Author: Adventures

Through My Papa’s Eyes

My Papa is a 76-year-old servant. An immigrant from Germany who has spent his life serving God in the most simple of ways, but his simplicity has added many to the Kingdom.  I have learned from my Papa that I can serve God just by giving someone a hamburger or a ride to a store. My Papa has a special place in my heart and that place has been the key to open a special door in my heart: the elderly. Any time I see an elderly person, I just see my Papa. I see his little stature, his gray beard, the little shuffle he has when he walks, his smile, the crinkle in his eyes when he giggles,...

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We are one in the Lord!

   Oh what fun we had!  We spent two weeks in the bush of Kenya.  At first our team was a little uncertain of what was happening and why we were in the middle of no where sleeping in tents and using a squatty.  However as we pulled away on Monday, we found ourselves already missing our new friends.    It is so amazing how God works.  As we traveled from hut-to-hut each day sharing the gospel and praying with people, we got to see God at work.  We asked, and God answered.  We asked for rain.  It rained!  We asked for healing....

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Ready to Go

       Since we have arrived here in Kenya, we have had the opportunity to spend a couple days to rest and catch up on missed sleep.  It has given me the opportunity to spend some time in the word and to talk to the other missionaries here in Kijabe.  It has been a great couple of days for me to reflect on my life and why I am here.             These verses really stuck out to me and made me realize that I need to be better prepared for the questions I get asked.  "Walk in wisdom toward...

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Finding Joy Through the Tears

After touring the little town of Kijabe we were taken to the hospital to look around. Jessica (a girl who came to Kenya last year with AIM & now is back serving in the hospital) showed us a girl that God has just put on her heart, to love & to bless. This little, precious girl’s name is Judy, she is 10. Her family abandoned her after years of isolations & she had lesions on her face. After they were removed she ended up losing her sight. AT THE AGE OF TEN.   We were actually looking at her through a window. There was someone in the room with her telling her that we...

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God Speaks

The first time I heard someone tell me that God spoke to them I truly thought it was a joke. How could God speak to us? I have never witnessed God speaking through my life.UNTIL, I was reminded in a session at training camp called,“God speaking,” that he speaks to us all the time, we just need to listen!   After the session, someone came up to me to tell me “God is speaking in your life, just listen.” That was the last day of training camp. Monday night we all gathered together to worship the God we serve. As I began to cry out to the Lord, Ruthann came to me...

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Kenya squeeze me!

We have arrived in Kenya!  We have been living in Kijabe with Pastor Simon and his wife Margret. Today we leave and are heading out to the bush. Our team will be living with the Massaai tribe! I am so excited to spend time with them! We will be doing youth and young child outreach along with door to door ministry. Another tribe I know we will be staying with is the Pokot. In church sunday, we learned that the Pokot tribe is "in salved by the culture". They do not know Swahili and they do not go to school. The Pokot tribe is  "trapped in their culture". Pastor...

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