i'm only posting 2 days in a row because we happen to still have the cable modem in our room, the office hasn't needed it back yet. plus, i wanted to try something new for uploading pictures.
and i had to tell you about these sweet kids again. =)
Every night, the kids either have Fellowship or Cell Groups. For Fellowship, the kids all get together & different ones lead prayer & worship time. It blesses me to see these kids leading one another in prayer or worship, it’s just so sweet. They sincerely love the LORD. I just learned this weekend that Matt’s brother, Steven, has had a relapse of his brain cancer, the tumor came back. I’ve been thinking about him all day, so tonight I asked the kids to pray for him & the Bowen family. I said, “sawa (okay), my friend, Steven, has cancer in his brain, and right now at this same time over in America, he’s starting treatment for it, so will you pray for him?” What they do in prayer is all pray at once but individually (I may have mentioned that in a previous post). They prayed for a few minutes, all of this Tumaini family praying for the same person who they don’t know. After Fellowship, Jackson & Gladys came up to me separately. Jackson said, “katie, don’t worry, steven will be fine.” Gladys said, “katie, nothing is impossible with God. He is a healer.” AWWW! Don’t you just love these kids?? So hakuna matata (don’t worry), Steven, 87 kids in Kenya who understand what it means to suffer have prayed for your strength & healing. =)
This made my heart happy………some ladies at Lindsey’s church in North Carolina made blankets for all the kids, & we received them in the mail today! A giant box! They’re so cute, all fleece with frayed edges, and they each have a heart in the corner that says, “Zaburi 4:8” – Psalm 4:8 – “I will lie down and rest in peace.” They sent a little homemade scrapbook with pictures of the girls in the youth group making all the blankets & sewing on the hearts. We were so excited opening the box of all the blankets, organizing them, taking pictures of them, etc. The kids will get them on Dec.20, the day before Lindsey & I head to Nairobi for Christmas with the rest of the SIMPacter team.
Sho-Sho & Guka arrived today! They’re “Grandma & Grandpa” to the kids here. They live in Germany but will be here until the beginning of January. We had a big dinner with them tonight that “Mom” (Cecilia) cooked…it was the best meal I’ve had in Kenya so far. All traditional foods, but mm! they were so good. The kids are SO excited they’re here. From what I notice so far, Guka tells great stories.
pictures didn't work. =/ they should work in nairobi in a few weeks!
kt
3 comments:
awwww, that's so sweet to think about those precious kids praying for Matt's brother! That must have warmed your heart! Love and miss you, xoxoxoxo Mom
I was so glad to see this post today. I was thinking about you a lot and hoping to get to hear from you. Thanks for making my day! I'm confused whether an email I send your Mom would get to you or not. I guess I could just ask her... because I really want to communicate in other ways than just the blog. Love you!
yes, you can email me! i'll get it! the internet is wild here, so i may not get it for awhile, but i've hardly had any contact with my friends at home! i miss you, christine! feel free to call, too, depending on your phone's plan or whether or not you have a calling card, it's not expensive. =) so happy to hear from you!!!
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