Days of our Lives

Each time we prepare for travel, we find ourselves with strong feelings - we want to go, we want to stay!  Working with the Made in the Streets Team and being with the street kids is a great pleasure, the fulfillment of our hearts' desire.  Whether it is Jackton and Milly visiting graduates and encouraging them to start Bible studies with neighbors and co-workers or talking to Francis about how to lead the ministry or consulting with Wambu on building projects....it is all a deep and wonderful joy.  And they invited me to speak in chapel every day, after the student or visitor who has been scheduled to talk.  I get to talk each day about the "Scripture of the week" - the one we use for the Sunday morning Bible class and the sermon.  I start by asking, "where are we this week?" and many of them say "Luke 7" or "John 5" or whatever it is for the week.  I love telling stories and reminding them of God's will and encouraging them. Today one of the boys wanted to tell me something before chapel. I leaned over close to him, and he said, "I love you."  Makes my day! May you find something that makes yours a joy!

We are going down "Memory Lane" this year, with the 20 Year Celebration of street ministry coming up on August 1 in Nairobi and September 11-12 in Brentwood, TN.  We have been going through hundreds of all pictures and new ones too.  Here is one from 1998, when we helped in the startup of the church in Dirubi, where Kenya Widows and Orphans now has an orphanage and a skills training institute -- and the church continues!

A walk in Dirubi along the Sondu River - and a new church