On Friday, the team travelled from Eldoret to Kitale to spend time ministering with Pastor Josphat Idaya and the churches in his network. On the way out of town, we made a stop at Creation Hive, a local craft ministry that trains women in various skills to sew and make crafts and then sell them to provide work and help fund the ministry. Upon arriving in Eldoret, we had lunch and then headed out into the Kenya interior to visit some small local villages and made a couple of home visits. At the first stop, we saw and experienced the extreme poverty that is present in much of Kenya. Many people gathered to hear a gospel message given by Pastor Wilson Atambo and a majority of them responded and acknowledged they wanted to receive Jesus Christ. The team also gave out some food and clothing and Pastor Josphat and his team plan to follow up with this group to continue to minister to them in the future. We also stopped by another household where the man was involved in a polygamous relationship with three women but has since come to know Christ and be born again. We shared some tea and a small meal with them and then headed back to Josphat’s home to stay for the night.
Today, the team led a leadership training with some other pastors and ministry leaders in the area. We used the First Principles resource to teach on the first principles of Bible Study and helping them to build a commitment to accurately handling the word. The training went very well and it was very encouraging to hear some of the convictions already in place along with encouraging others to be diligent to rightly handle the word of truth. After the conference, we visited the home of Pastor Robert Wasabulo who was involved in a serious accident almost 4 months ago along with his wife. Robert has almost recovered but his wife sustained some very serious injuries and is still in a lot of pain and not able to do many things. Please join us in prayer for healing and for a full recovery.
Tomorrow, the team will be going to four separate churches and each of us will be preaching in the main service. Please pray as we prepare tonight and that we’re able to be bold and confident and present a clear message from scripture. Tomorrow afternoon, we will be driving back to Eldoret to catch a flight at 5pm to Nairobi. We will be staying the night and then visiting the Mully Children’s Family center on Monday before we depart on a late flight on Monday evening. Please pray that our travel continues to go smoothly and that we’re able to make all of our flights as we head back home.
