It feels as if overnight my little world expanded. God has called me out of my comfortable living to teach me, in part, how to better be the person he intended.
Yesterday most of the team went to Thunguma Church to paint interior walls and a gate. Two team members went to Sugarbaker Clinic to assist with patients, deliver medical supplies, and meet with staff to learn more about their work.
Julie and I were taken to Nyeri town to buy some food and supplies for the team. In particular, we were buying groceries to prepare food for the team to take to a potluck at Baraka House…yes they call it a ‘potluck’ in Kenya, too. The shopping went a lot like a scavenger hunt travelling from store to store through a bustling town, with the help of Gladys, Francis, and Elizabeth (all on staff here at Tumaini).
It’s quite humorous now to look back at our attempt to buy Mexican beef enchilada ingredients in an Indian market in Kenya. We called it our Mexi-Kenyan dish. Anyways, we had fun and unusual excitement in and among the unfamiliar. In this place I cannot see or know what is next or what to expect, let alone plan for it.
In Isaiah 40:31 we read “…but they who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not faint.
Leading up to his mission trip God, through Jesus Christ, brought me to the very edge of where my trust in Him lies. However, I continue to learn that when I wait on His leading I can trust God’s good plan for me.
Missing everyone at home!
Leaning on God’s grace,
-Kris
p.s. The potluck went well, allowing us to fellowship with elders and leaders in the Tumaini parish this evening.
1 comment:
Kris-
It was great to read your blog entry. I could just picture you on your grocery scavenger hunt!! Love you lots!~
Jacquelyn
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