So, I was kind of excited for ministry on Wednesday but at the same time I was slightly nervous. Scheduled for Wednesday included speaking to the Kenyan police at six-thirty, visiting Brittney’s Home of Grace at nine, and end the day at the Migori Prison around four. We were actually suppose to the prison last Saturday but due to events occurring in Migori we were blocked from entering the city. We actually waited for two hours on the side of the road waiting to be let in but it was not in Gods plan for us to go to the prison that day. Anywho, so I woke up at five am (an ungodly hour of the morning) and took the taxi to the police department. We were invited to speak to the fellowship of believers during their chapel time and just give them words of encouragement. Tommy spoke to the police about their authority given to them by God and the government and that they should not abuse their power. It was kind of ironic that Tommy was able to speak to the police and prisoners all in the same day. Anyways, moving on to the fun part. I have been looking forward to visiting Brittney’s Home of Grace since I found out I would be in Isisbania this month. The story behind the orphanage is that Brittney was an American who lived in Arkansas and she use to support a child in Migori. Brittney died in 2004 of unknown causes and her father decided to build an orphanage in her name. So having known about the orphanage, I could have never guessed it was way more than just an orphanage. Brittney’s Home of Grace has partnered with Kenya Relief and hosts medical teams from America to help do virtually free operations and checkups at a medical center they built. So, when we arrived at like nine in the morning we were greeted by Americans who are volunteering their services to help keep the orphanage and the medical center running. To our disappointment the children were not at the orphanage when we arrived but it was ok. We spent most of the day with two lovely ladies Beth and Emily. They made us wonderful little snack that consisted of chai tea, coffee, and Girl Scout Cookies. That’s Right. You read it right. I had GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super Exciting for me. Love Girl Scout Cookies. So needless to say, we were slightly spoiled during that time. Oh and they let us use their Americanized Bathrooms which was so nice. We have been using Squatty Potties since we arrived to Kenya. But it gets better than that. There is an organization in America that makes dresses out of pillowcases for little girls. The orphanage had a lot of extras and sent us home with almost 100 dresses to hand out. This is truly a blessing because we had been praying about how to help the neighborhood children. Tommy and I were actually considering trying to patch up the children’s clothes but that would have been nearly impossible considering they are pretty much wearing rags. It was so exciting to be able to pass out the dresses later that day when we arrived back home. The neighborhood girls were overjoyed about the new dresses and looked really cute in them. The day was a blessing to my team and we can never thank Beth and Emily enough for their giving hearts.
-Rebecca
