Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday – Farewell, Africa

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Wednesday afternoon the guys had their last group visit with the boys’ group. These young men have embraced our guys completely; they don’t know the love of an earthly father, community, or outpouring of caring and have soaked it up.

Today our guys presented a Bible to each of the boys and were overwhelmed by their response. They said they had never heard such Amens and praise! They received them as prized possessions, treasures, which it is. Most of the guys said this was the highlight of their time in Burundi.

Our gals set aside the afternoon to spend some special time with Peace. As is common, those who constantly pour themselves out to others often have no one ministering to them. Peace shared her heart with us; what a privilege to gather around her and pray for her needs and the desires of her heart! What a precious sister she is!

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It’s hard to believe it’s our last night in Burundi, in Africa. So much has been compacted into these past weeks! We met with the prayer group that meets every Thursday night. Again, passionate prayer and praise. As several shared their testimonies and prayer requests, covering everything from physical, emotional healing to needing a toilet for her family, we prayed, hugged, and enjoyed one last fellowship with our sisters.

Peace and Emmanuel invited our team to their home for dinner. As we enjoyed this sweet time together, it was hard to say good-bye, but it was time to pack up our bags and head to the airport for a late night flight. We flew from Bujumbura to Kigali, Rwanda where we picked up other passengers. Then finally to Nairobi. What a completely different situation from last Sunday! The halls were nearly deserted. It was a while before other flights began to trickle in, and finally we were off to Amsterdam.

We’re overnighting near the airport tonight and will be on the home stretch in the morning. We’re all pretty exhausted physically, but so full spiritually! It will take quite a while to process everything we’ve experienced; each of us has been impacted greatly, and we have seen God work in extraordinary ways. As Peace reminded us, as much as ministries in poverty stricken countries such as Burundi need money, what they really desire more than anything is relationship. Time after time the people in Kenya and Burundi have thanked us over and over for just “being” with them and long for us to return…..again, the power of presence! What life lessons we’ve learned here; how much more we long to share with them as family.

Wednesday – Healing in our innermost being

Today was the conclusion of the counseling seminar. As the women returned, it was evident that they had absorbed so much from yesterday. One woman shared that she didn’t sleep all night, praying and thinking about what she had learned. A number of the women shared about their own wounds, probably for the first time publically. Unbelievable wounds! One woman described how her husband and six of her children were killed right in front of her during the 1993 genocide. The attackers stacked up the bodies of the children and drove a sword like weapon through their bodies. Others shared of rape, beatings, starvation, deep, unimaginable wounds that they were bringing to the surface for His healing. Mary then led the group in healing prayer, how to create a “safe place” with God in quiet and solitude, which we did to the best of our ability with the constant barrage of outside noises. In spite of the distractions, the Holy Spirit filled the room. Outside the hustle of life continued; inside, there was peace. Trish and the rest of the team shared a wonderful collection of promises to all believers called Father’s Love Letter. What truth that we all need to store in our hearts! To close each one of our team prayed individually with each of the women, a sweet, intimate time to bless them and intercede for them. As we closed in prayer, we all recognized we had shared a truly blessed time, both the team and the Burundi women. A special bond forms quickly between people whose hearts are knit together by His Spirit; such has been the case here. Relationship isn’t measured in terms of chronological time; it is measured by the depth of spirit connection, which can occur in a moment or develop in hours or days. Though we have spent a short time here in our way of thinking, God has done a work that could take a lifetime, if it were not for His Spirit and power.

More from Tuesday – We are family

I wasn’t able to post everything from the past two days, so will add on a bit today. After the wonderful counseling time in the morning, the men from our group spent the afternoon with the young street guys, whose numbers swelled to 70. The reports about these young men are humbling and convicting! Despite having nothing, they are so hungry to mature in their faith; they so desire to be able to work, read, mature, yet they are still on the streets. And can they ever sing and dance and praise the Lord! Our guys have really connected with these young men and are praying about how they can be helped.

