One thing that stood out were the amount of children attending worship, many without any adults with them. They walk in from the Kibera slums. We were able to meet some of the children sponsored by members of St. John. We also met others and heard many stories as we gathered outside after the service. I was particularly moved by a young woman attending the church who has been trying to finish her schooling.
Winnie is 18 years old and lives with her aunt. In order to pay for school, her aunt told her she had to “go with men” to earn the money. She is one semester away from graduating from high school, but does not have the money to finish. It is hard to think that she may resort to prostitution just to finish her schooling. Lorna Meeker is trying to work with her to accept help from Springs of Life. Winnie is not the only girl facing this problem. Girls of all ages are used in this way. This is why Dennis and Lorna are working so hard to move these girls out of the slums.
On Monday we visited a village named Enkiloriti in Maasai Land. The Meekers, the ELCK and our St. John mission support these people, and this is the same village where our team attended a wedding last year.
The trip was slow and long over “roads” that were nearly impassable. We had a Masai guide with us that knew the area and we arrived to a big welcome by the village. The tribe invited us into their church where the children sang for us and we were greeted by several members of the community.
They introduced the elder man who has donated 30 acres to be used for a church, school and hospital. They are so grateful for all we are doing to help with these projects. Their hunger for the Gospel is incredible. In November, Bishop Obare and Pastor Meeker will be baptizing over 100 Maasi people in this village!
God is working mightily there. Our team provided food for the families. We handed out maize meal, salt, lard, soap and matches. They were so happy. It seemed like such a small thing to us, but was so important to them.
Rockie Brandenburg
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God is so GOOD! To allow people from across the world to be a part in helping bring hope & light to people who are thirsty for Living Water is so amazing!! I love seeing the building where there was only a tree! Blessings to you & Thanks for lending your voice, my brother ;)
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