My squadmate Sarah Diederich recently wrote about her Team Clay’s visit to Maasai land.
I’m sharing her post with you (below) because
all the men on our squad are doing “Man-istry” with the Maasai in Kenya for these couple of weeks.
As we anticipate their stories and photos, this may give you some insight
into what they are experiencing.
Please pray for them – that God will continue to work in powerful ways, transforming lives.
I’m sharing her post with you (below) because
all the men on our squad are doing “Man-istry” with the Maasai in Kenya for these couple of weeks.
As we anticipate their stories and photos, this may give you some insight
into what they are experiencing.
Please pray for them – that God will continue to work in powerful ways, transforming lives.
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The Masai is a tribe found throughout Kenya and Tanzania. They wear several long pieces of cloth draped and pinned over their body. Ornaments are a huge feature of the Masai tribe. This jewelry can consist of long necklaces, earrings, head bands, silver, and bracelets. Men and women both desire to have large holes in their ears which includes stretching their earlobes. The men also tend to have long hair, or they will add extensions. They are traditionally nomad herders of livestock. The Masai have lost a lot of their land due to tourists wanting to go on safari and see the wild animals.
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This last week I had the opportunity to camp near a family of Masai. They opened up one of their homes for us to use as a dining room and storage area. The man had four wives before the family became Christians, and so it’s an interesting situation to be in. It is common for the Masai to have many wives. This man also has 28 children! I loved hanging out with the wives, especially Sabina. We couldn’t communicate except with hand motions and my bits of Swahili, but she’d say my name all the time. It was so sweet.
On Saturday, the women got a huge kick out of dressing us up in their traditional Masai attire.
This was a really fun day. I love being immersed in their culture.
Our ministry involved “seminars” in the afternoon, with one of us sharing a message and worship. Then we did film ministry in the evening. Church was held outside under a tree – my favorite kind of Church service, in the midst of God’s creation!
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