Note to self… Don’t leave sweets to cool in front of the open window. We have a little boy full of personality that lights up our house nearly every day. It is not uncommon to hear his name being called at regular intervals. Usually it is because he is doing something he shouldn’t. He whirls around his eyes wide as saucers and scurries away. Yesterday we were sending the kids home and all the sudden it was realized that the last fried apple pie was missing… so Chami goes running out the door just in time to see our mischievous friend running like the wind up the lane frantically stuffing his prize in his pocket. We got a good laugh over that one.
We have so much to rejoice and be thankful for. We just purchased food for the second month of Saturday feedings. The word seems to be spreading and the numbers seem to be growing. Last week we counted 155 kids. That is a lot of rice and beans. We are so grateful for our brothers and sisters here who are willing and eager to help out. We take turns teaching a devotion.. then we try to play some games then we feed them. We don’t simply want to be filling their bellies. Full bellies won’t save a soul from hell. It is our desire that Christ be proclaimed. We pray the Holy Spirit would be working in their hearts to awaken them to grace, salvation, and love that can only be found in Jesus Christ. He deserves to have their lives, their praises. Oh that they would be established upon The Rock where nothing can shake them. Please pray that the gospel would be lived, proclaimed, and believed here in Kibera. In 1 Thesselonians 1:5 it says, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit..” When we share the gospel it must be more than just words. Man’s words have no weight.. the Holy Spirit must be manifested in and through us.. He has to meet us in power. Only He knows how to preach the gospel rightly. Our job?! Be a vessel. Be a soul willing to be sanctified and filled. Be a mouth willing to be used. Be a life willing to look the fool and be used for the glory of God!!
Most schools are now out for the remainder of the year. Our afternoons are full of noise, laughter and life. It is sweet.. and messy.. and loud… and Worth it!! Some of the older children come in carrying their baby siblings. They look at us with wide eyes as they cling tightly to the one they know. Sometimes stories are shared with us that cause us to sit, silent, no words left to say. Life for a youngster here involves things that some adults in the U.S. have never had to deal with. The responsibilities and burdens they bear are often much more than we think such small shoulders can carry. We are continually thankful for our Father. He knows.. He can fix.. He can heal. Praise be to His name.
Continue to pray brothers and sisters! And may the Lord be exalted through your lives as you serve Him with your all.
“….that in ALL things He may have preeminence.” Colossians 1:18
We have so much to rejoice and be thankful for. We just purchased food for the second month of Saturday feedings. The word seems to be spreading and the numbers seem to be growing. Last week we counted 155 kids. That is a lot of rice and beans. We are so grateful for our brothers and sisters here who are willing and eager to help out. We take turns teaching a devotion.. then we try to play some games then we feed them. We don’t simply want to be filling their bellies. Full bellies won’t save a soul from hell. It is our desire that Christ be proclaimed. We pray the Holy Spirit would be working in their hearts to awaken them to grace, salvation, and love that can only be found in Jesus Christ. He deserves to have their lives, their praises. Oh that they would be established upon The Rock where nothing can shake them. Please pray that the gospel would be lived, proclaimed, and believed here in Kibera. In 1 Thesselonians 1:5 it says, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit..” When we share the gospel it must be more than just words. Man’s words have no weight.. the Holy Spirit must be manifested in and through us.. He has to meet us in power. Only He knows how to preach the gospel rightly. Our job?! Be a vessel. Be a soul willing to be sanctified and filled. Be a mouth willing to be used. Be a life willing to look the fool and be used for the glory of God!!
Most schools are now out for the remainder of the year. Our afternoons are full of noise, laughter and life. It is sweet.. and messy.. and loud… and Worth it!! Some of the older children come in carrying their baby siblings. They look at us with wide eyes as they cling tightly to the one they know. Sometimes stories are shared with us that cause us to sit, silent, no words left to say. Life for a youngster here involves things that some adults in the U.S. have never had to deal with. The responsibilities and burdens they bear are often much more than we think such small shoulders can carry. We are continually thankful for our Father. He knows.. He can fix.. He can heal. Praise be to His name.
Continue to pray brothers and sisters! And may the Lord be exalted through your lives as you serve Him with your all.
“….that in ALL things He may have preeminence.” Colossians 1:18
boiling the bean stew
The crew
It's great to hear what you are up to and how God is using and teaching and guiding you girls! Keep believing in the One who never changes and never fails!
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