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It's been awhile since I last posted. Yeah, I'm lazy. It's rather hot right now, and so it makes me wonder how the weather will be like in Africa. I was thinking about the importance of the Africa trip last night at the gym. There's statistics that say that 70% of Kenyans don't live past the age of 30. Isn't that crazy? I'm guessing it's probably largely due to the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Please pray that there is health awareness in Kenya and all over Africa, and more importantly that their hearts are softened to receive the gospel.
At our Kenya preparation meeting last night, Maureen (our Team Leader), told us that the likelihood of a child receiving Christ was 33%. I was thinking, "That's really low, it should go up as they get older since kids don't make big decisions like that." However, she went on to say that the likelihood of an adult accepting Christ DROPS to 6%! Dude, that's crazy low.
The low Christianity acceptance rate and Kenyan life expectancy rate creates a sense of urgency in reaching the children we'll be visiting, and even at home in San Jose!
Pray! Pray! Pray!
1. Team Unity: We're going to be traveling together two LONG plane rides (SFO > London, London > Kenya) and on LONG daily road trips from the airport, to our host's homes and to the church. We'll be around each other 24/7, so pray for minimal team conflict and that if there are any conflicts, that they're quickly resolved.
2. Health and Safety: Thankfully, Kahawa Suhkari is under the "Meningitis Belt," so we're at low risk of catching Meningitis. Most of us are going into Kenya with minimum immunizations because they get quite pricey. Pray that the malaria prescriptions don't cause too many side effects (depression and diarrhea with some medications).
3. Health Awareness and Softened Hearts in Kenya: As I stated earlier, 70% of Kenyans don't live past the age of 30. We need to reach the youth now. Pray for God to prepare the hearts of the Kenyan people we will be visiting.
4. Full Trust in God and Blessings in Preparation: With a little more than a month left before our trip, our full trust needs to be in God. We have many cool activities planned out for our trip, but please pray that we don't get lost in our tasks and that we remember to glorify God through our planning and preparation.
5. Blessings on House of Praise Deliverance Church's Childrens Ministry: The Children's ministry is still pretty "old school" over there with felt storyboards. Pray for God's blessings in giving them effective, fresh and creative programs for their Children's programs.
6. Communication with Kenyan People: Last year's trip suffered from a few communication problems. Pray for our ability to embrace each other's differences and for minimal miscommunication as we interact with the Kenyan people.
7. Financial and Prayer Support: I know God provides, but it's been really hard this past month to put my full trust in him since I like to be in control. It's SO encouraging to see commitment forms come in with prayer and financial support. I love it when you guys add little encouraging notes/letters for me and the team. Thank you so much for your continual support. Please remember to keep praying for us.
Thank you to all of you who have supported me through either prayer, financial support, or both! Praise God!
Some pictures of Kahawa Suhkari
Activities and Social Center
Marketplace
Library
It's been awhile since I last posted. Yeah, I'm lazy. It's rather hot right now, and so it makes me wonder how the weather will be like in Africa. I was thinking about the importance of the Africa trip last night at the gym. There's statistics that say that 70% of Kenyans don't live past the age of 30. Isn't that crazy? I'm guessing it's probably largely due to the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Please pray that there is health awareness in Kenya and all over Africa, and more importantly that their hearts are softened to receive the gospel.
At our Kenya preparation meeting last night, Maureen (our Team Leader), told us that the likelihood of a child receiving Christ was 33%. I was thinking, "That's really low, it should go up as they get older since kids don't make big decisions like that." However, she went on to say that the likelihood of an adult accepting Christ DROPS to 6%! Dude, that's crazy low.
The low Christianity acceptance rate and Kenyan life expectancy rate creates a sense of urgency in reaching the children we'll be visiting, and even at home in San Jose!
Pray! Pray! Pray!
1. Team Unity: We're going to be traveling together two LONG plane rides (SFO > London, London > Kenya) and on LONG daily road trips from the airport, to our host's homes and to the church. We'll be around each other 24/7, so pray for minimal team conflict and that if there are any conflicts, that they're quickly resolved.
2. Health and Safety: Thankfully, Kahawa Suhkari is under the "Meningitis Belt," so we're at low risk of catching Meningitis. Most of us are going into Kenya with minimum immunizations because they get quite pricey. Pray that the malaria prescriptions don't cause too many side effects (depression and diarrhea with some medications).
3. Health Awareness and Softened Hearts in Kenya: As I stated earlier, 70% of Kenyans don't live past the age of 30. We need to reach the youth now. Pray for God to prepare the hearts of the Kenyan people we will be visiting.
4. Full Trust in God and Blessings in Preparation: With a little more than a month left before our trip, our full trust needs to be in God. We have many cool activities planned out for our trip, but please pray that we don't get lost in our tasks and that we remember to glorify God through our planning and preparation.
5. Blessings on House of Praise Deliverance Church's Childrens Ministry: The Children's ministry is still pretty "old school" over there with felt storyboards. Pray for God's blessings in giving them effective, fresh and creative programs for their Children's programs.
6. Communication with Kenyan People: Last year's trip suffered from a few communication problems. Pray for our ability to embrace each other's differences and for minimal miscommunication as we interact with the Kenyan people.
7. Financial and Prayer Support: I know God provides, but it's been really hard this past month to put my full trust in him since I like to be in control. It's SO encouraging to see commitment forms come in with prayer and financial support. I love it when you guys add little encouraging notes/letters for me and the team. Thank you so much for your continual support. Please remember to keep praying for us.
Thank you to all of you who have supported me through either prayer, financial support, or both! Praise God!
posted by Warren @ 3:26 PM
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