We took tea this morning with Pastor Japheth and his wife Serena, and
then left for church. As we left, we greeted Robert, a man who works
for the Pastor, and then arrived at church at about 9:15am.
Praise songs marked the start of first service.
The young children shared songs and bible stories with me outside the
church building while Levi shared on encouragement & prophetic
ministry inside.
For second service inside the church sung more praises, then, after I
spoke shortly on being eternally focused, Levi shared on true hope.
Leaving the service before the end, we ate a quick lunch because of
our tightly scheduled bus connection.
After some time, we caught a very nice bus with Pastor Joshua,
Lampstone, & Janet from Makindu to Nairobi. This was about a 2 hour
bus ride.
In Nairobi we walked for a while and caught a matatu to Eldoret with
the newlyweds, saying goodbye to Pastor Joshua. We ate some Papaya
while waiting for the van to fill. I sat next to Martin, a university
teacher who loves Jesus. He and his wife have been married for five
years are trusting God for kids. This bus took about 5 hours, stopping
briefly in Nakuru for a break and for snacks.
In Eldoret, we caught another matatu to take us to Lampstone's parents
house. However, since it was about a quarter after midnight, the
matatu took a while to fill up with passengers, so we had some time to
walk around a bit first.
After all three of us guys relieved ourselves in the shadows, a police
officer stopped me and asked about it. He hadn't seen anyone else, and
was mainly trying to get a bribe from us. Levi asked him for his name,
and I asked if we could pray for him as another police officer walked
up. The second police officer said that he would bring his buddy back
to be prayed for in the morning, and they then left. :-)
It was still taking a very long time to fill last couple seats, so we
bought another seat for 200sh ($2.50) so that we could get moving.
Swahili praise songs played quitely in the matatu as we moved towards
our night's final destination. It was nice to relax again while on the
road.
We had a driver who was willing to go about 2 km off the main road to
get us to directly to our night's abode. However, after coming too far
off the road, our van became stuck in the soft dirt beside the corn
field, about 30 meters from where we were to stay.
After about 45 minutes with all the men out of the car pushing, asking
for the 'big light' (my phone), and moving rocks and corn stalks, we
finally got the van back on the road, and unloaded our luggage.
We were then welcomed by Lampstone's family into the Waswa kome. It is
a small mud hut with a metal roof. After short greetings, we headed to
bed, at about 4am.
Notes & Praises:
We are very thankful for how each piece in this trip keeps fitting
together. God has our back each step of the way.
Getting a vehicle unstuck seems to be a great African male bonding
experience. All seemed a bit amused, though relieved that we were able
to get it back on the road.
We plan to head into Uganda tomorrow and meet with another friend.
Keep us in your prayers!
AUGUST 20TH
ReplyDeleteI AM A GOD WHO HEALS. I heal broken bodies, broken minds, broken hearts, broken lives, and broken relationships. My very Presence has immense healing powers. You cannot live close to Me without experiencing some degree of healing. However, it is also true that you have not because you ask not. You receive the healing that flows naturally from My Presence, whether you seek it or not. But there is more- much more- available to those who ask.
The first step in receiving healing is to live ever close so close to Me. The benefits of this practice are too numerous to list. As you grow more and more intimate with Me, I reveal My will to you more directly. When the time is right, I prompt you to ask for healing of some brokenness in you or in another person. The healing may be instantaneous, or it may be a process. That is up to Me. Your part is to trust Me fully and to thank Me for the restoration that has begun.
I rarely heal all the brokenness in a person's life. Even My servant Paul was told, "My grace is sufficient for you," when he sought healing for the thorn in his flesh. Nonetheless, much healing is available to those whose lives are intimately interwoven with Mine. Ask, and you will receive.
Psalm 103:3
"who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases..."
James 4:2
You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Matthew 7:7
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Thank you for continuing to share your journey and adventures with us! I apologize for not posting a devotion for the 19th...my laptop died. :(
Peace,
Tamy