Jambo (means hello in Swahili)
Hope all is well back in the states. We are into our second week here in Kenya. The first week was extremely busy. We spent much time ministering at a bible institute for pastors and working with a local church. It was extremely busy but the Lord did an incredible work within the people and us as well. Last Saturday we went to Kibera which is a major slum area here in Nairobi. Often times when we in the states look at the "ghetto" we think of depressed conditions, crime and etc. Well Kibera is worse than any ghetto I've been to in the states. It might not have similar criminal activity but it is by far the most poor and depressed place I have ever been. The average household income per day is approximately $2. How can people live on $2 per day? I'm not sure. In addition, there housing conditions are terrible. The people live in tin shacks basically and they are all on top of each other. There is literally no room to move within this area. But we were able to see a church that is located in the middle of this slum area. It was literally a sanctuary away from the slums. Next to the church was a medical facility that is associated with the church. The unfortunate thing is that many people do not go to this free facility because it just does not have all the things needed to support the needs of the residents. It needs pre-natural equipment, scales, forceps and etc but they just don't have the money. Please pray for the residents in Kibera, the church which is called All Nations Gospel Church and for the medical facility that God would do an incredible work to rid the poverty in this area.
While touring the area, we also had the great pleasure of praying for some of the residents and church members. This was cool because you could see the people really appreciated our prayers and concern. Throughout the slums you see so many kids who are taking care of kids. It was sad. As we went through the streets the kids would speak out and say "how are you, how are you". This is what they have been taught to say when they see a "mazungo" (not sure of the spelling) but it means a white person. I am not a mazungo, I am considered a black man. But again, please pray for the people here. They need so much but the most important thing they need is the truth of the gospel and good biblical teaching. In addition, pray for us as we come to our last four days of our trip. God is not done and we have come to realize that we are still here on a mission, literally, for God. We will be ministering at Living Water Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel affiliate, in the evenings this week. Sunday, I will share at the main service at Living Water. Pray that the Lord empowers us to continue in His service.
Blessings and Asante (Thank you) Lord,
Merritt
Hope all is well back in the states. We are into our second week here in Kenya. The first week was extremely busy. We spent much time ministering at a bible institute for pastors and working with a local church. It was extremely busy but the Lord did an incredible work within the people and us as well. Last Saturday we went to Kibera which is a major slum area here in Nairobi. Often times when we in the states look at the "ghetto" we think of depressed conditions, crime and etc. Well Kibera is worse than any ghetto I've been to in the states. It might not have similar criminal activity but it is by far the most poor and depressed place I have ever been. The average household income per day is approximately $2. How can people live on $2 per day? I'm not sure. In addition, there housing conditions are terrible. The people live in tin shacks basically and they are all on top of each other. There is literally no room to move within this area. But we were able to see a church that is located in the middle of this slum area. It was literally a sanctuary away from the slums. Next to the church was a medical facility that is associated with the church. The unfortunate thing is that many people do not go to this free facility because it just does not have all the things needed to support the needs of the residents. It needs pre-natural equipment, scales, forceps and etc but they just don't have the money. Please pray for the residents in Kibera, the church which is called All Nations Gospel Church and for the medical facility that God would do an incredible work to rid the poverty in this area.
While touring the area, we also had the great pleasure of praying for some of the residents and church members. This was cool because you could see the people really appreciated our prayers and concern. Throughout the slums you see so many kids who are taking care of kids. It was sad. As we went through the streets the kids would speak out and say "how are you, how are you". This is what they have been taught to say when they see a "mazungo" (not sure of the spelling) but it means a white person. I am not a mazungo, I am considered a black man. But again, please pray for the people here. They need so much but the most important thing they need is the truth of the gospel and good biblical teaching. In addition, pray for us as we come to our last four days of our trip. God is not done and we have come to realize that we are still here on a mission, literally, for God. We will be ministering at Living Water Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel affiliate, in the evenings this week. Sunday, I will share at the main service at Living Water. Pray that the Lord empowers us to continue in His service.
Blessings and Asante (Thank you) Lord,
Merritt
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