Hungry Hearts

The first day of March has arrived and the rains are still blessing the earth. Today I am to speak to a group of women in a village outside of Kitale. Joanne's vehicle is making some very strange and unhealthy noises so we decide to have it checked out before traveling further out of town. We did not make the morning meeting but thank the Lord that the vehicle was not miles from town when it needed repairs.

Tuesday the 2^nd of March we traveled to Moi's Bridge in the morning. The church filled with women. All the benches in the church were full but that didn't stop them from coming. One by one they would take their colorful wrap and place it on the floor to sit on. Some came with babies tied to their backs. All were hungry to learn more about Jesus. Praises to the Lord went upward as the drums led them in worship.

As I spoke the word I could feel it being pulled from me into the hearts of about 300 listeners. They continue to want more and more. It is time to pray for the needs of the women. With heads bowed the church filled with prayer.

Women were weeping openly as the presence of the Lord touched the hungry hearts. The Lord dealt with so many women that have scars of pain, suffering and deep hurts held within.

We then had time of special prayer for the sick. A long line was formed from the front to the back and one by one we laid hands upon them and prayed. As we prayed the line increased as more women stepped into the line for prayer. It became a line of never ending needs. We expect this never ending line of needs to turn into a line of marvelous reports of what the Lord has done.

At the end of the service we are approached by the Pastor of the church being used. He is concerned because the men are being left out and the women are growing spiritually more than they are! There is much work to be done in the land of Africa.

The afternoon I went with a native pastor and his wife to a piece of land that will soon have an orphanage on it. Right now Pastor Richard & Helen care for and school their orphans in town. They have over 300 children that they are looking after. A chicken farm presently in operation is to be expanded from 500 chickens to 8,000 in order to care for the children. The 15 acres of country land will also allow them to grow vegetable for the children to eat.

Sammy one of their orphans has recovered from open heart surgery in Nairobi. He will soon return to Kitale. Sammy is one of 12 people that have had this surgery in Nairobi. He is one of the 5 that have survived.

Early Wednesday morning, March 3, 2010, I met the van in town and we headed toward Mt Elgon. We travel about an hour and set up class inside a brick church that has open widows and a dirt floor. Three classes go on at the same time. Two classes are for the men. Most of the men are pastors. I will be helping Beverly with the women's class. The women are either pastor's wives or will be a leader in the church. One mother comes today with, Joshua, her new born baby. Today there are many missing as it is the planting season. It is very important that the ground is prepared for seed so that they will have food.

Jeff, a missionary here, was bit by a "Wolf" spider. The spider is poisonous and was in his bedding. The open wound would not heal and his leg swelled way above his knee. The hospital here did not know what to do and sent him to another town. It was very serious but he is back on his feet and doing much better. The area around the bite is still very visible and somewhat swollen and red. There are many kinds of wolf spiders and this one resembled a tarantula. Jeff and his wife, Karla, care for over 70 babies that have been thrown away or orphaned.

Because of the heavy rains there has been a massive mud slide on the Uganda side of Mt Elgon. It has hit the village areas of Bududa, Nametsi, and Hamlet. Eighty five bodies have been found and three hundred and fifty people are still missing.

News from Kawangware Slums….I have spoken with Fran Iris on the phone. She was in a coma and we were told she was close to death. She is still in the hospital in Nairobi but doing better. She recognizes people and is able to communicate but she has lost the use of her legs. She has been discharged as the hospital has done all that they can. She still needs our prayers. She has been discharged but she cannot leave until her bill is paid. Each day that the bill is not paid her bill gets bigger. She will remain in the hospital until complete payment is made to the hospital. She presently owes close to $425. US dollars.

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible but with God all things are possible."