We are back in Eldoret, Kenya, a city
we left just a month ago. Patrick, our contact from January and now
our contact again in February, has been busy. The church we helped
start at the end of January now has 12 members and is growing.
Patrick spends an hour or hour and a half ever morning at the church
in prayer and then sometimes returns for prayer in the evenings. I
believe God is blessing him for his zeal.
Our month in Kenya was one of our
favorites so far on the race, primarily because of Patrick, his
hospitality, good humor and passion for God. I can’t tell you how
excited and shocked we were to learn on Wednesday we would be
returning to Eldoret and to Patrick.
“NO WAY!” I shouted when Grant told
us.
“Yeah,” said Grant smiling.
“You are FREAKING KIDDING ME!” I
was out of my chair by this point, bent over with my hands on my
head. “That is INSANE! NO WAY!”
And here we are back in Eldoret,
drinking African tea and planning our month. It looks like we will
mostly be meeting with families in their homes and telling them about
God. Patrick also mentioned he would be going to where the men drink
illegally brewed alcohol to share the love of God with them.
“Most of the time Christians who go
to talk to them only condemn them,” said Patrick. “But the Bible
says, ‘There is no condemnation in Christ.’ Instead we need to share
the love of God with them.”
I’m in, Patrick.
