I'm lucky enough to be able to get to another cyber cafe to write to you all, this one in Ngong Town, the town located just outside of the Watakatifu Wote Senta where the team is staying.
The last few days have been a little slower, which has been nice. We've been having a lot more free time, allowing us to have chances to take some quite times, play games, learn some Swahili, and take care of laundry. I've really gotten to enjoy Kenya these days; the area is in a drought, yet the hills are covered in greenery - a welcome change from New Mexico. It's been less than a week since the team first met, but it has seemed like weeks as we continue to experience so many wonderful things together. This mission has already been such a blessing, and I am so glad God has brought me to this place and allowed me to have these experiences.
Last night, we had the privilege of going to a CU (Christian Union) meeting at one of the campuses of Nairobi University, a business school of about 1500 students. A CU is a chapter of FOCUS (Fellowship of Christian Unions), which is the Kenyan sister movement of InterVarsity. It was wonderful to be able to participate in the worship and discipleship of these Christian students and to see their heart for the LORD! It is very easy for people to talk about matters of faith here in Kenya; I was actually asked within minutes of meeting one of the students, Marcy, how I had come to know Christ. This is really wonderful because, unlike in America, we don't have to be afraid to directly confront people to know if they are born again. The Gospel can be shared courageously, and the students we met were definitely great examples of the way Kenyan Christians live Godly lives for all to see. I only hope that I too can be so courageous when the time comes for me to share with others!
We still haven't been given our ministry assignments yet, but I should find out where I'll be sent to within a day or two. I'm really excited to see where I'll be working for the next 3 weeks, but it will certainly be sad to have the team split up for a while after we've grown so close.
Please pray:
- That we would all be ready for the assignments we will have, and that we'll all be able to effectively deal with any culture shock.
- That the hearts of those we will be ministering to will be prepared, that we may be able to cast the seed of the Gospel onto good soil.
- For the many, many people here in Kenya who live lives of poverty, that they would be able to find comfort and aid, spiritual and physical.
- That the CU's will be able to continues to minister well to African students, carrying out His will accross the nation.
And praise:
- That we have been able to learn and grow so much as a team and as missionaries already, and for all that we have been able to experience here in Kenya.
- That those who were sick have gotten better, and there seems to be no more illnesses.
- For the many ways that God has been working here in Kenya already, such as through the CU's and the many many Christians that we continue to meet daily.
"Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me."
- Psalm 43:7
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