Monday 23 July 2012

Kakamega and Bungoma, Western Province of Kenya

In Western Kenya our team split up into pairs to stay with families for a week. We lived in mud huts with them, ate with them, and shared life together. It was a stretching week, but also a lot of fun. During the day, each team would go out to different churches and orphanages to share the Gospel and to serve in various ways. 


Each morning our team would play with the children at the churches for the Early Childhood Development programs that the churches have. Then, we would plant trees for the churches to provide shade, lumber for building houses, and fruit to eat. This is Alec and Pastor Ben planting a tree in front of the church. 

Me and Corbitt planting a tree 

During the afternoons our team had the opportunity to go from home to home to pray for people in the neighborhood. We prayed for healing over families, sicknesses, invited people to church, while encouraging and sharing the Gospel with them. The Holy Spirit was evident in his leading. 

The kids love to eat sugar cane.

Our team in the matatu...our van for the week.


Pretty farmland covered with clouds.

The Swahili song we sang for the church (: 


 
Melap, my Kenyan mom for the week, and our dinner (:

This is the Wanyama family. We stayed with them in their house for the week. They were so hospitable, generous and kind! We learned so much from them. We were delighted to share life and the love of Christ with them. Laughter was abundant throughout the whole week as we shared stories, meals, and life together. 



Our team

At Rehema Orphanage

Eunice! Reunited at last. I met Eunice back in 2010, and it was such a fun surprise to see her again this year at Rehema again. 

Melap and Lawrence, my family for the week. So thankful! 

Pastor Ben

Swinging and having fun with the kids at the orphanage.

God's beauty displayed over the Nile...Crazy to think that it was once all blood! 






Me and Lexi on the "boda boda" (motorcycle)

No comments:

Post a Comment