a couple more things

I got a gift of being able to come to the Internet twice in a row, and so I thought I would write down a couple more things I left off.

Last week, a couple of the people on our team came to dinner with news that they saw a person being stoned at the beach by our base. After repeatedly asking if what I thought I heard was true, they repeated, "Yes, Kristy, he was stoned to death. Like Stephen."

"WHAT," I thought.

I got the full story last night. Supposedly, some girls were walking on the beach and were robbed. Three guys robbed them. Well, some people nearby saw them and started to chase the robbers. Two of them got away, but the third one was stoned to death. Lisa and I were shocked.

But, as I told the story to Lillian from the other school, she applauded the efforts of the people. Here was our conversation last night:
L: "Great! They were helping solve crime."
me: "WHAT? Is that normal?"
L: "No, but bringing them to the police won't help either. Usually people are just put in a tire, then petrol (gasoline) is poured on them, and they are lit on fire."

WHOA. Boy was I in for a shock. (yes, eeks yikes face, Carlos Pedro). You can all pray for the people and the police system, that it becomes more trustworthy for the people. But no worries for me, I am pretty safe, and am not committing any crimes. haha.



In other news, we had an awesome time with the kids at church today. It was wonderful and we were able to share with them a song, a game, and a lesson on the love of God. It was really good. We also had a good time personally interacting with the kids and getting to know them. There were less of them today (maybe 20), but it gave us some more time.
I think I shared about him before, but there is one kid who I got to talk with last time. I got to pray for him, and his request is quite different from most kids I know at home. He wanted to pray for his parents and family that they would have food. What a sweet eighth grader. I prayed for him there, and he has been on my heart for the week. You can imagine how excited I was when I got to church today and he was the first one there. He was excited that I remembered his name, and then walked with us to the bus (matatu) after service. It was then that I got more of his story. He is actually no longer in eighth grade. He had to stop going to school because his family did not have enough money. I found out that his family lives far away, but that he is here living with the pastor and taking care of the pastor's two small boys (they are super cute too). He won't get to go home to see his parents until August, but he asked for prayer for them again, that they would have enough food. I was amazed at the resilience of this kid - his faith, his gentle and peaceful being, and his trust. I look forward to continuing to see him and the other kids. About half of them come from a children's home nearby, I found out as well. But we had an awesome time of fun and worship and I'm so glad we serve a God who loves them so deeply.