So, this afternoon, we are on our way to Nairobi (the capitol) to spend a few days as a team debriefing our trip. Then, late Sunday night, we will begin our long journey home! This will be the last blog…Soon you’ll get the real thing! Below, I have a few final thoughts from some of the team. Please continue to pray for us, as our adventure isn’t over yet! God Bless!
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Mary HAD a Little Lamb
Feasting. It’s one of my favorite things to do. Something significant happens when people share a meal together…in any culture. We recently found out, however, that Kenyan feasting has some things that rarely happen in the US.
Last Friday, we had one of our translators purchase 3 lambs for us. They were tied up to our fencing for a few days, grazing on the grass and at night, they ransacked our kitchen to eat all the bananas we could find. Then, on Monday, they met their demise. With the help of some Kenyans, they were slaughtered, skinned, gutted and cooked. There is another AIM team in Kenya. They came to visit, along with many of our new Kenyan family, and we feasted until we were stuffed. Spontaneously, everyone broke out in song and dance. The feast was about more than fresh lamb; it was about fellowship and celebration of what God has been doing.
What has God been doing, you ask? Great question! He has been showing up in incredible ways. We have seen the sick healed and the lost found. We have built some incredible relationships with the Kenyans we have been serving alongside; many have shared with us that they have been encouraged and renewed in their faith because of our team’s faithfulness to God. Even our host pastor told me that in 10 years of hosting teams, ours is the most incredible and top notch team he’s ever seen. What a compliment! So your son or daughter or sibling or friend…they have made an impact for Jesus Christ on this trip. The stories we all have will last for hours. Some will make you laugh; some will make you cry. If we are lucky, some of our stories will help you to see how your financial and prayer support has changed the world. Thank you for being part of this.
Shaye
Tim
Well, its been a pretty crazy time in Kenya. God has been stretching me pretty much every day! Being on a team with 14 girls has been interesting, but God has been more than faithful in meeting all of my needs. And my team rocks the house. I have gotten to become “a real man”, as our Kenyan driver, friend and good brother in Christ, Ben, told me after I killed one of the 3 lamb we had for supper on Tuesday night. It was pretty intense; look forward to pictures! I am truly thankful for all God has done to use me to love on my brothers and sisters here in Kenya. Thank you for all your prayers. We’ll see you soon!
Mary Grace
So today we are leaving Eburru. We are heading to Nairobi for the weekend before we fly back to America. This has been the most amazing trip I have ever taken. I have learned so much about myself and the Lord through this journey. While we were in Eburru we had our little Kenyan family, made up of our translators and people we have met in the community. The people here are filled with the joy and strength of the Lord. Everywhere we go we hear the people greeting us, saying “habari” (or “hello! how are you?) and little kids flocking to us, yelling and wanting to walk with us everywhere. This goodbye is probably the hardest one I have ever had to do, but I am such at peace knowing that the Lord is moving in Eburru and that those people are going to spread the love of Christ even after we are gone. The next couple of days is going to be all about processing the trip and spending some time with the team. See everyone soon!
Dasha
As I write this blog, we are pulling away from the huts that have been our home for the last month. I am caught up in a bunch of emotions – I am glad to be going home, but I am mostly sad to be leaving our new friends and family. God has done so many things in Eburru since we have been here. I am amazed at all the different ways He can work through people. The people of Eburru are so genuine, open and friendly. I will most them profoundly. I will miss the community of direct, honest conversation and smiling, encouraging faces looking back at me. I have come to realize that these people do not need us – really, we need them. God has done great thigns in Eburru before we arrived and He will continue to do so after we have left. He has so blessed our team by letting us witness his awesome ability while we are here. I will never forget His mightly love after being here.
To God be the glory, great thing He has done!