On the heels of it's disputed presidential election in late December. Kenya experienced violent protests in certain parts of the country. While daily life proceeds as normal in much of the capital city of Nairobi, concern about the volatile political situation resulted in several travel warnings to Kenya. Hopefully these will be lifted soon since the two rival political parties have recently brokered a power-sharing agreement. We had originally planned a return trip to Kenya in January 2008 since Kenyan art has struck such a responsive chord with our customers, but we ultimately decided, extremely reluctantly, not to return there this trip. We contacted many of our artists to make sure they were safe and we were able to meet with several of them in neighboring Tanzania instead. They need our support more than ever and we continue to explore ways we can help from afar.