Kenya Team Blog Update 7/8

I know that it has only been a few days since I wrote the last update, but it really feels like so long ago. The team has been going and going. In fact our first time of real good rest will come tomorrow afternoon. However, busy in this case also equals doing some amazing things for the Lord, which is life giving, so things are balancing out.

Our time at the children’s home on Saturday was short, but we will be returning sometime in the next couple of weeks. We spent a few hours at a youth rally Saturday afternoon. I think the best part was how the team jumped in during worship, dancing praise to the Lord with all of the other students. Sunday we attended the home church of Maurice. It wasn’t actually too different than church in America (in my opinion anyway), but it is always awesome worshiping with new people. The youth group at the church welcomed us after the service with cookies and juice. We are looking forward to going back and continuing some of the relationships that we started.

The past few days we have gone to several different schools doing the program set up by DICE Ministries. The team takes turns teaching different parts of Academic Excellence and Healthy Relationships. We end the presentation with the team splitting up and sharing about Jesus with the students in the school. So far our team has prayed with over 35 high school students to receive Christ. It’s not about numbers… even if we only speak to 1, it is all worth it. But it’s exciting to see these young people be bold for Christ. And I am so grateful that the Lord allows them to see the fruit of their labor by having the opportunity to pray with those they share with.

It’s hard to explain, with words, what the team is experiencing at these schools and children’s homes. All the places we are going are in the heart of the slums. At one of the schools we are less than 100 meters from the largest dumping sight in Kenya. Yet, the team hasn’t missed a beat. In the midst of the worst living conditions they may ever see and smells that I have heard made some of the wealthy Kenyan’s vomit, our team got off the bus and instantly began playing with the kids… kids who may not have been bathed in weeks.

Yes, we have a serious need to be careful to sanitize our hands many times through out the day, and its heart breaking not being able to share our water, but the laughter of these little ones is worth every moment. I wish every person could have God break their heart the way that He is breaking ours. The depth of gratitude that we are experiencing is intangible and invaluable.

I look forward to sharing some of their stories with you soon. Unfortunately, we’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to ask them. But next time, I promise.

For the Kenyan team,
Margaret