This Beats Driving on 635!

In case you can't tell, we love putting random, funny quotes as our title. On our way back to the ENT house tonight, Bob decided to take us on back road. Although it was bumpy, narrow, and almost seemed we were only feet from falling off the cliff, Bob chimed in, "Hey this beats driving on 635!" So true!

And we want to say Happy Birthday to Julie's Dad!!

Stopped for a Safari Picnic at the waterfall at Lake Nakuru. 

Today was a very productive day. We got straight to work painting and priming the rooms. We are almost finished painting the room and the bathroom on one side of the wing, and have started priming the other wing. The boys volunteered to pull an all-nighter painting to make sure each wing is finished before we leave Friday. They have such servant's hearts. 

The school kids in their new raincoats that were handed out a couple of days ago!

Joshua and I spent time with the kids this morning singing songs and teaching the promises of God. Joshua taught about how God promises to send the Holy Spirit to His children. A very difficult concept to understand especially for children, but he did a great job (along with our wonderful translator, Ruth) communicating this truth.

Joshua and Pastor Geoffery at Wells of Joy International Church Ministries
in Lunga Lunga Slum

Julie got to spend time helping Bob, James (a Naomi's Village worker) and John (one of Bob's friends) hang the attributes of God in the dining hall. Naomi's Village now has twenty 22" x 28" beautiful frames hanging on the wall reminding the children of the nature and character of God.

Tim and Quincy

Joshua and Alyssa

Matt and baby Mary

We also got to hand out the cards that the children from Kid's Village wrote to each child at Naomi's Village. They absolutely loved the cards! Heidi (one of the long-term missionaries from Texas) said they will probably sleep with them at night.

Kevin, Dennis, and John reading their cards

Shane and Joseph

Everyone really enjoyed their cards

Overall, it was a blessed day. We are still trying to process what we saw yesterday at the slums, especially near the explosion site. Alyssa made a comment yesterday, "How is God glorified in tragedy and death in an area of such poverty?" I resonate with that. I cannot understand how God works. Sometimes, it doesn't make sense. In Ezekiel 18:32 it says, "For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live." Being a finite human, I can only trust what God has revealed to us in His Word which daily reminds us of those same attributes that we hung today on Naomi's Village dining hall wall.

At the explosion site in Lunga Lunga Slum

Post written by Anna.