My birthday was wonderful :) Thank you to everyone who sent their birthday wishes! It meant a lot and truly made my day! I got the cards too! I love you all and I miss you!
The past week seems to have flown by, now closing in on our last two. However, I know that each day holds something for me, so I will be living in the moment as best I can! I'll be going to Joska this week again to stay the night. I might also be preaching there on Sunday too. I have no clue what on yet, but God will give me the words I hope and pray (and you can pray too!).
As I work here longer, doing more and more, my thoughts run together and I can't seem to sort through everything well enough to write a coherent explanation of how I am doing, what I have been seeing, and what I have been thinking about. I am daily overwhelmed by all that I see, the poverty, the disease, and yet encouraged by Christ and the joy on the faces of His people here in Kenya. Each day I have a new struggle on being with a group of 17 people I do not know, yet each day I find something new to be grateful for in them, and some new conviction within myself. Each day I miss home and yet I do not want to leave Kenya. Each day I feel so alone, yet I know Christ will never forsake me, and that I have the greatest support system ever! Each day I experience a million things, yet I cannot find words to describe them. Each day my heart breaks a million times, yet the punctured hands of Christ puts it back together, making it stronger and greater and more compassionate than before.
One thing I can expand on is how grateful I am for MSCF/IV. I have realized that not all Christian communities look like that, loves like that. It challenges me to work harder, to serve more, when I get back. It makes me see how blessed I am, and how blessed I want everyone else part of IV to feel. So, thank you so much, each and every one of you, for your love and support, your encouragement and friendship. I love you guys :)
Well, I am off to town to buy things for William. Take care! Much love! God bless!
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