It is so easy to go about life based on your own feelings. I was never a fan of short term missions but this trip has changed my mind. I felt that we came, brought hope, the name of Jesus, and some physical help to the people, but I felt that them we left them out to dry. I didn’t see any follow-up with the people. How can this be building up God’s kingdom? Well that is where the problem is.  I am forgetting that God is the ultimate power. I subconsciously doubt the power of God. I don’t trust that God has a plan for everyone, not just me. Jeremiah 29:11 says that God...

We left the comfort of Kijabe – the two hospitals, large private school, english speaking population – to live in Rare for 7 days. The people of Rare are from two tribes, the Maasi and Turkana. They both used to be nomadic herders but now the Turkana keep farms in addition to their herds. We often heard the sounds of cattle, sheep, and goats walking through our place we called home to reach the nearby stream for water. During the week that we were there we went from hut to hut in groups of 5 to 6 talking with the people there. Most of them were Christians but we were able to...

Freddie and Felix Freddie is a 4 year old little boy who lives behind the Bishop's house. He has come to visit us everyday since we arrived. At first he came alone, sometimes rolling and running after the bicycle tire that he plays with. But lately he has had a little shadow named Felix. Felix is Freddie's 2 year old brother. At first Felix would use caution when approaching us and look at us with a questioning expression, but slowly he is warming up to us. Today he fell asleep in Melissa's arms. Freddie is a mischievous and curious little boy. He climbs walls, does cart...

Freddie and Felix Freddie is a 4 year old little boy who lives behind the Bishop's house. He has come to visit us everyday since we arrived. At first he came alone, sometimes rolling and running after the bicycle tire that he plays with. But lately he has had a little shadow named Felix. Felix is Freddie's 2 year old brother. At first Felix would use caution when approaching us and look at us with a questioning expression, but slowly he is warming up to us. Today he fell asleep in Melissa's arms. Freddie is a mischievous and curious little boy. He climbs walls, does cart...

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" -Matthew 21:22 This team and the people of Kenya are belivers because physical rain has been brought by the grace of God. Last week, we stayed in a Turkana village at an AIC sponsored church. The people in Kenya are very welcoming and thier hospitality is heart-warming. Most of the week was spent doing door to door ministry from hut to hut with the ocassional visit to a primary schoool. As a team, we noticed the need for rain and it was a prayer request from many of the villagers as we went in groups from hut to...

My team kicked off our ministry in Kenya by spending our first week in a place called Rare (said Ra-ray) in the Great Rift Valley. We did outreach door-to-door, in schools and the rock quarry. On Wednesday, my serve team, a smaller group within my team went hut-to-hut with our translator. He took us out to a hut far away from where we were staying and yelled "Odi, Odi!", which means "Knock, Knock!". A very, very old and beautiful Maasi woman came slowly to the door singing praises to God. She could hardly walk, but made it to the door and propped herself against the...