Well it has been another beautiful Sunday here in Kenya and it was made even better because the majority of the day was spent in Joska! This past weekend was the annual CMF board meeting where board members, missionaries and others guests all flew out to meet together and enjoy time building relationships. Today's agenda for them was to attend church at Joska and be formally welcomed by all the kids. It was wonderful! Hot, but wonderful :)
All the guests and students sat under tents for a Sunday sermon preached by a visiting board member from Oregon, and then we all enjoyed creative performances from the children. There were skits, songs, poems, and dancing! The kids were extremely creative and expressed their gratitude in tear-jerking ways. The service was from 10am-2pm which is a little long even for an African service! But it was well worth it I would say. After taking communion and introducing all the guests, we enjoy a fantastic meal in the chapel and the rest of the guests embarked on a tour of the facilities.
In the meantime, I went on a search to find some of the girls I have gotten really close to while visiting Joska. I had brought them little gifts and wanted to share with them before we had to leave. Plus I took the opportunity to take some pictures since the past two times either my camera has not had batteries or I left it at home :) So here is a picture with me and some of the girls I am falling in love with. All of them are either in Class 7 or 8. From left to right is Paninah, Maurene, Me, Virginia, Lindsey, and Agnes. Paninah and Maurene are in Class 8 and welcomed me the first time I came to Joska. They are so sweet and fun to just hang out with. Definitely not your normal 8th graders. Then Virginia, Lindsey, and Agnes are in Class 7 and all three have
huge dreams! Agnes calls herself the "flying doctor", Lindsey has the most gorgeous smile that just warms your heart and Virginia is loving and quiet. I wish I could take these girls with me wherever I go because it is just such a blessing to be with them. Like I said, all five of them have huge dreams and have the determination to reach them which I greatly admire. They have come a long way from the slums of Mathare and I am so proud to call them my friends!
I definitely feel like Kenya has changed me, and for the better. What a great blessing it has been to meet so many people and be touched by their lives! I pray that by the time I leave I could have blessed them at least half as much as they have blessed me. Only three more weeks left :( I can't believe how fast it has gone and I am sad that it has been so short. March 26th is my last day, and then onto Prague for three weeks! That will be an amazing time as well, but I cannot deny the impact Kenya has made on my life. Thank you so much for your prayers! I could not have asked for more :) Have a great Sunday!
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