I should apologize for the delay in my updates, but settling in has taken some time. I am in Kerugoya and have been for the last 5 days. It is so different from Nairobi, that I don't even know where to start. For starters...Most of the roads are dirt here which makes for a mess on rainy days like today. The living situation is taking faith and patience. It is definitely different than I imagined. But I am learning to get over myself. I have experienced some days of "culture shock" and the thought of.. "Wow Lord, are you sure I'm going to make it six months?" But there have been days when I am so overwhelmed with these wonderful children that I can not imagine leaving. Right now, I am trying to find my place. Where do I fit in the mix and what is it that God would have me do while I"m here. I am trying to be proactive in starting ministries while I am here and praying that the Lord leads and blesses those attempts. Tomorrow morning I will have my first prayer/ devotional time with the Mama Phillip, the gardener and housekeeper. Hopefully, this will be a time of encouragement for them and a time that we can go before the Lord together with a common bond of love for God's children.
There have been some challenges already.
1. The children are out of school due to a teacher strike country wide. This means there is a lot of time during the day with the children. I am trying to provide some structure so today I actually had a make shift school for the children who could handle it. It was somewhat successful and I will continue doing this until they are back in school.
2. The language is a struggle and they speak two different languages here. Kiswahili is one but most prefer their mother tongue of Kikuyu. I am one of three white people in about a 100 mile radius. That means most people stare and laugh. Luckily, I am okay with this right now. I just pray that the devil does not use it against me later.
Overall, I am doing much better now. The Lord has really provided some comfort and encouragement the last couple of days. Thank you all for your concern and constant prayers. I look forward to the next update!
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WE look forward to the next update, as well!
Oh Meg- You are doing a great job! I bet playing school with the kids is fun. My sunday school class was wondering if you needed any school-like supplies for the kids. Or color books, crayons, markers and such. We would like to send you a care package of supplies. Just let me know or tell your mom when you talk to her. I know that you may feel overwhelmed by all of the emails. Just know that we all are behind you 100%!! So proud of you and all that you are doing there. Update when you can. Keep on sending prayer requests. Love you so much!!
shoot how unnerving.. i just left this most wonderful message and now it's disappeared!!! ah!! well.. lets see if i can recreate... ;o)
anyway, glad you were able to get us an update... your mom does pretty good too at filling us in... i'm praying God will show you the exact roles He'd have you fill while there. He will lead you.
the righteous will live by faith...
oh just so you know... i have successfully used the "deuces" hand signal in two instances... i'm quite proud of myself. brent's all about it so it rubs off quite easily onto others :P
later
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