The gals of our group went to visit with Sarah, a 32 year- old young woman who has been a part of the ministry here. She herself was an orphan, and God gave her a burden for orphaned children. She took her first orphan in when she was 18, a one year old. She now has 19!! We met the whole family, most of whom are teenagers. The oldest is a 22 year -old boy; the youngest is Sarah’s three year old daughter, Stacy. What a doll she is! Sarah shared her own story of rape and abuse, marriage to a Muslim who deserted her when she accepted the Lord, her love for these children and the struggles of feeding and providing for them. You wouldn’t know they often don’t eat by the smiles on their faces and songs of praise! They have their own angelic choir! The teenage girl who is the latest to join the family about a year ago shared her own tragic story and praised God for bringing her to this family. She repeated over and over again how grateful she is, that Sarah is the best mother in the world, and God has redeemed her and given her life!! Sarah’s prayer was for food, school fees so that the children can continue in school, and that they could add on a few small rooms for the children and have an indoor bathroom (the only bathroom they have is a latrine outside). We prayed, praised and hugged them all. When we got back into the bus and the driver attempted to start it up, it just coughed and sputtered. He rolled it backwards several times to jump start it; nothing. Here came the kids! They started helping the driver to roll it some more and then get behind the bus, along with our ladies, to push the bus up the hill to the road! As we reached the top, the engine finally fired……everyone cheered!

We are constantly struck by the humility, thankfulness, and kindness of the people here. We are continually being thanked for coming, just for being here with them; the power of presence….His Presence!

Tuesday – Healing in Brokenness

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Upon rising today, we realized that the electricity had gone off for most of the night, but we were grateful that we did have beds. Because the power was gone, they couldn’t prepare the normal breakfast, so we enjoyed coffee and break and went on our way for a counseling seminar, led by our team member, Mary Langford. Mary is a Christian counselor, and how the Lord prepared her to speak powerfully for Him here in Burundi!! She opened the session with this question: “Do you live each day knowing how much God loves you?” Though most of us would be quick to answer, “Yes,” if we are honest, we may not really experience His love in our hearts and daily experience. Mary shared four basic principles: God loves us with an everlasting love. We are all wounded people in some way, wounds that can keep us from experiencing God’s love. Jesus came to set us free! God wants to use each of us as a “wounded healer,” to experience His deep inner healing and then help others to be healed in the same way. As Mary shared from her own journey with the Lord, we could all identify with one another. As she began to peel away the layers of woundedness, she explained that wounds, trauma, are genuine losses that result in grief that must be mourned before it can heal. Healing can only come when the wound is opened up to the light of truth. Grieving is an essential part of healing; without it, we cannot heal. We can’t forgive others, and self-destructive bitterness is the result. We can’t but a quick bandaid or ointment on these wounds; they need the deep surgery that only God can provide. Mary shared about the reality of emotional anguish by walking us through what Jesus experienced in the garden of Gethsemane. Through His pain and suffering, Jesus won victory over sin and death; He provides victory! But we have to walk in this victory to have true freedom and not continue to live as prisoners to pain. So we started to unravel the process of how to grieve, which requires having “sanctuary time” alone with the Lord. Tomorrow Mary will present methods to work through grieving to find release, freedom, and realize deep healing that God so wants for each of us.

What a powerful time! These women, who have endured so much pain and suffering, hung on every word, but it was a message for all of us. We are praying and anticipating a mighty work of The Spirit tomorrow, knowing that God is at work in very special, personal ways. How grateful we are that He has brought us to Burundi! We’ll have more to share tomorrow, but please pray for the session tomorrow, the men’s fellowship with the young men, and for God to reveal Himself in deep, powerful ways, meeting each one at their point of need.

Monday – FINALLY! We’re in Burundi!!

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We haven’t been able to update the blog since we left for the airport in Nairobi to come to Burundi…….it’s a long story that I think John made reference to that I will expound on later, but AT LAST, we DID arrive in Bujumbura yesterday morning around 5:00 AM, 24 hours later than planned! After an exhausting ordeal at the Nairobi airport, we crashed as soon as possible upon arrival. We are staying at a new Christian conference center, the King’s Conference Center, built by a missionary working here to provide a safe place for retreats, seminars, Christian meetings, as well as a meeting place that can be rented, which will furnish funds to support ministry. They have done a nice job; it is a nice facility, and we are just so thankful to have a bed, water and food. We regrouped after lunch to go to the ministry project center that our ministry partner oversees to meet some of the women in training there. They are receiving training in sewing and hairdressing; with these skills, they will be able to support themselves and their families, as well as be discipled in their walk with the Lord.

