In the picture above is Brom and I, I meet him here in Kenya. He has been working so hard in order to get enough money to get a better education (he wants to be a pilot) he is still short about 1,000 dollars so please be praying for him.
I like to believe that we are broken, bruised, or scared in order to help us reach a remarkable strand of growth we ordinarily wouldn’t. I have been in Kenya now for 6 days, that’s 144 hours of being away from my home, 8640 minutes of being stretched from my comfort zone, and 518400 seconds of unconditional growth. I like to think of my twelve teammates as my family, sorry let me rephrase the twelve us are a family and within that we’ve already uncovered some bruises. My family has done some fantastic things so far in these six days, unfortunately I have not been able to partake in them all. On Sunday when we arrived at our first contact in the late evening I started to feel sick. As hours pasted I could feel my body weakening, and fever rising. Due to my conditions a doctor was called, including a lot of shots and needles, eventually this led to having to find a hospital. Throughout my sickness one particular person touched me in such a way that has helped me grow and forever change. My leader Janna has the heart of a solider and the faith of a wicked storm, so intense it will blow you away. She has this way about her that is continuously warm and overflowing with strength. Janna sat by me for over 48 hours taking on a roll that didn’t contain any benefits for herself. She is developing into this courageous fierce leader, and just to see it has left more room for myself to grow. I am finding more often than not my own scars are starting to fade. Seeing faces whose smiles don’t truly matter have slowly begun to break me spiritually. Being able to connect to people with a language barrier in place has confirmed God is all you need. My passion for children of God has only been expanded by the works of daily life here. I do miss home, but I will miss my new family here once I return, even more.
