Greetings from Busia, Kenya!! We have
been here now for a couple of weeks and have settled in nicely. Pastor
Gideon, Pastor Steve and Busia Deliverance Church have welcomed Team
Shekinah(my new team’s name) and Team Redemption in for the month and are treating
us like family.
So far the ministry has consisted mostly of
doing church services for different area churches and doing door to door
evangelism. At first neither of these seemed like something I would
enjoy. If you know me, standing up in front of a large crowd or going
into someone’s house and sharing the gospel, were not things that I would
generally do or most likely enjoy. However, being here in Busia has
really taught me to embrace both of these, and actually start to somewhat enjoy
them. Take door to door evangelism for example, just this last couple of
days we were out visiting houses. It sounds like it could be awkward or
weird. I mean what am I going to say to these people, the Lord knows I am
not a man of eloquence. But the Lord is teaching me and showing me that
He just asks us to be faithful and speak the truth of who He is and what He has
done. Salvation isn’t dependent on me, Thank goodness!!! I don’t
have to come in with persuasive words of human wisdom. All I have to do is be dependent upon His
Spirit and let Him do the work. I have seen on quite a few occasions where
we go in and share the gospel, and without hesitation they want to accept Jesus
as their Savior. What a sweet experience
it is to witness people coming to know Jesus.
Salvation, I am convinced, is the greatest miracle of all. We
serve a God who is overwhelmingly good! He has also being giving me peace
as I stand up in front of congregations. This past week I got the
opportunity to preach on the Nearness of God, how in the beginning God
was with His people in the garden, and in the end God is coming back to dwell
with His people. Nothing can stop that not even sin. He sent His
Son to conquer sin and death so there would no longer be separation between us
and Him. What great Love is this, that would drive the God of the universe to desire
to be near me. It has always been His desire and plan to be with you!!! Isn’t
that a glorious thought? Anyways I got
up and for some reason the usual nerves that I experience weren’t there.
He has started giving me peace when speaking! That might seem small, but to me
it is huge. I’m the guy who sits in the back row and tries not to get
called on or called out, and now the Lord has me in the front declaring His
truth. Praise the Lord he lets us be a part of what He is doing. I
think the plan is to continue door to door evangelism and church services for
the next week, as well as, we will visit the hospital and maybe a prison.
Thanks for all of the Love, Prayers and support, Keep it coming.
A few Random Thoughts
-Tropical fruit just taste better here (pineapples, bananas, etc.)
-I always know that the group I am with is being addressed when I
hear the question, “How are You?” in a childlike voice.
-Internet is lightning fast……hopefully you caught the sarcasim
-Paw-Paw Bob would be proud. Right before we left Ireland, I
finally finished learning the Rubik’s Cube, and solved it successfully.
Big shout out to Jenny Hill for taking the time to teach me. Hopefully I
won’t forget it.
-I thought we would be eating poorly in Africa, But Chef
Lucas, who cooks us breakfast and lunch everyday, has us eating like African
Kings and Queens.
-I have had the
first of hand washing all my clothes, and taking bucket showers. We get all of our water drawn by hand out of
the well in the yard.
