House to House

Monday I took a bus and traveled back to Kenya. My seat was directly behind the bus driver. I had a great view of the landscape of Tanzania as we traveled toward Nairobi. With bikes, people, cows and goats walking the roads it made for an exciting trip. I observed the hardships of the people; children gathering water from an algae covered pond, groups bathing in muddy water, the rush of people to the bus when it stopped in hopes that we would buy fish, bananas, cabbage or what ever they had to sell.

It was a sixteen hour bus trip and we only broke down once. The accelerator broke. They went under the bus and tied a strap to the accelerator and then pulled the strap up through the trap door in the floor. For the next few miles we had two bus drivers, one controlled the speed of the bus by pulling on the strap while the bus driver controlled the steering wheel…..only in Africa!

I have been blessed with a one room apartment here in Nairobi. It is all that I need and more. I can cook my own meals. I have access to clean water. It is gated and has a guard on duty 24/7. God is so good!

Wednesday and Thursday I have worked along side on Pastor Alfred in Kawangware slums. We have gone door to door through out the slums praying for the needs of the people. I also visited two church schools of about 50 students each. A school day runs from eight to four in the afternoon. The floors of these schools are dirt. Each morning the teachers will take water and sprinkle over the dirt to keep the dust down while the students are there. This helps them not to cough as much. They have very little to work with. The classroom contains only one black board and wooden benches for the children to sit on. Three or four classes are taught at the same time. There are no learning charts and books for the children. The children come to school hungry. We have agreed in prayer that God will bless these two schools with rice and beans so the teachers can give the children one meal a day. If we can take the pain of hunger away they will be able to concentrate better.

Proverbs 22:9

A generous man will be blessed for he shares his food with the poor.