Hello friends and family,
So, we made it to Kenya! I’ve only been here about 2 weeks and I’ve already done so much. God is continually breaking down walls that I have put around myself and continually showing me that I can do amazing things if I just trust in Him.
Lately, the ministry our team has been doing is hut to hut visits. This consists of traveling to a house, being invited in, given chai tea, telling them about Jesus, then walking to the next house which may be another mile away, and doing the same thing. Through these visits I have seen a lot of hurting people, many addicted to alcohol and smoking, many who just seem depressed. But, we’ve been able to help so many, giving them hope that there is a better day.
There was one house in particular that I felt the Holy Spirit move in me and work in me in a way that had never happened before. We arrived at our first house of the day to meet an old man, I think his name was Joshua. He had lost his vision from some sort of alcohol poisoning and had a crippled leg. He told us he was still holding on to bitterness from what had happened in the past and couldn’t let go of it. While he was telling us this, for some reason I truly felt that through God we could heal this man. We put our hands on him and prayed, once we were done Joshua sat up strait, rubbed his eyes, put his 2 walking sticks down and said he felt sick. He then walked over to the side of the house and puked. He came back with a smile on his face and clapping. He didn’t really say much after that, but I really feel like God released something in Joshua that was holding him back from God.
This is just one example of some of the amazing things God is doing here in Kenya. He is continually working through our team, changing each one of us in different ways and really molding us into the people the He designed for us to be. I came into this trip afraid that I wouldn’t have the words to speak, that I wasn’t a good enough a person to evangelize, but God has taken those things and has thrown them out the window.
I feel like right now, whatever challenges we may face that through God’s strength we will get through it and become better versions of ourselves as a result.
I can’t wait to here from everyone again, hopefully I will have another blog up here by this month. Until then, keep praying for this team and this ministry. See yea!
