Well, this will be my last post from the field this year, but what I want to share is what God has been revealing to me since I’ve been here this year. Last week we traveled eight and half grueling hours up to northern Kenya to a town called Lodwar in the Turkana region of Kenya. The next day we traveled still farther to be able to visit a small village and encourage a couple fo pastors who are serving the the ruralest of areas. I was blessed to say the least with the opportunity to see what most people will only see in National Geographic. The people of Turkana are exactly what most people imagine when they think of Africa, dressed in blankets with loads of beads around their necks, carrying sticks and herding cattle. People who literally live in grass huts and can go without food or water for days simply because they have to. Yet their generosity to me even in the short time that I was there was greater than I’ve seen in many of the places that I’ve traveled to. And it was simply an expression of thanks for coming, visiting with them, and sharing the Word with them. Along with orphaned children, these rural indigenous tribes like the Turkana, Masai, Pokot, and Sambura are the people Pastor David most desires to minister to, consequently, they are the people that I am ministering to. It always amazes me how God brings people together for His purpose, and how through the support given to CTM, the gospel is being preached even in the most rural of areas. Continue to pray for the people we ministered to and the people who are continuing the work in that area.
As I celebrate Christmas over here again ths year, I’ve been reflecting on the work that has begun here and the impact and reach that it has. There are numerous children who are recieving an education and proper meals each day, which is slowly transforming the community around the children’s home, and Pastor David is being blessed and liberated more and more to minister to many people all over Kenya. Now as I prepare to head back home in a few days, I’m askng myself again how best to show love to the people that I’ve met, and the answer is simply to continue standing with them, supporting them, and ministering to them. I pray that those of you who have been supporting me in this work would continue in the same vein and stand with us. Be blessed this Christmas and have a wonderful New Year!