Return to Kenya
It's really hard to believe, but in less than four weeks I will once again be in the wonderful country of Kenya! For those of you that may not know, I was part of a 22-person team that worked with Homeless Children International for two weeks in 2005. After coming home, Heather and I really felt called to return and work with these children again. We have an awesome team of six people that will be serving together this time around.
Making the plans for this trip has been taking a lot of time, but it is very much worth the effort! The majority of our time in Kenya will be in the village of Oloitokitok (LTK), where the children of HCI live and attend school. LTK is on the very southern border of Kenya, near the foot of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. We will be teaching some classes, doing construction projects, and leading seminars on growing to be a Godly man/woman. We plan to partner with local pastors in LTK to reach people of the village while the children are in school. We also hope to volunteer at the local hospital in any capacity they can use us.
At this point, I think I am most excited to see friends that we made during our last trip. One of the driving factors for wanting to return was to build on the relationships we formed last year. Heather and I are especially excited to see Margaret and Maria, two HCI children that we now sponser. Of course, we are also looking forward to seeing the rest of the children as well! I also miss Vincent, an awesome man that is arranging all of our transportation around the country. I hope to again talk to a young man named Peter face-to-face, who is one of HCI's success stories (Peter grew up in HCI's program and is now in college! He emails me frequently telling me about the latest book he's reading and how much he is enjoying school). I also miss Sherine (the volunteer coordinator for HCI) and Earnest (the school headmaster). There are so many amazing people in Kenya that I cannot wait to see.
It is my prayer that God will use our time in Kenya (and even our time in transit) to serve him in mighty ways. I don't know exactly what God is going to teach me through this trip, but I am ready to find out!
Making the plans for this trip has been taking a lot of time, but it is very much worth the effort! The majority of our time in Kenya will be in the village of Oloitokitok (LTK), where the children of HCI live and attend school. LTK is on the very southern border of Kenya, near the foot of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. We will be teaching some classes, doing construction projects, and leading seminars on growing to be a Godly man/woman. We plan to partner with local pastors in LTK to reach people of the village while the children are in school. We also hope to volunteer at the local hospital in any capacity they can use us.
At this point, I think I am most excited to see friends that we made during our last trip. One of the driving factors for wanting to return was to build on the relationships we formed last year. Heather and I are especially excited to see Margaret and Maria, two HCI children that we now sponser. Of course, we are also looking forward to seeing the rest of the children as well! I also miss Vincent, an awesome man that is arranging all of our transportation around the country. I hope to again talk to a young man named Peter face-to-face, who is one of HCI's success stories (Peter grew up in HCI's program and is now in college! He emails me frequently telling me about the latest book he's reading and how much he is enjoying school). I also miss Sherine (the volunteer coordinator for HCI) and Earnest (the school headmaster). There are so many amazing people in Kenya that I cannot wait to see.
It is my prayer that God will use our time in Kenya (and even our time in transit) to serve him in mighty ways. I don't know exactly what God is going to teach me through this trip, but I am ready to find out!
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