Our flight went smoothly from Nairobi to Kitale yesterday morning. We sat on the patio looking toward Mt. Elgon and the Uganda border while I enjoyed a chilled black currant Fanta, a favorite experience in Kenya, while they prepared our room for check in.
After a quick lunch we went to Purpose Driven Academy to see our kids. The head master, Peter, walked us through the local neighborhood to their house to meet them. Word spread that we were on our way and a whole herd of kids came running to meet us with Augustine leading the pack, running as fast as his little legs would carry him with a huge smile on his face. I'm not sure whose was bigger, his or mine. What a great reunion!! We spent most of the afternoon loving on them. They had been asking for days when their mzungu was coming. God is good.
We attended the opening of a women's conference at Deliverance Church Kitale called "Women of Purpose and Destiny". The worship was awesome. The message was inspiring.
In the evening we joined several friends that come here for missions, some of which live nearby us in OC but I only see in Kenya - too funny. It was great to reunite with kindred spirits that have a heart for Africa and got to make some new friends too. It was a very international group with people from Kenya, US, Rwanda, Ukraine and India. God brought us all here to serve Him. What an awesome God we serve.
Please pray for our time here in Kitale, that it glorify God in all we do. We have several things planned but will spare you the details because they will likely change :-). One thing in particular to pray for is our CR Follow Up seminar to be held on Friday. The president has declared Friday a holiday to celebrate the new constitution and I am not sure what impact that will have on our seminar. I know God will work out the details, he always does.
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Jana & Michael. My prayer is that you & your children will all bond together. I love the big smiles stories. Know that you are all being prayed for, every step of the way. I am very proud of the two of you.
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Thank you for keeping up with the blog posts. It really helps to be there in spirit. May each day be long so you can spend more and more time!
ReplyDeleteJambo! What a reunion!! Thanks for helping us capture the moment as each time you see the kids, they know you better and look forward to your arrival. God is in the details. I'm so glad they were able to go forward with the conference for the women of Kitale, as they are in my heart too. Love to you both - thinking about and praying for you.
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