Last picture: our team with Kenyan Vice-President, Stephen Musyoka (center)! We had a great talk with him about our trip, the status of Kenya, and the famine. We even got to pray with him before he left!!!
After supper, Daryl was also interviewed by a reporter for a possible article in the Star newspaper of Kenya! God is so big!!! Needless to say it was a pretty exciting night! Of course, all of this was just the topper to another amazing day in Kenya...
On this, the final day of VBS in Kamuwango, we had over 300 students in attendance. There was such a stark contrast between Day 1 and Day 2 in the way the children here responded to us. The walls that we had previously encountered with this group, who had little previous experience with outsiders, had come down! They opened up to us, engaged in Bible discussions, asked questions, clinged to us more, and just participated more freely. It was such a blessing. We earned their trust in Day 1 and we reaped the benefit in Day 2. We only wish we had a few more days. But we trust God's providence and we know that He is faithful to finish the good work he has started with the children there.
Great Bible study sessions were had by all. The schedule and meeting space issues were all handled smoothly. Ample food was acquired to feed the masses of children, family, and other community members that arrived for a free, wonderful meal. Though we weren't able to give every child all of the gifts that we had hoped to, due to the unexpected high attendance, we were able to give every age group a number of gifts, which were received with much excitement & appreciation. The church and everyone involved showed much gracious appreciation to our team at the closing service and asked us to please come again soon. We drove away from the church feeling so encouraged and so blessed to play a small part in what God is doing in that village. Pray with us that God would use Pastor Paul and the members of His church to assimilate as many of the children and their families, into their church body, as possible. Pray that a great harvest and revival would come to Kamuwango.
One other praise report. Everyone was feeling better today! Aside from some congestion and some raspy voices, you couldn't even tell that anyone had been feeling bad the day before. Praise be to our great God... our Defender, our Provider, and our Savior! "To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen" (Eph. 3:21).
Awesome!! What a fabulous journey . . . STILL!!
ReplyDeleteThe smiles on your faces (along with those of beautiful Kenyans) say it all!! God is SO good!
Love you all!
Ms. Julia
Hey Kenya Crew!!! It's Rachel:):) I am so thrilled about all God is doing over there with you guys!!! The Photos are Awesome!!! :):) Those precious kiddos!!! God is so Good!! :):) I have been keeping up with the blog but have not been able to comment til today so I just wanted to tell you guys that I Love You All and have been praying for each one of you!!! I Pray that God would give you courage to keep sharing the Awesome news of Christ!!! I also pray that God will keep doing Amazing things over there!!! I leave for Haiti tomorrow but I am taking my prayer guide with me so I can stay in continous prayer for you guys!!! Again I Love You and am Praying for You all!!!! Stay Safe!! :):)
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-Rachel :)
Thanks for the amazing pictures! They sure do warm my heart. These children are BEAUTIFUL! I can tell God is doing amazing tings over there! I'm praying for y'all and I love y'all!
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All I can say is WOW! I love reading these blogs. I actually get chill bumps hearing of your amazing experiences and seeing how real and powerful God is showing Himself to you all. And the pictures; no fake ‘say cheese’ smiles (Josh). Only genuine happy in my heart smiles.
ReplyDeleteLove these happy pictures and the only better thing would be to be there with all of you. God
ReplyDeleteis working through each of you, He is blessing every work and I pray when you return home the leaders will continue the groundwork that this team is putting into action. We are so blessed in our church to have our leaders that have put forth such effort to help raise up a group of young people as these ten teenagers. Glory to God.
Jason, loving to see your smiling face and the
joy and growth you are experiencing. Those children will keep this with them forever as I know you will. Praying for each of you.
All is well at home. Love you very much, Nana
Thank you so much for the up dates and the pics. We eagerly await your daily news to learn some of the latest powerful things God is continuing to use you all to accomplish in His name.
ReplyDeleteSatan feared the mighty things that God was going to do in Kenya, and he put every stumbling block possible to stop this trip. But you all 'kept you eyes on the prize' and would not be discouraged. You were all strong Christian Warriors before this trip, but we believe you all should be up for a promotion in God's Army.
Thank you Daryl, for your commitment to God and to your willingness to be His servant, (even at the sacrifice of time with your family and thanks to your family for their unselfishness loyality to God and to you.) Thank you - Paige and Arnold for helping Daryl take on this tremendous responsibility of sheparding our precious young people in this journey half way around the world. Thank you young people for being such strong and committed christians.
From you news items, it looks that your 'fame' is spreading. From the newpaper interview (how did they know you all were there?) to the V. Pres of the Country. WOW!! what an impact you have ALREADY made. NOT TO MENTION the impressions you've made on the lives on those wonderful, smiling children and their parents. We really like to analogy that Kim C. used about a Butterfly. Butterflies are some of the most beautiful creatures on the earth and so are all of you!!!! We continue to pray for all of you and that God will continue to keep you safe, and that He will continue to use all of you in a might way. Love and Prays, San & Ed