Monday's update

Well, one more week in Kenya is over, and I can’t believe how little time is left! This is our last week of ministry before heading to Mombasa for debrief time. It’s been a good week. Friday was especially wonderful. It was the last day of school, and the whole team came for the day to make it extra special. We played games, did some skits and songs, and shared Bible stories. Then, at the end, we handed out juice, crackers, and New Testaments to each student! I can’t even describe how excited and thrilled they were. They were giddy all day. We were also able to give the certificates for completing the workbooks, which is something most of those kids had never gotten before. They were proud and knew they’d worked hard to receive the New Testaments. I’ve even heard from some of their older siblings that are excited to be able to read the Bible! And they are already looking forward to next semester when through all your help they’ll get full Bibles! I took pictures on Friday, and we’ll get those on the website as soon as possible.

I am feeling a lot more rested and refreshed after this week. I took Thanksgiving day off (which they don’t celebrate here!) and rested a bit. I also enjoyed some great fellowship with the Martins as they were in town that afternoon. It’s always a blessing when I get to see them! AmyJo somehow managed to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for us that evening, though it wasn’t quite Grandma’s or Mom’s!

I’m going to have to keep this update a little shorter since I’m pressed for time. I have an incredibly exciting afternoon coming up! I woke up this morning to a call from Senator Sam Brownback! He’s the representative for Kansas in the U.S. Senate, and he’s in Nairobi right now. I’m meeting him this afternoon to join him for a tour of Kibera. I feel very privileged that I get to meet him and talk for a while. I will be sure to send out an update about the afternoon soon, maybe even on a day other than Monday!