Yesterday, Arada and I had a great talk about whether we should cremate or bury a whole body. It was interesting to hear her world view on it. The more time I spend with her, the more I recognize how much freedom we have in Christ.
The team is going well. Community living is just plain hard. But I don’t think hard is necessarily bad. I taught about Acts on Tuesday. I asked them if they though theology emerges from ministry or ministry emerges from theology. It was a great discussion. I love working with college students.
Scott Nelson, the base director, has come and gone until the end of April, so that means once again I am in charge. With that sometimes comes a heavy weight of responsibility. God has not stopped changing my leadership. Sometimes I wonder who was that girl who came to
Kenya in August. God has taken my heart and changed it and wrapped it around His. What a great place to reside in.
Next week I start support raising again, from
Kenya, in full swing. I am so close to meeting my monthly support. If I don’t meet my goal, I will have to return to the states during the summer. I know the Lord will send me where He wants me, but there are many teams coming though this summer that I wanted to walk along as well as take Swahili classes. I am now speaking sentences in basic past, present and future tense which is awesome and all glory be to God. But just a couple intense classes and I should be good to go. I can’t wait for the day that I can do visitation in pure Swahili. It is such a beautiful language.
Praise the Lord that our team is now all healthy. All systems are functioning well. Next week is our mid-term break. We are going to do a few “touristy” things and than just rest.
One of the ladies I am discipling, who helped me make “healthy” chapati yesterday, is really struggling in her marriage. I have suggested to her, to leave him for a little bit, until he can stop hurting her and the kids, and when he is ready to go to counseling that I would pay for it. Please pray for her, first of all, and also for me that the Lord would bless me with His wisdom as I point them to the Lord. We were talking about Eve and how she feels still cursed. It was an interesting talk. It is so neat to hear her perspective on life, I am learning so much.
Thank you for emailing me your prayers and encouragement.
