“…God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I
forsake you.’” ~Hebrews 13:5
Today has been a day full of
blessings as well as children filled with energy! We started with Mohambre and
Chai and it was delicious! One hundred and sixty children showed up at Vacation
Bible School today. Kaitlyn and I worked in the crafts room helping the two
younger classes make crosses out of popsicle sticks, as we then shook glitter
on them. The two older classes made bracelets out of a strip of a bandana and
five beads (black, red, white, clear, green, and yellow) to help remind them of
the gospel story. They all learned about the story of Jesus today. The children
here are so sweet and packed full of love! I am not sure if it has been said
already in our blog, but they love to give you a high five and just be with
you! (Some of those high fives leave blisters their so hard!! Haha) People here
in general are so welcoming and I am thankful for the translators and teachers
helping us! Without them this would be a disaster!
Evangelism was so encouraging today
as we walked through villages to share the love of Jesus. Many were saved and I
just have to give a shout out of praise to the Lord for that!!! J Ariel that was in my
group shared the love of Jesus to a few of those that were saved and it was
just encouraging seeing them give their lives to Jesus. God definitely worked
through us and I am seeing more and more the true meaning about how the harvest
is great but the workers are few. One of the women we spoke with really pulled
at my heart. She was a Christian but had backslidden in her faith and talked
about how she was supposed to get a cow for her marriage but did not and how
much of an issue it had caused. She also talked about how she had seen these
cats literally walking on their hind legs and shaking hands with each
other…basically how they were possessed by demons. Before she even said that, I
felt the Holy Spirit tugging at my heart to show her a verse…not only that but
also to give her my Bible. I showed her Hebrews 13:5 and just seeing how eager
and hungry she was to look at my Bible and read it really hit me hard. In the
U.S. we can just drive to the store and buy a Bible but here in Kenya it is not
that simple. It was tough leaving the Bible I had used since truly giving my
life to Jesus, but after a mini war in my head I knew what had to be done. I
gave her my Bible (yes she can read English) and she was so thankful. It was so
crazy because as soon as I did that I felt it start to mist some rain and I
just knew that was God’s peace and grace over her land and the villages
surrounding it. We prayed and I was even encouraged by those that said they
would think about it. If there thinking, that at least means a seed was planted,
so there should be no discouragement there. God is soooo good. Can I get an
amen?
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