Today was lovely. After no sleep......really NO NO NO NO sleep on wednesday night, I got out of my bed at 5am to head to the airport to travel toward western kenya. A quick stop in Eldoret and then it was off to Kitale to hang out with the gang from Transformed International. They are a group of young people who love Jesus and love the kenyan people. I have been staying with them for the past 24 hours and it has been a delight! I slept straight through the night and think I am now on Kenyan time rather than US time. I woke up early feeling refreshed and ready to spend time with Jesus. I sat outside and read for about an hour in the morning before going in for morning devotions with the team. It was awesome.
After that, we (4 of us gals) headed to NEEMA, the home for street girls. The home house 6 wonderful young girls that have been brought in off the streets of Kitale. We learned about their new home, watched them dance and sing songs about how Jesus love has changed their lives. I will tell you more about the program later. We then headed to have lunch in town. It was precious to be a part of the girls first "field trip" into town since being brought in off the streets. Gods grace and beauty is made evident when you hear the stories of these lives and watch those "work" with them love on them. We were joined by a few more staff and interns from TI for lunch and a trip to the museum.
I LOVE this "project." I don't like to refer to it as a project because it is something that involves the restoration of precious lives. Pray for these 6 girls (Sarah, Sharon, Recbecca, Catherine, Metrine, Lillian) and their house mom (Janet), their social workers (Ann and Rose), their seamstress (Joyce), and their school teacher (Nancy). God is at work in their lives. Pray for protection, joy and peace as they continue this adventure.
More to come......................