Experiencing My First International Trip: Kenya and Dubai

This year was the year that I was able to travel internationally. Yup, it was my first time last June. I was able to join a missions trip to Nairobi, Kenya and we were also blessed to get a two-way ticket from Manila to Africa via Dubai.

This is Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa

New friends from Kenya

Camel ride during the Desert Safari in U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates)

At the Burj Khalifa, claimed as the tallest building in the world

Jump shot at the world's 7-star hotel, Burj Al Arab

The trip may not have been as classy as a trip on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship but it was such a great experience – something I thought I never would have experienced. Above are a few of my favorite photos from that trip.

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Just In Time for My Trip to Kenya

In less than a week, I will be traveling to Nairobi, Kenya for a missions trip with a team of 6 Filipino friends to represent Breaking Point Foundation Philippines. After that 10-day stay at Nairobi, we plan to stop over for three days in Dubai and visit some friends, church members and other relatives of our missions team. This would require us to spend a quite significant amount of money for the visa and, hopefully, to experience the desert safari, the total amount would be around $185 USD.



The timely blessing is that after joining the Map Your Election Precinct Contest last March, I won the top prize of $200 USD (sponsored by PoliticalArena.com) for mapping over a hundred public/private schools in the Philippines. The second prize was bagged by a blogger friend, Earth, who won $100 (sponsored by Philippines Election Journal). The top two map makers (me and Earth) and the other qualified contest participants also received Google Mapmaker gift bags from Google Philippines.

This morning, a simple awarding ceremony was held at the office of PoliticalArena.com in Ortigas Center and present to award the prize were Ms. Janette Toral of Digital Filipino and Ms. Racquel Cagurangan, General Manager of PoliticalArena.com.



This experience reminded me of a passage in the Bible, in James 1:17 which says, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights..." And for all these, I praise God for His provision for my upcoming trip. To God be the glory!

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