Thursday Blog

Today was another amazing day. This morning we planted trees on the future campus of our sister church, Redeemed Gospel Church. Their present location is rented but the government recently gave them 3 acres… It’s a long story but it was an act of God that they were able to get their property for free. Where have I heard a story like that before! Anyway, our team was able to plant these trees with hope and vision for the day when the church will occupy that land. Even though the land was given they have so many obstacles in front of them. Please pray for God’s hand to continue to provide. Kenyans love to smile. After our planting we went to the apartment of a woman who is HIV positive. She is a member of the church’s support group for women who are facing the problem of HIV infection… either in themselves or a family member. (We later met with the entire group and were blessed by these hurting people.) We then visited the slums where she lived before the ministry helped her find a job, relocate to the apartment and have a much better life. I can’t begin to describe what we saw in the slums. My heart breaks for the people who live in this… especially the children. Mounds of trash and filth… people living in human waste… children walking through all of this with soiled, torn clothes and bare feet… Yet in the midst of this the children are smiling. Kenyans love to smile. Kenyans understand hospitality. Every time we turn around we’re “taking tea.” Or, they’re feeding us like we are kings and queens. Adam Delp, with the 10/10 project, told me they normally do not eat this way. He said because we are guests they are feeding us the best that money can buy. I thought I was the one coming on the trip to serve, instead, I am being served. I can’t remember who on the team said, “We could stand to learn a few things from the Kenyans.” Kenyans love to worship. The revival services went well this evening. The worship is loud and lively and I’m learning to dance! The translator who worked with me as I preached is a young man named Daniel. He runs a cell phone business and is truly a child of God. He was passionately preaching right alongside me. Several came forward at the end for prayer. Kenyans are beautiful people.