Traveling to Kenya was rough…..
We sat in the Atlanta airport for about 8 hours.
We took a 14 hour flight to Dubai.
Lost Chris for a few hours because they wouldn't let him enter the country without a visa (He's Canadian).
Waited for 6 hours in the Dubai airport.
Took a 5 ½ hour flight from Dubai to Kenya.
Sat in line for about 2 hours to get visas for all 12 people on our team.
Took a 45 minute bus ride to our hostel.
The leaders didn't get to rest, but got to go buy food and bus tickets.
Woke up at 5am the next morning to take an 8 hour bus ride to Busia.
Praise God for sustaining us and protecting us during all that travel.
Day to Day Life in Busia, Kenya:
We live in a house with a western toilet and running water (thank you God). All 9 girls sleep in one room. The contacts were nice enough to give us mini twin mattresses, so we are spread out all over the floor but sleep pretty comfortably. The 3 guys share the room next to ours. We have quiet time with the Lord in the morning. We eat breakfast, prepared by an amazing cook/member of the church. At about 12 pm, we walk to the church and when we get there, we play with all of the school children. They are about 3-5 years old and absolutely adorable with their runny noses and school uniforms. At 1:00 we participate in “lunch hour” which is basically a church service for the church leaders. We sing, dance, listen to a really good message, and pray. Then we eat lunch (pb&j's everyday) and wait to picked up for the crusades. At around 4pm, sometimes 5, sometimes 3…we are on Africa time after all, we ride to Matayos. Its the next town over where our Pastor holds the crusades. We worship out in the open, right in the middle of a market. We dance with the locals and pray. Then the pastor gives a message in Swahili, which sounds really beautiful and powerful…if I could only understand what he was saying. Our team sings and does skits. Then they ask who wants to accept Christ and each day people have come forward. They invite us to lay hands on them and pray for them, then we get to do the same, as they pray to bless the children of the town. We go home and eat a delicious Kenyan supper, prepared by our wonderful cook. We have family time as a team, and listen to each other's testimonies and stories. We shower, go to sleep, and wake up the next morning to do it all again. Next week, we will be doing door-to-door evangelism, digging a well for the church, preaching in church, and visiting the hospitals. We are all very excited!
I'm really enjoying my time here. Our contacts are great, my co-leader is super fun, and I love my team. God is good…all the time.