Today was an introduction to those being ministered to here, the women in the project training and a group of young men that Pastor Alban is working with. The women on our team first went to the project center. As is the wonderful African custom, we were enthusiastically greeted with joyful praise!!

We got acquainted with the women, their teachers, saw what they are learning to do and had a sweet time together. Seeing the beautiful fabrics and clothing they are producing, our gals just had to have some items made for them, so measurements were taken and projects begun that they will have ready for Thursday; how is that for quick, custom made!

Meanwhile, the guys on the team went to meet the group of young men who live on the streets. Alban has reached out to these forgotten guys, shared Christ with them, and is meeting with them regularly to disciple them. They are hungry and eager to grow in the Lord, evidenced by how they, up until now, have shared four Bibles between 44 young men, soaking in every bit they can. They still live on the streets, have little or no schooling, eat little and can’t find work, but they are overflowing with joy in the Lord! After a great time of fellowship, we had a beautiful evening by the shores of Lake Tanyanika. Dining on the open porch of the restaurant, we rested in the breezes coming off the water, listened to the waves, walked in the sand, and had a wonderful time together as a team and with Peace (our ministry director), her husband, and some of her helpers. We were still recovering from Sunday, the “never ending day,” but were refreshed during our first day in Burundi and welcomed a good night’s sleep.

Sunday at Nairobi Airport all day Kenya Airlines on strike

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Well we headed off at 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning from the guest house made it to the airport in good time and only had about 30 people in front of us in line. 24 hours late we made it to Bujumbura Burundi which is only 1 hour and 30 minute flight.

Diane wants to write the details of this incredible day so will let her when she wakes up later. We arrived here this morning at 4 a.m. with the bright shinning face of Peace to greet us, she had already been to the airport earlier and went back home to sleep for an hour then pray the rest of the time. With Judy praying in Nairobi and Peace in Burundi there was no way that we would not make it here. God is good. Lots of lessons learned this week we thought they were for others but a lot was for all of us. Thank you Lord.

No big plans this morning just everyone sleeping in, right now it is abut 10:30 a.m. and I have not seen any of our 17 team members but that is ok they needed the rest. This afternoon we will start in to things. Please pray for us this week it is going to be a great time here.

More later, we hope that all of you are doing well everyone here is healthy just tired.

Saturday – Farewell, Kenya!

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Last night four more team members from Lafayette, LA arrived to join our group. Our UK friends returned to London yesterday at the close of camp, but we’re happy to have more friends join us for the next week in Burundi. Early this morning the team went to the Nairobi Game Preserve. You never know which animals you will see; you can’t control the animals or orchestrate how they are in the wild, but we were blessed this morning with sightings of lions, a rhino, zebras, giraffes, and a wide variety of the local wildlife. Magnificent! The rare beauty of Kenya is hard to equal anywhere in the world! What a joy to experience the majesty of God’s creation!

We then went to one of the ministry centers in Kibera to visit with some of the kids who were with us at camp and to see how the local believers are reaching out to the destitute children of Kibera. We met up with Pastor Evans who oversees the Sacred Ministry center (one of 5 such centers now ministering in Kibera). Their meeting place is very, very small, but they have as many as 200 kids meeting in this shanty. The place was packed when we arrived, welcoming us with their usual vibrant singing. We had a time with Pastor Evans, who shared with us his vision for outreach in this community. We then had a time with the kids; they recited the memory verses from camp (great to see that they really learn them!), then, of course, many praise songs. As we sat among the crowd holding children in our laps, we sang, bounced, and again, just loved on these kids. We are so thankful for the volunteers who work with these 400+ children every Saturday! As they had their snack of porridge, we wove our way through the red dirt roads to visit in several homes. It is really hard to describe the area and the homes, but since Kibera is the largest slum in the world (1 million people in 600 acres), you can imagine the conditions, especially with very little power, no running water, sanitation, and services that we take for granted. To reach some of the “homes,” you have to make your way through extremely narrow pathways, through mud huts with tin roofs that wind precariously through the area. It is hard to even see anything when you enter these 10 by 10 huts that may house 10-12 people. If it is this dark during the day, imagine what it is like at night with no power. One house was home to an older women who is raising her grandson because her daughter had died; this is common, for grandparents to assume responsibility for grandchildren and others orphaned by AIDS. Unsafe, sparcely furnished, with unsanitary conditions, these people are doing the best they can with what they have, which is pitifully little. It is sobering to see these conditions, to picture the smiling faces we have come to love this week existing in these situations. But this is the reality of Kibera. We’re so thankful for what God is doing here, that we have the opportunity to partner with them in a small way, and realize that we must continue to pray for these children, their families, ministries, that the Lord will reign over Kibera.

