Yesterday the team traveled from Kakamega to Eldoret. We visited the homes of some members of the local church and discussed the importance of family discipleship and encouraged them as they help to build and strengthen the church from their homes. For dinner, we were invited to the home of some missionaries from Germany, David and Freya, who are evangelists and are multiplying disciples through small discovery bible study groups. The groups focus on a simple discipleship multiplication model that encourages dialogue around a verse from scripture and then asks how they can immediately be obedient to the Word over the next week and also who they can share it with. Right after dinner, we got a chance to practice this by taking a piki piki (motorcycle) ride into one of the Eldoret slums and discussing John 3:1-8 with a small group in the back of a restaurant. It was an amazing experience for all of us. After returning, we also attended a men’s group that was taking a break from their schedule to share some words of encouragement with one of the men from the group, and his fiancé, who are getting married on Saturday.
Today was a scheduled rest day with the team and we visited the town of Iten and ate at a Kiero View hotel which has a beautiful overlook of the Rift Valley. We enjoyed the time off and had some great conversations as we begin to close out our time in Kenya. In the evening, we visited Calvary Chapel Eldoret and had dinner with the pastor as well as some of the other church leadership.
Tomorrow the team will leave Eldoret and head to Kitale where we will spend the next few days ministering with Pastor Josphat Idaya. We plan to visit with some of his church members and leadership tomorrow and will be hosting a leadership conference Saturday where we will be teaching on the first principles of Bible study. Please continue to pray for our travel, the health of the team, protection for our families back home, and for unity and focus as we prepare for the conference on Saturday and each member of the team preaching on Sunday.
