New Friends!

On Saturday Taylor, Shauna and I went into town to do our usual market run and get things we need for the week.  Since Shauna and I have a ridiculous addiction to coffee we had to stop at the coffee stand before we went into the store, but wouldn't you know that God used our silly addiction to deliver blessings!  Taylor noticed a man sitting alone with a bible on his table and brought our attention to it.  Immediately, I told them we had to go talk to him.  They were hesitant at first but I felt strongly about approaching him so I walked over and asked if he was a Christian, to which he answered yes.  I asked if he was a missionary here and where he was from and it turns out he is here from North Carolina to start a ministry with his wife.  We ended up sitting down in the three empty chairs surrounding him and got to know one another for about 30 minutes.  After hearing his heart and all about his ministry and what he is doing in Kenya, it was obvious that our meeting was divine.  He told us that we had to meet his wife and invited us over for dinner.  We gratefully accepted the opportunity to have an American, home cooked meal!  

Part of the ministry that him and his wife run is a bed and breakfast for missionary teams that holds a little over 20 people.  It is absolutely beautiful!  After meeting his amiable wife and the current family staying in the home we sat down for the most delicious meal ever.  The family staying there is a husband and wife from Tanzania.  They are starting an orphanage down there but came to Kenya to have their sixth child.  All five of their children have blonde hair, blue eyes and are just precious! Each was surprisingly polite and my first impression proved valid because the rest of the night only confirmed how obedient and pleasant these kids were to be around.  Becky, the mother, was simply amazing.  She is a week passed her due date and ready to pop but had been playing kickball with the kids the day before.  Can you imagine being over 9 months pregnant and playing kickball?  Now that's a dedicated mother!  Our dinner conversation was filled with God glorifying context dripping with irony.  It seemed as though everything Chris (the missionary we met at the coffee shop) talked about, the three of us had just discussed or read in the bible that past few days.  They work with high school kids at their church at home and it was so comforting to see pictures of their kids and here stories that I could completely relate to.  It made me miss Merge though!  

After dinner the kids went to bed and the seven of us took the opportunity to get to know one another.  Since all of them were raised Christian they were extremely interested as to how Taylor, Shauna and I became Christians so we shared a little bit of our testimonies with them.  They shared with us everything they were doing with the people in Kibera (the largest slum in Kenya with 1 million people living in 1 square mile).  At the end of the night each of them prayed for Taylor, Shauna and I.  It was the most amazing experience and I left with tears in my eyes, just astonished at how faithful our God is for bringing these people into our lives.  God knows me so well and He knows that I like constant reassurance.  Meeting Chris and Lindy felt like God telling me, "Please remember I am still here and I will encourage you and provide for you as you stay here in Kenya".  I haven't doubted God's presence but reassurance that this is where He wants me is definitely nice to receive!  If you want to know more about Chris and Lindy and what they are doing here, they have a blog (Yes, they are part of the blog cult- yay!!) Onlyservants.blogspot.com.  You can also check out what Dave and Becky are doing at www.mavunovillage.org/Helsbys.shtml.  I encourage everyone to check out their pages! 

All my love to everyone back at home!  Bwana Asifiwe!!