I love me some camel milk!!!
These past two weeks have blown my perspective on many things. I kissed a giraffe on the lips, preached in the streets of Kibera, led worship for the Africans, learned how to worship, went to an Aids Baby Orphanage, made lifetime friends, almost got shot with an arrow by a security guard (yea they have long bows with "arrow head" type tips), saw a camel in the gas station, fresh squeezed mango juice became my new favorite thing of all time, fresh bananas, fresh pineapples, making friends with the muslim mafia... you know.. the usual.
God has taught me so much about confidence in prayer, confidence in Him, courage, worship. We now have a weekly schedule so ill walk you through it. Monday is our communicate back home/ free day. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday I teach around 40-50 sixth graders in a very small wood/straw/mud hut. I teach all the subjects, but focus on English. Through this, I have learned alot of swahili as well. I teach them...they teach me. I wrote this the other day and had a friend of mine check it to make sure it was right. "Jina lanu Jason. Ninataka kukaa Africa. Mimi nina furaha yule Mungu aliyepe ni leka Africa. Ninataka mtakuwa kwa ni sasa hivi. Muendele Kusali. Musisimame! Asante. Nawapenda ninyi." Translated.. My name is Jason. I want to live in Africa. I am happy that God sent me to Africa. I want you all to be here with me right now. Continue to pray. DO NOT STOP! Thank you. I love you all." God is blessing me with memorization and I am thankful. Ok so back to the schedule. Friday we usually do drimes and street evangelism, followed by ftwap (free time with a purpose). During this time we get to meet up with our friends and make new ones in Kibera. It involves alot of futbol playing and walking. Saturday..we go to the church and teach the kids.. a vacation bible school type scene. Then in the evenings we do more ftwap/ African household worship times/futbol. Sunday is church and my favorite day. Every Sunday I learn how to worship God in a whole new way. Sunday evening we may do drimes or ftwap. The weekends are full of time to get to know the people in a more intimate level.
Last Monday we went to see GIRAFFES!! Scroll down to see the pictures. They are actually quite intimidating when you walk up to them. These giraffes are huge. I could have walked under its legs. I have many funny videos ill have to show you all when i get back. AND.. i even got to kiss a giraffe. I put food in my mouth and it bent over and took it out of my mouth. Yep.. Im in Africa!
Below are many of the pictures of the kids we minister to every day. These kids need love and are so excited when we show up. They will come running from every whole, alley, roof top, behind rocks, behind stores..THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
The slums of Kibera where intimidating at first. We are the only white people and everyone is looking at us. There is trash everywhere and the people usually dont look too friendly. This is how i saw Kibera for the first week, but things have changed. I now see the need for love. I see the people and not the trash. I see the difference I can make and no longer are things strange. It is my home away from home. Kibera has some of the nicest people I have ever met and I have made some friends for eternity. These people will give their last shillings to buy you a coke. They want our friendship and love us. We are light in the darkness and THE DARKNESS HAS NO POWER when we come through. God's love is shining through us and it is a site to see. The smiles that we have brought to these people is worth the whole trip. We bring hope. We bring the HOPE OF SALVATION. God is doing a mighty work in Kibera and I am so blessed to be a part of this.
Puttin up antenna's for television
A small portion of the slum's roof tops
The drainage system/walkway
This is what hides behinds every corner.
This is why we are here.
This is what waits for us every day.
They need our love.
They come running
epic.
Street drimes (no words, just music)
More drimes
You can't go to Africa without hugging a giraffe.
the baby giraffe
HUGE grasshopper
These past two weeks have blown my perspective on many things. I kissed a giraffe on the lips, preached in the streets of Kibera, led worship for the Africans, learned how to worship, went to an Aids Baby Orphanage, made lifetime friends, almost got shot with an arrow by a security guard (yea they have long bows with "arrow head" type tips), saw a camel in the gas station, fresh squeezed mango juice became my new favorite thing of all time, fresh bananas, fresh pineapples, making friends with the muslim mafia... you know.. the usual.
God has taught me so much about confidence in prayer, confidence in Him, courage, worship. We now have a weekly schedule so ill walk you through it. Monday is our communicate back home/ free day. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday I teach around 40-50 sixth graders in a very small wood/straw/mud hut. I teach all the subjects, but focus on English. Through this, I have learned alot of swahili as well. I teach them...they teach me. I wrote this the other day and had a friend of mine check it to make sure it was right. "Jina lanu Jason. Ninataka kukaa Africa. Mimi nina furaha yule Mungu aliyepe ni leka Africa. Ninataka mtakuwa kwa ni sasa hivi. Muendele Kusali. Musisimame! Asante. Nawapenda ninyi." Translated.. My name is Jason. I want to live in Africa. I am happy that God sent me to Africa. I want you all to be here with me right now. Continue to pray. DO NOT STOP! Thank you. I love you all." God is blessing me with memorization and I am thankful. Ok so back to the schedule. Friday we usually do drimes and street evangelism, followed by ftwap (free time with a purpose). During this time we get to meet up with our friends and make new ones in Kibera. It involves alot of futbol playing and walking. Saturday..we go to the church and teach the kids.. a vacation bible school type scene. Then in the evenings we do more ftwap/ African household worship times/futbol. Sunday is church and my favorite day. Every Sunday I learn how to worship God in a whole new way. Sunday evening we may do drimes or ftwap. The weekends are full of time to get to know the people in a more intimate level.
Last Monday we went to see GIRAFFES!! Scroll down to see the pictures. They are actually quite intimidating when you walk up to them. These giraffes are huge. I could have walked under its legs. I have many funny videos ill have to show you all when i get back. AND.. i even got to kiss a giraffe. I put food in my mouth and it bent over and took it out of my mouth. Yep.. Im in Africa!
Below are many of the pictures of the kids we minister to every day. These kids need love and are so excited when we show up. They will come running from every whole, alley, roof top, behind rocks, behind stores..THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
The slums of Kibera where intimidating at first. We are the only white people and everyone is looking at us. There is trash everywhere and the people usually dont look too friendly. This is how i saw Kibera for the first week, but things have changed. I now see the need for love. I see the people and not the trash. I see the difference I can make and no longer are things strange. It is my home away from home. Kibera has some of the nicest people I have ever met and I have made some friends for eternity. These people will give their last shillings to buy you a coke. They want our friendship and love us. We are light in the darkness and THE DARKNESS HAS NO POWER when we come through. God's love is shining through us and it is a site to see. The smiles that we have brought to these people is worth the whole trip. We bring hope. We bring the HOPE OF SALVATION. God is doing a mighty work in Kibera and I am so blessed to be a part of this.
Puttin up antenna's for television
A small portion of the slum's roof tops
The drainage system/walkway
This is what hides behinds every corner.
This is why we are here.
This is what waits for us every day.
They need our love.
They come running
epic.
Street drimes (no words, just music)
More drimes
You can't go to Africa without hugging a giraffe.
the baby giraffe
HUGE grasshopper
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