Our first ministry point in Kenya was with Joy in her 3 layer house. Almost like her impressive cakes she bakes. Usually a house has floors but this one is special. It's layered against a little hill just off Forest line road in Ngong. We were privileged to help out at Harvest School. The amount of pupils...21. This means very personal attention from staff that really love what they do. Kids in Kenya are well behaved and educated. They greet you around every corner, always smile, and even let you take the occasional nap with them while listening to a random story a global team mate is busy making up. One kid woke up and got a fright as a white face was next to him snoring away. Can imagine what went through the little guy's head when he opened his eyes and saw this oddity next to him. We prayed, played, did arts and crafts, told bible stories, cooked chapatti (spell check), ate, had ginger tea, laughed, had life skills session with the teachers, and walked back home every day while spending time with locals.
And then Nairobi...yes, Nairobi. Don't know where to begin. Overwhelming. Streets filled with people and cars. Beautiful buildings. Massive city. It almost has the feel of mid city Johannesburg. It's different than Dar Es Salaam in the sense that it's more organized. Structured. Tourist destination. Not a lot of kids though. And those you meet are different than the kids outside the city. Almost like back home. City kids are more rushed, fashion conscious, more enslaved to modern day living. It seems this is the case all around the world. Even in Kenya. At the Nairobi chapel the pastor spoke about the problems teens face in Kenya. Pretty much the same as everywhere else. The same distractions and deceptions to keep people away from the truth and freedom. We live in a world with the same problems yet we struggle to unite in war against these deceptions. We rather keep ourselves busy with politics and rage war against each other. Kids are pretty cool in this regard. They actually just want to play and enjoy life. There is so much we can learn from the kids in Kenya. We can see the trend of the world in them. Even if Africa feels very far and secluded. The world trends are here. So it must be spiritual. The kids in Kenya...