One more day in Nairobi...
Yesterday we flew in from the Villages and our largest School in the Western Kenya area of Bukura! We are feeding about 1000 kids a day plus teachers and some of the parents who help with the feeding program!
When we returned Monday morning to Nairobi, we decided to take Sierra to the Orphan zoo because it was her last day! It is a collection of animals who were orphaned in the Wild and would have died if they hadn’t been rescued! They have developed an amazing walkway through this wonderful natural habitat! We had a special treat when we ran into a young giraffe whose mother had been killed by a lion!
The folks pictured above were the best part of it for me! We all ended up at the entrance gate together, with virtually no one else around! They were students who had come to Kenya from South Dakota to compete with others from around the world on new tech innovations and their sponsoring professor was with them. Two of them, the blonde girl and tallest boy are med students and the other works in Agro- economics! They wanted to walk with us and after they shared a little about what they were doing, wanted to know about us… so it pretty quickly went to our faith journey and what we believe about following Jesus! They were somehow (by God’s preparation from all of your prayers, I think) anxious to hear about our travels, purpose in life, serving others and hearing God’s voice if we are really willing to listen! This went on for about an hour while we continued walking, and at the end, everybody gathered around to talk about how this connects with their own journey and experiencing a personal relationship with God and not just a cultural one! It was an exciting ‘woman at the well’ kind of experience! A surprise to everyone but God, I am sure!
They all wanted contact information and wanted to grow in their understanding of what it means to know God’s leading and how to use our lives to benefit others and not just to accumulate for ourselves! We promised to pray for God’s leading in their lives from here and, as God wills, how we can continue to encourage one another in the journey ahead…
Throughout this trip I have been brought back again and again to the power of Prayer and that Ezekiel 22:30 should never be true of us! I am So grateful for those of you who pray faithfully, fast and intercede for all God wants to accomplish during these days! There has not been one wasted day or disappointment in anything God has called us to do! It has been amazing and miraculous!! Thanks dear ones for answering the call to stand in the gap and see what God can do when our whole desire is only to bring glory to the name of Jesus!!
A few more pictures above:
- A leopard in the tree above us who had lost one of his paws, but didn’t hinder his climbing prowess!
- We were about five feet from this youngster, fortunately behind some pretty thick glass!
- I think Sierra is ready to make her move if this guy decides to get any closer!
- This seven year old giraffe, was pretty excited about lunch from Sierra’s hand!
4 Comments
Jerry
God opens doors so beautifully to share about your relationship with and his guidance. When l read this my heart wells with joy and love for him and thirst to know him. The Father must be so proud of all of you. What a treat for Sierra. Great pictures. I admire the students to go there and study there. Blessings, Marilyn Safe Travels forSierra. Blessings. MARILYN
Thank you Lord for all the divine appointments You prepared for Jerry and the team over this entire trip so far. I ask for blessings and a Holy Spirit seal on each and all the hearts of those who have heard of and experienced encounters with You Almighty God, the one who is mighty to save! ✝️
What a great honor to witness and be part of (regardless of how small it may seem compared to the boots on the ground) seeing The Great Commission in action.
But indeed, our sincere prayers and fasting, giving, and tears are not small to the Almighty God we serve. He can use anything, and it all becomes a fragrant scent to His Nostrils.
May our hearts continue to be focused on HIM and HIS name be magnified.
Matthew 28: 16-20
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”