Hello! How are you???

Greetings from the road to Molo! We are on our way to meet the rest of our team in Nakuru, consolidate ourselves and our luggage, and journey on to conduct vacation bible school in Molo.
Yesterday was a great day in Kwambekenya! Ben and Carey started the day at the KEG church finishing the pastor training. The rest of the group made our way to the school, where we were swarmed by the kids. After shaking innumerable hands and many "hello, how are yous?" we joined the nursery school kids, ages 3 and 4, for their porridge break in the grass. We sang Head, shoulders, knees and toes and Jesus Loves Me (much to our anti-singer Ryan's chagrin), and we painted their precious hands and made handprints and wrote "God made me. He knows my name." Then it was time for bubbles and Swahili lessons. They giggled uproariously at our pronunciation of their words. If you ever want to feel like a celebrity, come to a Kenyan school to blow bubbles.

We reunited the team as the ILI training was concluding. We had a certificate signing ceremony, then walked over to the medical center Mt. Bethel participated in building. There, members of the community gathered to witness the pastors receiving their certificates. The Kenyans sang to us and played drums. There was preaching, heartfelt testimonies of what the community has meant to us, and promises to see each other again someday. We joined hands and formed a wide circle, where Carey and a Kenyan pastor prayed for us. The sounds of the women saying "yes Lord" during the prayer, the feel of the chilly breeze on our cheeks, the smell of rain in the distant mountains and onions recently harvested, the sound of nearby cows and the undeniable presence of the Holy Spirit left an indelible impression on each of our hearts.

And suddenly it was time for good-bye. We hugged, cried, exchanged words of support and encouragement and promised to pray for one another. Little Sarah, who was Parker's constant companion for three days, didn't want to let go of his hand and began to pull him away, toward her house. Her teacher Marion said, "Let me intervene" and explained to Sarah that it was time to say farewell. I'm sure her sweet little face, surrounded by a red GAP hoodie, will be in his mind always when Parker remembers Kwambekenya.
Oh, and we saw an elephant!! Big day, big day.

Please pray today....
For safe travels to Molo
For a sweet reunion with the rest of our team For our continued health & strength
And please go ahead and start praying for our flights on Saturday night and especially for the one on Sunday morning, where we have to make a very tight connection in Amsterdam.