Dear Participant:

Welcome to the 5th PAACS Basic Science Conference. We are excited that you
will be joining us and pray that this will be a blessing for all who attend. We have
67 lectures and 4 workshops scheduled, look forward to the spiritual challenges
from Rev. Stan Key our Spiritual Dean and will enjoy the time of socialization. I will
be helping with the logistics and it is much easier to keep track of the constantly
moving parts if you can do everything to me. Please read the rest of the
information carefully, fill in the information and send it back to me as soon as
possible and in no case later than December 10.
I will need the help of the program directors who are taking residents in
January to get this document to them.
Please contact me at bruce.steffes@paacs.net if you have any questions or
anything that is out of the ordinary.
Please begin praying for Gods hand on all of this and for those who are left
behind to carry the work load.
Yours and His,
Bruce Steffes,
MD

Dates: January 26 February 5, 2015

Venue: Brackenhurst International Conference Centre, near Limuru, Kenya
Schedule: Not yet finished but will be sent as soon as possible. We intend to have
the mornings of the first week set aside for the missionaries to meet with Stan Key
as we did in 2013. There will be time for individual counseling for the faculty as
well, if desired.
Spiritual Life Speaker: Rev. Stan Key
Lodging: Those who arrive after 4:00 PM are not advised to try to travel to
Brackenhurst that evening. If you are arriving in Nairobi after 4:00 PM, I will assume
that I will arrange for your party lodging at the Methodist Guesthouse and transport
to Brackenhurst the next morning.
Planned activity: Saturday afternoon all residents will be invited to go on a
walking safari at Crescent Island. There will be no cost for the resident. All other
attendees are invited along at their own expense (cost to be determined but was
$50 in 2013). Several options for day trips will be available for Sunday or after the
conference if you wish to arrange them.
Taxi: Travel will be arranged for those arriving at the airport to either go directly to
Brackenhurst (depending on time and safety of travel) or to the overnight hotel and
then to Brackenhurst the next day. Arrangements will be made after arrival on-site

for travel back to Nairobi. Faculty members and faculty members other than PDs
and Assistant PDs will be responsible for their taxi fare (reimbursed to PAACS).
Visas: For most who are attending, visas are available at the airport i but if that is
not true, please start working on it IMMEDIATELY. Each year, someone has to be
sent home. Residents see below:
Money Exchange: ATMs are available at the airport and at Brackenhurst. For
anything other than dollars, euros or pounds, exchange cannot be done at the front
desk of Brackenhurst and it is recommended that you exchange money at the
airport before leaving. Note to residents: Only money for incidentals (souvenirs,
personal purchases, extra food and drinks will be needed)
Note to residents:

SDA residents: You will, if you wish, be excused from the Saturday activities
to attend the local SDA worship services.
Residents: You are expected to be there the entire time from January 26
February 5. Residents are NOT permitted to go anywhere else on the
weekend other than planned activities and family members are NOT
permitted to join them on weekends or nights.
Residents: Most of you will be given three or four large books to take home.
Please plan on weight and space in your luggage to accommodate that.

Residents only:
A letter of invitation will be sent to each of the trainees to assist in your obtaining of
visas. For each resident outside of Kenya, please provide:
Name as on passport:
Country granting passport:
Passport Number:
Date of Expiration:
Date of Birth:
You will receive a gift of a study Bible while there. We have a limited number of
languages available. I would prefer the Bible to be printed in:
English
French
Portuguese
Amharic
Kiswahili
Arabic
Faculty and Residents: I need from each of you promptly the information
requested below. Failure to do it in a timely fashion may mean you will be
responsible for your own rides from and to the airport and your own lodging the first
night after arrival. If you are planning to drive and/or spend only part of the time
there, make sure it is clear what days and times you will be there.
Arrival in Kenya:

Method of transport:
Airline and flight number if applicable:
Date of arrival:
Time of arrival:
Departure in Kenya:
Method of transport:
Airline and flight number if applicable:
Date of arrival:
Time of arrival:
Faculty and Residents: You would like us to know that
Faculty only:
Name:
I am bringing a total of adults and children (aged ). I
understand that PAACS can only pay for the Program Director and Assistant Program
Director at each site and I am responsible for all other additional charges.
Name of Spouse if Coming:
Children if coming:
Name

Age

Special Note: There are so few children coming that we do not plan to have any
childcare program or childrens ministry this time. That is open to change if more
than expected numbers sign up.
Faculty only: I am lodging alone and will prefer a single room I
understand that I am responsible for the difference between the double rate and the
single rate.
Faculty only: I prefer to lodge with
Faculty only: I prefer different lodging in Nairobi the first night and am
making my own reservations. I will be staying at the . I
do
do NOT want
help with my taxi from there to Brackenhurst.

i Visas are required for all visitors to Kenya, EXCEPT for Nationals of the
following countries who do NOT need a Kenya visa:Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Botswana, Brunei-Darussalam, Cyprus, Dominica, Ethiopia, Fiji Islands, Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru,
Papua New Guinea, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, South Africa (for less than 30 day stay), St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Nationals of all other countries require a visa. Visas can be obtained on arrival
at the airport in Nairobi or Mombasa, EXCEPT for citizens of the following
countries who DO need to have a visa prior to arrival in Kenya:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Senegal, Somalia, Iran,Lebanon,
Iraq, Syria, Libya, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen, Cameroon, Pakistan, Tazikstan, North
Korea
For other nationals, visas can be obtained at the airport upon arrival in Kenya, or from the
Kenyan Embassies / High Commissions abroad prior to departure. Currently the visa fee is
US$50. Please note that if you obtain the visa on arrival at the airport, payment should be
made in US$ cash banknotes and the immigration officers do not accept credit cards or
travellers' cheques, so you will need to have the exact amount in cash.