3 Days before we leave

It is just three days before we will be leaving Houston and head off to Kenya for another great time of ministry with some incredible people. As pictured above, we will be working along side the Masai people during this trip. We met these wonderful ladies last August, and it was such a special time for all of us. They walked two different times from their village several hours away just to be with us. Now we are going to their village to minister and share with them. We will also be working with a local hospital with only 70 beds to care for more than 200 patients. We will have time to spend with the AIDS widows at the Homecare Center in Nairobi where we help feed them, provide for homes and help them to just survive. We will also be involved one Saturday in one of our feeding programs for over 300 children that are part of only 20 families in the Kibera slum. You may recall the Kibera slum where we minister to the AIDS widows and orphans, an area of 1,000,000 in 600 acres. That's 1,700 people per acre. It is an unbelievable sight when you are walking in the mist of all of these people, 70% of whom are HIV positive. With no electricity, running water, or bathrooms, life is hard for families of 10-12 people living in a 10 x 10 mud hut. Education is hard to access in this area. There is public education, but you still have to pay for your books and uniform or you can't go to school. Jobs are also hard to come by with 70% unemployment in Nairobi . Thousands of people walk into town each day to see if they can find some sort of work for the survival of their family. For all practical purposes, life seems hopeless, but when you get to meet the people, see their hearts and how they want to provide for their children and family members, we are reminded of Jesus' heart for these people, which is true hope, and we are compelled to do what we can to help. As Judy Mbugua, our wonderful leader in Africa, tells us we might not be able to do it all, but we do what we can. And it does make a difference.

So we are asking you to pray with us for the next two weeks as we minister in Kenya to those with great spiritual and physical needs. As much as we desire to serve and encourage the people in Kenya, we know from experience that they will teach and bless us in incredible ways as well.

Pray for our team: Breanna, Hannah, Brittney, Phil, Samantha, Josiah, Madison, Ethan, Diane and John. We would really appreciate it.

Check our blog daily to get further updates on our trip. God bless and we will see you when we return.