I sit writing this on the porch, watching the sun set in the wide open Kenyan sky. I love the sky here, it seems you can see forever. We watch the clouds roll in each afternoon for the daily rainstorm. Kenya’s people are even more beautiful though. Everyone who passes wants to say hello and shake hands, children shout “mzungu” (white person) and chase after you, and the babies make it so easy to love them. Kenyan people are extremely relational; here time doesn’t matter, people do. Rather than rushing off to appointments, people will sit and chat with you for hours. Everything is so relaxed it felt like home quickly. Our contacts this month are Reverend Ayub and Ruth, who have two adorable children, Timothy (6) and Tiffany (3). We are only the second World Race team that they’ve had, yet our first day here, they moved homes and knocked down a wall so that we would all be able to live in the same house. Yes, I meant it when I said Kenyans love spending time with people! There are so many things to share, but pictures will have to suffice, or it would turn into a very long blog. Our team is doing really well and I personally am feeling strong in my faith and am growing each day. We are blessed! We are also very thankful to be done with malaria as both Stephani and I were bed-ridden for a few days. I had a very mild case, but Steph got the real thing. We continue to pray our squad would stay healthy as it is rainy season and malaria is very prevalent, especially for us mzungus! Lots of love and hope all is well where you are!
We have already had some amazing ministry opportunities: visiting chidren’s homes, schools, helping work on the church, and doing door-to-door evangelism. I have to say, the people and children make it very easy to enjoy doing ministry with them! As you will see from my pictures, it brings smiles to all of our faces.
Coming to Kenya after Asia is quite the shift in terms of ministry. In Asia, we worked in areas where Christianity was near non-existent and religions such as Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism surrounded us. In Kenya, 80% or more are Christians, so everywhere you go people are blessing you, thanking God for you, and excited to hear more from Christian foreigners. Schools even allow us to preach to the kids, sing songs about Jesus, and pray for the children. It is amazing how alive the faith is here.
