The latest and funniest story from Kenya: Saturday our team decided after morning ministry to drive into Nairobi for a movie. To fit all of us in a matatu (van) one person had to go without a seat. I was that person, which meant that when we were stopped at a police checkpoint I was stowed on the floor between seats under sweatshirts and purses only to have the driver pay the suspecting officer off… Smuggling Kate… the adventures never end here! To update: I love this country. I love the people. It is both breath-taking and heart-breaking here. The juxtaposition has a way of...

Insulting some one's intellegence is a decietful blow. A person's intellegence is a huge part of someone. I would go so far as to say its what makes a person. Throughout my life, I've been insecure about my knowledge so maybe this just resonates with me more. Last Thursday, my team and I went to a primary school to help out. We split up into partners and went in expecting to tell Bible stories, sing, and have fun with the kids. My partner Casey and I volunteered to help out with the 3rd grade. Our spirits were high until we walked into the classroom. Casey greeted the teacher...

When God answers prayers He doesn’t mess around! If you’ve been reading the papers or watching the news you may know that Kenya is going through a massive drought. Usually the month of June brings with it days filled with rain that water the crops and fields. Fields of maze, watermelon and other fruits and veggies provide food and a source of income for most families here in Mpeketoni, but it hasn’t rained for more than 2 or 3 minutes on maybe 2 or 3 different occasions since we’ve arrived on June 10th. Our team noticed the withering crops and droopy stalks of the...

Over the past couple of weeks I have been trying to find something that I could be passionate about and would break my heart the way it breaks the Lords. On Saturday Devan, Jenna and I headed to the disabled school that boarded ten children of all different disabilities. Entering the school, we looked around and saw some of the kids just outside the building.  A girl named Jenna and a kid named Edwine, and a little boy named David were sitting outside as we came up. Jenna and Edwine both have autism and David suffers from something that makes him not able to walk or sit.  As we...

This past week was spent by my team at  Moi Ndabi, a village in African bush land. Some may think going in the mission field you might not always get enought to eat… This is not always the case. Numerous times this week my team and I ended up having more than the typical 3 meals a  day and many cups of chai tea! The people here in this village were so kind and thankful to us outsiders as predomintly white american missionarys. Dinner Friday night was sheep. A man meet earlier this week by some of us during ministry felt led to donate us a whole live sheep from his herd....

This week has been chalk full of lessons, all of which will effect the way I live the rest of my life! It would be near impossible to write about everything I’ve learned but here are a couple highlights! Shalom School: This week several of us ventured to a school/living facility for ten disabled children and young adults. In Africa people with disabilities are not only thought of as weird, but shunned from society. This explains why one boy’s parents dropped him off in the woods to die. Another boy, David, we found lying in his own urine because he is unable to walk so he crawls...