We always think Africa looks like this,
But that’s not entirely true. It can be very green.
But we did see this right by the roadside though.
Woke up to the sound of voices at 6:30am.
I flung open my warm blankets, put on a jacket, crawled out
of the mosquito net, and stepped outside of the mudhouse which houses 12 other
people besides us.
The inside of the
mudhouse.
A cold, crisp, fresh morning air greeted me. Birds chirped
away on the trees.
“Good morning!” I greeted the many girls living in the house
who have already been up and about doing house chores washing dishes and
clothes.
I walked down the small muddy lane by the house flanked by
corn fields. The morning dew still shining on the leaves. Flies flew around the
sleepy cows’ eyelids.
I looked over the bushes as the morning sun rises over them
as a bright red, huge ball, painting the sky with a line of pink.
This is Africa. Love it.
This month in Kenya we are staying in a small town of
500-1000 people called Kiminini on the western part of the country. We (Team
Transformed + squad leader Jeremiah) are living with Pastor Shadrach and his
family of 8 and 4 orphans. (There might be more people, it’s hard to keep
track, because there’s so many people going in and out of the house and it’s
hard to tell them apart too. Haha!). Pastor Shadrach is the Senior Pastor of
Deliverance Church, a humorous man full of jokes but also full of the Holy
Spirit. The second night that we were here, he shared with us about his
experiences in dealing with witchcraft and casting out of demons because as you
may know, witchcraft is prevalent in Africa especially in Tanzania, Uganda and
Kenya. He truly is a man of such strong faith because like he said: witchcraft
can only happen to someone who believes in it and who is weak in faith. When
people here say they bind the demons in the name of Jesus, they know exactly
what they are talking about.
Deliverance Church
Our ministry though has nothing to do with this. Pastor
Shadrach’s strategy of winning souls is through us teaching people about topics
such as hygiene, solar cooking, language exchange and food exchange at the
local market to attract the crowds, and then sharing about the gospel at the
end. We will be launching all these programs so pray that they will go well and
that it can be carried on for the next World Race teams here.
Making a solar box
with Melchizedek.
Food exchange
program. Learning to cook ugali, a staple in Kenya.
They learning to
make French toast. Yum!
The kids watching the
cooking program and getting a taste of the food at the end!
One Sunday we got
to watch a football tournament. But right before the second match, it started
pouring. The game carried on anyways and the fans stayed too.
Spot the white
person. J
We crowded into a
classroom across the field to get out of the rain. What a fun experience in
Africa!
On one of our off
days, we went to a wildlife sanctuary nearby and saw
Gazelles
Rhinos
Zebras
More exciting stuff to come!
