It’s hard to tell this story without sounding like I’m repeating myself and you might think I’ve accidentally reposted a blog from a few months ago. But if it sounds familiar, keep reading, because you are the ones who will appreciate this the most.
Our most recent Real Life launch sent a group of 10 back to the town of Kijabe, Kenya. And much like before, their feet had barely touched African soil before Pastor Simon loaded them up and sent them into the bush. When they arrived and set up camp with the Masaai tribe, they found themselves in the middle of the hot, dry desert, where they once again hadn’t seen rain for months. Actually, not since the last team had left. Drought is not uncommon there, however, the effects of going so long without rain were starting to show themselves in the land and the people.
This team, however, remembered that the January group had found themselves in the same situation, and they remembered how God brought the rains. And so, this team, like the team before them, prayed. They were desperate to see God show up like they knew he had before, and desperate to see this dry land’s thirst quenched once again. And sure enough, that very day it started to rain. It rained every single day that they were in the bush. There were hard rains, light rains, storms and drizzles, but when they left just a day ago, the rain hadn’t stopped.
Apparently we’ve developed quite the reputation there because the pastor told the group,
“When AIM comes, the rains come. When you pray, God answers your prayers.”
I think they like us there.
