Interns in KENYA

Habari J

Here is an update from the past couple of days. Thursday was the last day of the medical camp and VBS at the BCC in Nairobi. I believe that the doctors saw over 700 people in four days. For some people this is the only doctor visit they will have in a year. Each morning when we arrived at the BCC hoards of women and children were crowded around the gates. Up the hill from the medical camp VBS was held for the BCC kids. With the strength and love of Jesus we made connections with the kids by spending almost the entire day with them. The Amarillo team was in charge of the VBS and us interns were floaters and helped wherever there was a need, including the medical camp. We greatly enjoyed getting to know and spend time working along side the team. Everyone on the team was amazing! It was sad saying goodbye to them all on Saturday.

I loved getting to know and spend time with the worship leader from the church. Her name is Gertrude and lives at the BCC in one of the dorms with a group of girls. This woman is absolutely beautiful and loves the Lord with her whole heart; it is so evident in the gentle ways she interacts with the kids. She would direct the children in singing songs each morning and afternoon… “He’s got a tiny little baby in his hands,; he’s got a tiny little baby in his hands, he’s got the whole world in his hands.” Gertrude will be someone that I will always look up to and respect. She pours herself out to the kids and the Lord everyday. The song she brings to the Lord is one of life and beauty.

Friday us interns went to a HIV baby home called New Life Home Trust. The baby home takes in abandoned babies from the hospitals, streets, slums, from wherever. Babies that that are HIV positive are given priority in admission into the home. They admit babies from birth to three months old. About 85% of the admitted HIV positive babies will become HIV negative. Once the babies turn three and are still not adopted out they are placed in foster care. The New Life Home Trust was so encouraging to see and spend time at. These babies are normal, healthy size. There are so many staff and nurses who care for them around the clock. We spent a little over an hour with the babies, playing, holding and following them around.  One story that still blows me away is from a baby girl that New Life cared for. She was aborted five months into the pregnancy; New Life took her in and cared for her in the ICU section of the house. Not all of these baby’s organs were developed, but after some time in an incubator her organs fully developed. Around one years old a family adopted her. This home is incredible and has opened other homes like it in other parts of Kenya.

We have two more full days in Nairobi… golly the month has flown by! We will visit the BCC’s sewing class tomorrow morning and then head to Korogocho for the afternoon and for the whole day on Tuesday. Please be praying for our saftely; for the love of the Father to consume us and pour out onto the kids we will be around; for specific connections with certain kids; and for the enemy not to distract us in the last days we have here. Going to Korogocho has been an answer to prayer and I feel it an honor to go.

            Thank you all for your prayers and going on this adventure with us! We sever and love a great God! His love is great and we are being consumed by it everyday.