hard to say goodbye.. to Kitale

It has been a good week, though tomorrow we are leaving to go to Eldoret. We are so thankful for the outpouring of hospitality, generosity, and kindness that we were blessed with this week. We visited a lot of people this week, and most of the time were welcomed with such kindness. We were able to speak blessings into their lives, encourage with the Word, and pray for them. Most places were really good.. some were very hard, and again we just had to weep with some as we listened to them. One lady had her kids taken from her, and the pain that she faced could only be encouraged with the love of Jesus.

I have to keep this blog short though, so I unfortunately can't talk about everything.

It hailed this week and Hillard called it "stony rain." haha.. It was the first time for a lot of my friends to see hail. :)

One of the places we went to was to Lilian's home. She and her fiancee have started a home for street kids, to take them off of the streets and take care of them. They have about 24 kids, and they are wonderful. They teach them about the love of God, take care of them, feed them, send them to school, and shelter them. We went and washed their laundry (which was quite an experience since one shirt into the water turned the water instantly brown - and we washed a LOT of clothes. Note to self: if you send any clothes to kids in Africa, do not send white clothes!! They are forever changed to a different color.) Anyway, as some of us did laundry, some others in our team worked on concreting the floor in the dorm of the kids. The concrete smearing is made of cow dung, and so that was an interesting and very smelly experience. :) Talk about laying down rights!!
Anyway, I love how Lilian and Dalton take care of these kids. They are people of integrity, and it is refreshing to see that since so many people mistreat children and orphans by taking the money for themselves. We have heard and even visited with countless people who are doing that crime. It is heart breaking to see and hear.

We also visited a home one night last week that had electricity. I realized it was the first time in a month that I had been in a room with a light on the ceiling. Amazing! It was only one night, but I am humbled with what I have learned to live without - and how this is the reality of so many people.

Okay - tis all for now. I hope to email from Eldoret!!