It seems like we enter another world as we leave Kibera and drive a short distance into the center of Nairobi, which is a bustling, busy capital city. After lunch, we spent some time “encouraging the local economy” by visiting some shops to buy local handicrafts and souvenirs. We ended at the City Market, which is quite an experience with hawkers beckoning you into their kiosks, always with “best deal for you” enticements. Of course, bartering is the rule, so it isn’t quick shopping; you work for your purchases. After everyone had their fill of bargaining and/or exhausted their shillings, we returned to the guesthouse for our last night in Kenya.

We discovered today that Kenya Air’s flight attendants have now gone on strike; many flights are cancelled or greatly delayed. Reports were that it was mass chaos at the airport, with many frustrated, angry passengers who were now missing connections. We’ve been trying to get a clearer picture of what to expect in the morning; we have a flight to Burundi at 7:40 AM, but we will need to leave at 4:30 and see what the situation is when we get to the airport. We’re praying that the Lord will make a way for us to get to Burundi!! It will probably be chaotic tomorrow, but we are trusting in God’s working in this situation, and that He will get us to Bujumbura! As we learned this week, despite circumstances, God IS with us, and He will work through strikes, airport gridlock and provide a way to connect us with our ministry partners waiting for us in Burundi.

Friday- The Power of Presence and Prayer

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Last day of camp; it goes by so quickly! We had our final chapel, reviewing the life of Joseph, memory verses, and then a clear presentation of the gospel. The team has done a wonderful job of presenting dramas every day, leading Bible studies in their small groups, playing with the kids, counseling and praying with them, and just loving on them! Enormous impact on these teens! We closed chapel with an invitation to accept Jesus; quite a few indicated that they did indeed accept Jesus as their Savior; Praise the Lord! After our last small group times together, we had a closing time of prayer; the team prayed individually with every camper. Each one was prayed over, affirmed and blessed. A beautiful, intimate time of prayer. And then it was time to gather up bags, have lunch and wait for the buses. This is always an emotional time; there are tons of hugs, pleas for the team to come back, requests for prayer, loads of thanks, and bitter sweet moments with these kids. As they loaded their bus, there was joy as well as tears as we waved them off. As the team loaded up their bus, it was with mixed emotion. We’re sad to see them go; we’re glad that we came, knowing that it has made a difference. We’re humbled by how the Lord has allowed us to enter into the lives of these young people for this very special week to touch them with His love. As many of the teens shared what this week has meant to them, we heard remarks such as these:

“I learned what it means to know Jesus.” “I learned what it really means to forgive.” “I now feel that God really does love me and is with me.” “Thank you for caring for us, for coming so far to be with us.” “Thank you for giving us shelter and food this week as well as God’s Word.” “We will never forget you; you have changed my life.” There is no way this side of heaven to know what this week has meant to each one of these young people. But one thing we know; we will never be the same.

