We have had a few hours to unpack and settle in.  Hopefully we will sleep most of the night and be able to quickly adjust to the time change.  The boys are in their bed on the other half of the cottage with the mosquito net surrounding them.  Having internet access here for the first part of our trip will be very nice for us so we can make connections with our loved ones.  So far, we feel very safe and welcome.  It is almost 11PM here...we are anxious for daylight to explore our surroundings.  Hope this finds everyone well!