So after about 16 hours of plane rides and 13 hours of bus riding (n which loud music played for about 12.77 hours of the ride), we have finally arrived in Mpeketoni, Kenya! (4 days ago.)
We had the first 3ish days to relax which mostly amounted to playing with the kids, napping, sweating, swatting away flies, sweating, and anxiously waiting for our ministry time to begin! I'm truely thankful for the place where we are staying at. The pastor's family and friends serve us wonderfully. We eat like kings, as my stomach can testify, our rooms are spacious, and there are no creepy crawlies in the showers (most of the time). 🙂 Also, the squatty potties really give your thighs a work out. Sorry for the sidenote. Anyway… the good stuff.
We began our ministry yesterday at 6am by visiting a hospital and praying for the patients. Then we went on to door to door ministry and helped with a revival meeting at the church we are working with by playing worship and preaching. As things are beginning to pick up, our team is starting to realize the full responsibilities that the Lord has given us, and we're slowly learning and growing in the unity that God intended for His children. God is the center of our team and we are inviting and asking Him to now become bigger in us! Our team is learning the priveledge and confidence we have in Jesus as God's children to ask our Father for great things! You've probably heard "I'm so excited to see what God is going to do in Kenya" ten million times now, at least I have. Well, now is the time we're are going to start seeing! Booyah. Mungoo yu mweh mah! Translation for you all that don't know Swahili: God is good.
Love,
Melissa
p.s. the title means Jesus, I love you or Jesus loves you (i'm not sure). and the spelling is probably wrong.
