Hello again

Well I made it back from Africa in one piece and I only saw a few scary spiders and no snakes - praise the Lord.
This was such a great trip - I really hope that if you get the chance to see what God is doing in Kenya that you will jump at it!
It has been amazing to see the dedication of the people who are Christians and working in this area.

I met a man who has seven children - works full time at the church for no pay and says to me that the people pay him in "love" - amazing. Can you imagine being willing to support your family on love? But God called him to the ministry and not to work in the hotels (the only major employer in the area which is full of drugs, prostitution and gambling)

He and his wife live in a two room mud and stone house ( if you can call it that) and his concerns were for how proper it was for his sons and daughters to be sharing a room.

His oldest child needs to go to secondary school next year (high school) and he is concerned how he will pay for this because it is very expensive. When I asked him how he planned to take care of this he says - God will take care of it.

Imagine yourself in this situation - with nothing - and no idea how you and your family will survive, and just having faith rather than financial planning.

On top of all this - when they opened up the school to orphans, some of the children lived too far away to make it safely to the school so this man -with nothing - allows an orphan to stay at his home, share his food, clothing and shelter, so that this child can have an education and exposure to Christ.
It is easy to let yourself think that if they had more of what we have they would be better off, maybe if we had more of what they have we would be better off. I have never witnessed people full of such love, compassion and FAITH that all things are in the hands of God - and because of that faith they are able to serve God in amazing ways despite their circumstances.

I'm not sure I want to stand next to them in Heaven and have God ask me what I did - if someone with nothing can be used to reach an entire community for Christ- what could we be used for?

Something to think about
Amanda