Mimosa Lane Baptist Kenya Report – November 5, 2009
Posted on November 5, 2009 - Filed Under Mission Reports | Leave a Comment
WOW…it is Thursday evening, and what a day! We traveled this morning up the mountain on rough trails to a grassy area where eight villages came together to meet with us. As we traveled up the mountain trail, we could see the village groups in full color dress coming across mountains from all directions singing praises to the Lord. Some walked as far as 10 miles over mountain terrain and when all arrived, we had over 1,200 including 400 children who had come to hear us. Most of us were moved to tears as we watched the folks coming in from the surrounding areas.
Each of us shared. The elders from each village selected the 25 homes that would today receive water system training and the initial systems. In addition to our water training, Karen did training for school teachers in the villages, Ashley and Carolyn did activities with the children and shared the bears that our children had made for them at Camp Gap as well as candy and other items. We were then surprised as each of us received gifts that they dressed us in with colorful beads, hats, belts, necklaces, etc. As they presented them to us, their women gathered around us to sing and chant songs glorifying God.
The group presented Charlie and Sandra with a home that they had built for them there in the mountains so that they do not have to travel back and forth from Maralal each time they come to be with them.
Area pastors and translators invited a group who had not received Christ to listen, and I shared, then gave invitation for them to meet with us individually and receive more information. Out of 40 to 50 folks in the group, we led 21 individually to receive Christ, and many of them were village elders who will have so much influence in their villages.
Tomorrow, Karen does her children’s leadership training, and I conduct the pastors training/conference while our team does door to door evangelism here in Maralal. Tomorrow afternoon, we will do evangelism in a local retirement center. Then back to the mountain areas and repeat, as the Lord leads, today.
Thanks for your prayers…we love you, Bob
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