Day 7 (by Lori Denton)

We began the morning with a hearty Kenyan breakfast as always, however we were sad to learn that Daryl was sick; the devil hard at work, no doubt. We left “Dopey Smurf” a.k.a Daryl, back at the house to rest and recover. We arrived at the Baptist Chapel and was greeted by the preschool class. They sang beautiful praise songs. I am sure that our Father in Heaven was smiling. We made balloon animals for all the children and left crayons and stuffed animals for them to keep. They were very excited! Afterwards, we met in the church to break into groups for our evangelism visits. We set out with each group taking different sections of town. The people we met were very friendly and open to hearing the Word of God. We made about 50 visits total and had 16 salvations. God is good and faithful! We know that the angels have rejoiced right along with us today. Lunch and fellowship followed our visits. We have experienced wonderful meals this week. God bless the hands that have prepared them!

Pastor Wambua went to check on Daryl. We had prayed that God would heal him and He answered our prayer because he was able to join us around lunchtime. After lunch, we split up and half of the team went to visit with a child that the First Baptist youth group sponsors here in Kenya through Compassion International and the other half stayed at the church; I have heard they took a nap (what a nap is I don’t quite remember!) We arrived at a church/school where we were supposed to meet Leslie; the Compassion International child. We waited and waited; Kenyan time can be very long sometimes. As we waited, the school kids were let out for a break and swarmed the vans. Each one came to the window for a smile or a handshake. It’s amazing what the power of a touch means to these children. Chloe, Mike, Luke, and Daryl had to get out and get the kids all riled up at break. They all stood around Chloe chanting “how are you?” over and over. What a sight! Leslie and his mom arrived shortly after. Leslie was a little overwhelmed with all the gifts and cameras around. His mama was full of gratitude and the visit went well. They were given groceries and toys for the kids. It was an awesome experience!

Afterwards, we were off to the crusade where we performed a puppet show for the kids. They had a great time. Zack and Chloe both gave beautiful, touching testimonies followed by Daryl with a powerful message. No wonder the devil was trying to prevent him from preaching. Our God is much more powerful! More were saved at the crusade and we thank our Lord for touching the hearts of many Kenyans.

Pray for Pam as she is not feeling well. Pray for the Lord to touch and heal her body. Pray for the souls that were saved today and ask the Lord to send them other Christians to encourage them. We had many that voiced prayer concerns during our visits. Please ask the Lord to intervene on their behalf. Pray for us as we go to the orphanage tomorrow and again to the crusade. Ask the Lord to touch more hearts. We love you all and miss you but we feel the Lord giving us strength as you continually lift us up. Thank you.

Smooch to you and the kids Jared, I miss and love you! Be home soon!