I wanted to provide
a quick update of life in Kijabe over these past couple of days. Teresa has been busy at the hospital, facing
the challenges of language as well as medical equipment, medications and
hospital policies that all have different functions, names and protocols. However, she is excelling and is blessed each
day with a tremendous opportunity to minister to those that are in need of
physical and spiritual restoration.
Thank you for your continued prayers for wholeness for those patients
she sees.
While Teresa has
been at the hospital I have been studying a great deal, continuing in the full
seminary requirements of this spring and making plenty of new contacts. I will begin volunteering on Monday at the
Bible College here to assist in whatever way I can. Also I get to catch up with a few old friends
that I had the privilege of working with the last time I was in Kenya. This weekend I will meet up with Richard who,
since I last saw him last, has gotten married, had two children, planted a church
and started a primary school. It is an
honor to be able to watch what God does in the lives of those yielded to Him
and to be able to encourage those we are bonded together with under the banner
of our heavenly Father.
Additionally we
continue to drink in the Kenyan culture that thrills us so much. Every morning I marvel as the sun crests the
mountain peaks behind us and fills the Great Rift Valley with golden
light. From our vantage point it seems
as if we can see for miles. Keen eyes
can spot the columns of dust from the vehicles traveling the dirt roads snaking
through the valley. In the morning
before the day get hazy you can see small villages dotting the horizon and by
the end of the day when the wind picks up you can see a few dizzying dust devils
swirling their way through the plains.
The weather is beyond a dream as we enjoy a dry 80 degrees during the
days and cool but breezy evenings in the mid-50s.
The local fare is a
delight and we have been taking in our fill of the Kenyan staples. The market is a seven minute walk away where
we can get the freshest of fruits and vegetables, untainted by the things that
usually cause American food to lack its original flavors. The bananas here are amazing and you have
never tasted such a delight. What is
more, Kenyans are tea drinkers but not Southern Sweet tea, only hot tea
here. The fellow missionaries have been
beyond gracious and they have opened up their homes to us a number of
times. The community seems very much
like that described in Acts where people met daily for mutual edification. Wow I realize that I have gotten carried
away; I was going to attempt a post about how much we are suffering for the
work of the Lord here in deepest Africa but I got distracted :)
Regardless, thank
you for all the prayers, messages, thoughts and kind words. So many people made this trip possible and we
are indebted to each and every one. We
can sense everyone's prayers and feel as if we are traveling with an army of
saints who are doing the work of the Lord with us at every turn. We are grateful beyond words to be able to be
in a place we love doing the work of a God who loves even more. Blessings!
Scott
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