JAMBO!
A quick update:
We arrived in Mpeketoni yesterday after a 13 hour bus ride, which was quite an experience. It felt more like a 13 hour rollercoaster ride to me. After all the traveling we only had a few negative side effects, the worst of which was CANKLES. So far I've learned to wash clothes in a bucket and use a squatty potty. We were awoken this morning by a down poor of rain and the pastor and others singing praises to the Lord for the rain! We have church tomorrow from 8am-1pm and I CANNOT WAIT! We will start hospital visits and house to house visits on Tuesday.
When I think about this journey I am on in Kenya, the first word that pops into my head is HUMBLED. Humbled that the Lord chose me out of millions to come here. Many might say that I am fulfilling Jesus' command to go to the nations, and although I would like to think that coming to Kenya is solely a result of my radical love and desire to fulfil the Lord's commands, it is not. I could just as easily have stayed in Orlando and worked with the homeless or a recovery house for women, however, Jesus had a better idea! He knows that I need to be forced out of my comfort zone. amd in order for that to happen I needed to be in Mpeketoni, Kenya during the summer of 2011. HUMBLED. I believe that through this the Lord is showing me just how much He loves me. He cares enough about me to give me this experience. He trusts me enough to let me tell his story to the people here. He loves me enough to stretch me so thin, spiritually, that my only rescue and source of strength is through His mighty name. Am I nervous? INCREDIBLY. Am I freaking out? 110%. But at the same time there is a river of peace flowing over me continually, giving me the assurance that He will sustain me. For I know that He is my portion. I am humbled by the fact that the Lord chose me to teach and mold and break and bend this summer. As I sit here looking at the little faces peaking through the windows with massive smiles I know that this is going to be the hardest, most rewarding, challenging and best experience I will EVER have! I pray you don't recognize me when I get back. Thank you for your prayers, the Lord is going to do AMAZING things here!
