Born Again!

Today was extraordinary! I had the awesome opportunity to go out with some of the CHE workers to evangelize in Area 4A of Mathare. It took awhile to get there, but when we arrived we met up with another Missions of Hope CHE worker, Dan, who works in that specific area. We then split up into two groups and started walking around the neighborhood knocking on doors saying, "Hodi?" which means, "Can I come in?" Every house we went to welcomed us whole-heartedly!

We talked with a few people who said that they have gone to church before and were not saved. I went along with Timothy and Irene, both wonderful people who love Jesus tons! Those two mostly talked with the people in Swahili and shared the gospel with them with the help of the evang-a-cube. We spent a lot of time just getting to know the people and understanding their backgrounds and where they were currently in life.

Eventually, I got the chance to share the gospel and it was such a blessing that the house we entered belonged to a young man who knew English fairly well! His name is Chris and he told us that he just moved to Nairobi and was settling in. He is 26 and has been to church before but has not decided to accept Jesus as his personal savior. So I shared with him why I follow Christ and then went through the gospel with him. Timothy asked him some questions and just got to know him more and then Chris decided that he wanted to pray a prayer of confession and accept Jesus into his heart!! It was so amazing :) So we prayed together and got his information so that Dan would be able to contact him and follow up. Here is a picture of Chris (left), me and Timothy. 

It was obviously something you don't experience everyday, but I was inspired by Timothy and Irene's enthusiasm for people to hear about what has changed their lives and has given them hope for the future. I have gained more confidence in my knowledge of why exactly I believe and also just confidence in the fact that I can be a vessel for the Holy Spirit to move in the hearts of others. It was honestly a sacred time. I mean think about it! You are witnessing someone decide that they are going to turn their lives around, and even if they only half-heartedly do it at the time, not really knowing what they are getting into haha, a relationship has been started and now has the capability to grow through the encouragement of other Christians! I hope that I get the chance to visit Chris and encourage him in his walk once more before I leave. Ah discipleship. So exciting and exactly what we are called to do :)