Kenya

Dear Friends
You know you are in Kenya when this is your room mate. 

This one below dropped uninvited into my coffee mug. No, I didn't drink the coffee, ...

It's good to be back. I met already many friends and we had plenty of time to connect again.

Harvest Time in Germany

 Dear Friends

Its harvest time in Germany and the vineyards produced plentiful fruit.

The white grape is "Riesling" Germany's best known wines are made of it. 

The blue grape is "Trollinger". They are delicious and make an excellent wine as well.


 I enjoy my walks through the vineyard and take in all the richness and beauty of the area.

A gift of selfless love

Dear Friends
Once in a while you meet somebody who is an exceptional person. Their faith, purity of heart and selfless actions inspire you to desire similar attributes for yourself. If that person is very young, it’s even more outstanding.

Claire is that person for me. Here is her story. On Clair’s 10^th birthday, she asked friends and family to make a donation of money to the ministry in Kenya instead of them giving her personal gifts! This selfless action is such a great example of faith and purity of heart. She was willing to give up gifts for herself, so that girls in Kenya can receive reusable hygiene kits that enable them to stay in school when they have their periods. What an example of Christ-likeness. Giving up her desires so others can receive. Claire understands something that I myself desire to learn and live out more deeply.

I was humbled and honored when she gave me the checks and cash. What a gift of love! This will be my favorite story to tell the girls in Kenya, the story of Claire’s gift and the gift of God’s love that He gave on our behalf. Isn’t that inspirational? There is no age limit in living wholeheartedly for the kingdom of God. Some of the hygiene kits I will give out to the girls are sponsored by Clair's love gift.

 "Days for Girls" mission is to provide reusable hygiene kits to all girls worldwide. If you are interested in their work, visit their website: www.daysforgirls.org

Village School

Today I went into a village school to meet with
6 & 7 grade girls.. I taught very basic sex ed and gave out some of the 'Days for Girls' kits. The girls listen very attentively and had some good questions. I know the girls now for years and the established relationships made it possible for me to share. Again I could point to God, He made us wonderfully and beautifully.
It was a privilege to speak to the girls.

Sunrise

The Indian Ocean provides an amazing scenery to watch God's creation. every morning His mercy are new. Watching the sun rise out of the ocean bears wonder and awe.

Sunday Worship

We all know that African love singing and dancing. No exception on Sunday morning at church. The worship time is at least 1.5 hours long filled with beautiful praises to God. Here a small example

Life Skills

This week we talked about how we want to be loved and love. The 5 love languages was a great lesson for the girls. As a demonstration, one girl who's love language is "Affirmation" put on a big shirt and other girls stacked balloons under the shirt with words of affirmation on it. We all laughed and had a fun time together.

My time with the girls went by fast. The good byes are bitter sweet.

Group picture with some of the girls