The Future Generations

Being a missionary, or really just being apart of a ministry in general, plans always seem to change. For instance, today we were planning on going to another center and passing out the multi-vitamins we packed yesterday. But instead, Tahia and I needed to finish our orientation and still had one department left to visit and experience. So we made our way to the education office to meet with the head teacher, Teacher Stanley.

As I have already mentioned before, I am apprehensive about doing any activities with kids mainly because, well its not my strong point. But Teacher Stanley is so high-spirited and energetic, that just following him around all day seemed like it would be quite entertaining! So I sat in on a science lesson with Teacher Stanley and then a Math lesson with another teacher. I even got to grade answers when the kids would come up to the desk to have them checked!

Once lunch came around, another teacher walked in to teach Social Studies and she asked me if I would like to teach a lesson later in the day. I gave her a shocked look and then answered, "Well, I will think about it!" After seeing her teach and making up my mind that I wouldn't want to miss out on this opportunity I told her I would. So she gave me the outline of what would be expected and I prepared a lesson for their Christian Religions Education course. I was given a lesson on Mark 9:14-29 and needed to focus on how everything is possible for those who have faith in Jesus. I taught the kids a song and then asked questions like I saw the other teachers doing earlier in the day. Here is a picture of the students I taught. They ranged from age 8-13 and were an awesome and patient group of kids haha!

I really enjoyed myself though and I think the kids learned at least one thing today, or maybe they were just being nice! Anyway, I thought that I would share a little more about the culture here; a few little interesting facts. First of all, it is extremely hard to find a trashcan anywhere! People will just throw things on the ground or find a place to keep it until later. I have also not seen one fast food restaurant which is surprising since Nairobi is so big. You would think there would be at least a Macdonald's, but no. Men hold hands with other men as a sign of friendship (so do women, but the man-love was more shocking when I first saw it). And there is almost no processed food here which is soooo awesome! I pretty much eat fresh mangoes and other fruits everyday...

Well that is all I can think of right now. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment and I will be sure to find out for you when I get the chance!

This morning I was reading Ephesians 1 and I had to stop and really think about all that God has already equipped me with. We have been given all spiritual blessings in Christ! What does that mean for us? It means that everything is possible for those who have faith in Christ Jesus. We are not expected to do life on our own, especially the impossible tasks like raising kids or bringing hope to a slum full of 800,000 people. We worship an amazing God! Bwana Safiwe?