Thursday – Aslan is on the move

Today is the last full day of camp, and we completed our journey with Joseph from betrayal by his brothers to his reunion with them. Joseph’s life is a perfect example of perseverance, trusting God in all things, maintaining hope and realizing that what others/circumstances may mean for evil, God uses for good! What a life lesson for all of us! These young people have already experienced more grief and hardship than many do in a lifetime, and yet, as we learned yesterday in our group times, God IS sovereign; He IS good; He IS loving, and He IS accomplishing His purposes…..no matter how it looks or feels. Each day we have the opportunity to have special one-on-one times with these teens, each one with their own special story and needs. Endless opportunities to pray, encourage, console, and truly share one another’s burdens. We are so grateful for these divine encounters. Tonight we had a “first,” being able to show a movie in the chapel. When I asked their leader if the kids saw many movies, she said only bad ones, so it was exciting to be able to show “The Chronicles of Narnia” to them. You never know how they will respond to things, but they were certainly captured by the movie, laughing at the humorous moments, jolted out of their seats in the surprising ones. It kept their attention! We introduced the movie by telling that it was more than an adventure story, to look for the underlying meaning behind the story. These teens are rather reluctant to share openly; it doesn’t seem to be part of their culture, so only a few indicated that they realized that Aslan was Jesus. Friday we will focus on Jesus and what He has done and is doing for us, so we will be able to tie it all together. Even though some of us have seen this movie numerous times, it was a good reminder that Aslan is indeed on the move! We have seen Jesus moving throughout this week; He is moving in the lives of these young people; He is moving in us! Pray for our final day tomorrow as we zoom in on the gospel message. Though it has been shared in numerous ways daily, this will be a strong focus for our last times together. Pray for the message to be heard and understood; pray that we will clearly communicate Jesus. Pray that these young people, all of us, will be changed people when we leave this camp.

Wednesday – Welcome to the family!

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As warned, we didn’t have electricity for most of the day, but it didn’t dampen plans any. We do have a generator for chapel time, so that is a help; not that we couldn’t do without it, but it does make things easier. We continue with Joseph; now he’s Pharaoh’s right hand man, and tomorrow he’ll reunite with his brothers. The kids seem to be grasping the correlation of Joseph’s life and their own circumstances. We have a special praise today; 10 kids that we know of have accepted Christ!! One of the girls is Valentine. Today, while sitting on a bench with Helen, who loves to write music, the two of them started singing and sharing and in no time, Valentine had created a song of her own! She sang it tonight in our assembly; what an expression of His miracle working in this girl’s life!! It was truly a glory moment. We put out long banner paper today and let the kids paint murals of their own design. Such colors and creativity! Tonight was a time for each team to present a skit, song, dance, whatever they created as a team. This is always an interesting, fun time! We had some great tribal dancing and music, a skit, songs, a poem, and another original creation by Samantha and Josiah, a song they wrote just prior to the trip. Such talent!! The team is doing a fantastic job; we have so enjoyed being with our UK team members; we love their accents! The lights came on just in time for chapel tonight; God always provides! So we are thinking we’ll have power tomorrow. This seems to be the plight of many African countries right now: no rain, little power, and little water. How enormously blessed we are in the states! Even though we have been under water restrictions at home this summer, it is not a huge sacrifice not to be able to water your lawn. We still can bathe, have plenty of drinking water, etc. How precious water is! Even if the water supply is low here, they are getting a plentiful supply of The Living Water in this camp! Please continue to pray for the kids, local leaders, and the team. Pray for these new little brothers and sisters in Christ, that they will continue to grow strong and not grow weary.

Tuesday – The Lord is our power and strength!

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Power!! We had electricity today, but will not tomorrow, so we will have to update when we can after tonight due to mandatory rationing. We were thankful to have electricity today, and we had a great day starting with the continuing story of Joseph his experience in Potiphor’s house and in prison with the baker and cupbearer. It’s such a great study in dealing with hardships, and the kids seem to be getting the message. The worship continues to be lively, and tonight three of our UK team led the worship wonderfully! Great talent and energy! Today we began our special sessions with guys and gals meeting separately. These are always impacting times for the teens. Melanie is leading the sessions for the girls; our UK Chris with the boys. Today Melanie focused on having hope in God, what that means and how we can have it. If there is one thing these young people need it is hope!! So please continue to pray with us and for them that they will experience hope and encouragement this week that will continue long after camp is over.

