I never thought in a million years I would be saying that but it is the truth. I have been in Kenya for almost a month now and I have loved it so much. Sorry it has took me so long to write, we only have an internet stick here so the internet doesn’t work that well most days. We have been doing a variety of ministries this month. Our ministry contact for this month is named Bishop Moses. We have been staying at his house for the month. He is just a wonderful man of God. He is a pastor and he also oversees many other churches. I love him and his family so much and I will miss them dearly when we leave here. The first week here we worked at a school. I got to teach a wonderful group of kindergarteners or pre-unit as they call it here. I taught days of the week, shapes, number words, etc. I also got to tell them a bible story and teach them a song. They were so precious and it was great to feel like a teacher again. We also visited a school for deaf children that week. Those kids were awesome. You could just tell that they loved us being there. Here are so pictures from both of the schools.
Here is my class!
This is the teacher that I had the privilege to work with that week.
Here is my wonderful new team outside the gate at the school.
Here are all of us with Bishop Moses and all the children and teachers at the deaf school.
The next week we were able to go to a hospital and pray over the sick and we also visited a women’s prison and an orphanage. I loved praying over the sick at the hospital and just being able to minister with them. The day at the prison was absolutely amazing! God showed up and showed out that day. We had around 10-15 women accept Christ that day! I loved the one day that we got to go to the orphanage. I had one child that latched onto me from the moment that we got there. We all had a group of kids that led us around and showed us the place. Then they took us inside the church where we all introduced ourselves. I had a little girl in my lap while we were talking with everyone. When we got up to leave she reached up to me for me to carry her. She had the sweetest look on her face and I just couldn’t say no. I carried her around till we had to leave and she held on to my neck so tightly. When it was time to go I had to pry her hand off of mine just so that we could leave. It broke my heart saying goodbye to her knowing that we may not see each other again.
Here are some of us with Bishop Moses and the chaplain at the hospital
Here is one of the gates at the prison. This was the only picture I was able to get there because cameras and phones were not allowed inside the prison.
This is the little girl, Joyce, who I carried around that day at the orphanage.
This week we have been doing door to door evangelism. We have been walking around the villages that are close to Moses’s church. We have just been visiting the members and praying for them. It has been long and tiring but well worth it. There were two people that accepted Christ on Monday so that makes it all worth it. I also preached at church on Sunday. I know that is crazy that the quiet one preached a sermon but I did it. I spoke on John 15 about Jesus being the vine and us being the branches. I never thought that I would have the courage to speak in front of people but I’m so glad that I decided to do it. I think that my confidence has grown a lot since I have been on the Race. I am so sad that our time is about up here in Kenya. I will definitely miss all the wonderful people here. I will miss being called a Mzungu (white person) as we rode down the roads here. We are like celebrities here. Africa has proved to be a wonderful continent so far and I am looking forward to spending the next two months in Africa. I am reminded of a verse in Exodus that helped give me the courage to speak on Sunday. I hope that it helps you out as well.
Exodus 4:12, “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say." I know that God was speaking through me that day and he can speak through you also.
