By Stephen Lepke written on 6/20/2009
Well we’ve been
here almost 2.5 weeks now and I can’t believe just how much God has been
doing. We’ve been very busy helping
build a 3rd and 4th grade school, leading a 1st
and 2nd grade school, playing with kids during P.E. (physical
education), and also going to the hospital.
I think in every instance, God has been moving and working in ways we
couldn’t imagine.
For example, one
of my favorite moments thus far has been spending time with the workers who
have been building the 3rd and 4th grade school. We’ve spent two full days with them, digging
ditches and laying the foundation to the building. During our days work, we’ve been engaging the
workers in conversation and talking to them about God. They open up a lot since we are doing manual
labor along side of them and have earned their trust and respect. During our
second visit, one of the older boys named Samuel invited us to eat dinner with
him at his house. At first I thought he
was just being nice, but not going to follow through with the invite. But God knocked me in the face and the next
day Samuel came up and said, “So you are coming tomorrow, right?” So he came by and picked us up the next
afternoon and we had an amazing Kenya dinner.
We had Chapatay (like a tortilla), fried cabbages, potatoes, shredded
carrots, and a fruit bowl. They fed us
so much food and were very hospitable.
We talked about the differences of culture, school, football (soccer)
and God.
of my favorite moments thus far has been spending time with the workers who
have been building the 3rd and 4th grade school. We’ve spent two full days with them, digging
ditches and laying the foundation to the building. During our days work, we’ve been engaging the
workers in conversation and talking to them about God. They open up a lot since we are doing manual
labor along side of them and have earned their trust and respect. During our
second visit, one of the older boys named Samuel invited us to eat dinner with
him at his house. At first I thought he
was just being nice, but not going to follow through with the invite. But God knocked me in the face and the next
day Samuel came up and said, “So you are coming tomorrow, right?” So he came by and picked us up the next
afternoon and we had an amazing Kenya dinner.
We had Chapatay (like a tortilla), fried cabbages, potatoes, shredded
carrots, and a fruit bowl. They fed us
so much food and were very hospitable.
We talked about the differences of culture, school, football (soccer)
and God.
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