Tomorrow we will continue our study of Joseph as he comes to power in Pharoah’s court. The small group Bible study times after morning chapel are wonderful times to connect with the teens, and they are feeling more secure in opening up and discussing scripture. Tonight some of us had the privilege of praying with one of the girls, Margaret, who said she had been feeling badly, unable to eat, was frightened and wanted prayer. It seems that her single mom hasn’t been able to pay the rent. Apparently the landowner sent someone to put a “curse” on them, especially on her, and she had been experiencing all sorts of pains and issues. As some of the local workers and our team gathered around her, we prayed for deliverence from the enemy’s attacks on her and her family. Kenyan Chris (we have to differentiate since we have one from UK and one from here) shared many scriptures about our position in Christ, the power of God to protect and deliver, and that indeed, He is greater! After a powerful time of prayer, Margaret went into the dining hall and ate! She had been afraid to eat before, so this was encouraging. This is just an example of the kinds of trials faced here.

We will update you as soon as possible when we have power again, but know that your prayers are being felt; we are confident that God is at work, and we are trusting Him to work miraculously in the lives of these teens and their mentors, as well as each of us.

Sunday - Monday Karibou!

Karibou!! Welcome (in Swahili) to our adventure in Kenya! The country is experiencing great problems with electrical power shortages due to the drought conditions, so we have not had access to internet to update everyone, but we are here and having some adventures!

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We arrived Saturday night and got settled into the guesthouse for some much needed rest. Sunday we got to worship at the NPC Karen church with our ministry partner and host, Judy Mbugua. It’s always a wonderful time of worship!! The California team who led the younger children’s camp last week shared a worship song during the worship, and then our own Samantha, accompanied by brother Josiah, sang a song she wrote especially for this trip. What blessings!! Then we had an “intimate” lunch at the Mbugua’s house for the CA team, UK group and US team, plus ministry partners, pastors, and some of our precious Masai women who came for the occasion. Close to 100 people, but there was plenty of food, and it was a great time of fellowship. Our combined UK and US team, now united as the “international team,” boarded the bus with ALL the luggage to go to the Pan African Christian University campus where we are holding the teen camp. It was then that we were made aware that there was a problem with the electricity, that it is being rationed, and that we would have to really practice “being flexible.”

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We got up early to set up everything for the campers, but their bus didn’t show up for some time, so things got off to a later start, but eventually they did arrive. Everyone was registered, assigned to their color groups, found their rooms, and at last camp was on. We began with chapel, with the wonderfully exuberant Kenyan music led by a local worship leader and several of the local counselors. Our group started the study on the life of Joseph, which will be our study for the week. They did a great job of presenting the early life of Joseph up until his being sold into slavery. After our chapel times, we break up into small groups for more Bible study and discussion. It is always a joy to see groups of young people with their leaders, stretched out under trees, on the lawn, Bibles open, sharing and praying together. After some free time to play soccer, jump rope and just enjoy being outdoors, we discovered that there was no power. We were able to work in a couple of classrooms for a short while; as we headed to the dining room for dinner, it was beginning to get dark, but we pressed on. At last, the lights flickered on and we were able to see what we were eating. But it proved to be a brief moment of light. It was now time for our night chapel and very dark. We managed our way down to the chapel; they had told us there would be a generator, so we made our way. But no power. It’s interesting to have 90 teens/leaders left outside in just the shadows of the moon and stars! We prayed, thanked God for allowing us to be here, with or without power, and starting worshiping. In a few minutes, after gazing at the stars, we saw the lights reappear in the chapel, so we were able to move inside for the rest of our worship time. As our time ended and it was time to head to the dorms, we saw that there was no power in the dormitories. Now this would be challenging! Nothing left to do but grope through the darkness to the dorms. Shortly, there was light! It was a Genesis moment; praise the Lord for His provision! The first night is always hectic, getting everyone settled, acquainted with how to use the toilets and showers, etc. But here we are at the end of the first day of camp. Everyone is pretty tired, stretched, and truly ready for some sleep. We have a generator in our quarters that supplies a dim light, so I feel like I’m typing by candlelight, but we know God is in control, He has a purpose for everything, and certainly He has initiated the camp with learning opportunities. Please do continue to pray for these teens and workers from Kibera, that their hearts will be touched deeply, that God’s purposes for them will be fulfilled, that we will be willing, effective vessels for Him, for health and safety for all, and that we can continue to be truly flexible and adapt to each challenge.

Sunday Lunch at Judy's

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We always enjoy having the Masai ladies around to lead us in worship, singing and dancing.