KENYA MISSION TRIP DAILY BLOG
We left at 5am this morning for our flight to Western Kenya. I was a bit apprehensive because we were flying on an airlines I have never flown before and from an airport I have never used before. But as we made our way through the check-in process I had to compliment the staff of Safarilink airlines on their efficiency and their courtesy. It was so refreshing! Everyone knew what they were doing, no one was confused and we where through the process in a jiffy.
The first person to greet us on the other side was Mary Beth Genet. She was positively giddy! Jumping up and down on the other side of the glass as we picked up our luggage. “It’s good to see you too: Mary Beth.”
VISITING THE WIDOWS IN THEIR AFFLICTION
From the airport we drove up the hill from Kisumu to the home of our dear friend Nancy Odwaro for breakfast. No one in this world knows how to put on a breakfast like Nancy and her 7 helpers. I won’t describe it to you in detail lest your are riddled with jealousy, but let me just say; “It’s worth coming to Kenya for!” After breakfast Valerie and the women sat down for an hour to plan a great day for the widows of the Solid Rock Widows Ministry. On Wednesday, three hundred or more widows will spend the day at the at the widows center in Majengo for a great day of worship, teaching, testimonies and training hosted by the women of our Worldcomp team. As they came to the end of their meeting Valerie called me into the room to ask if they could have $3000 in order to give every widow 10 Dollars (1000 Kenya Schillings). We did this several years ago and I’ll tell you it was something to see the joy and the tears of these wonderful but desperately poor women and they danced around the room holding their 10 dollars up to the Lord. Now you might say; “All that over $10 dollars?”, but these women rarley ever see a $10 bill! And when they get one, they don’t buy vegetables, they buy seeds; they don’t buy bread, they buy flour. Think about that for a moment.
Now several of you told me I could ask you if any unexpected needs came up and here’s the first one. We need $3000 anyone willing to help? Let us know! You’ll make the day for the widows of Kenya.
One last thing I’ll report is the Widows Center, which has been under construction for almost 5 years now, has made some mind blowing progress in the last 6 months. They now have running water and flushing toilets. God is answering their prayers for the completion of this project. Thank you Lord!
We are now in our hotel in Kakamega for a brief time of rest. We’ll have an orientation at dinner tonight. Tomorrow we’ll begin our first medical camp and we won’t stop for another week.
Thank you dear friends for your prayers and support. May God’s blessing be on your life.