Kenya #8 Pastor Brad

Hello Everyone!I am sitting here after a long but fun day here in Kenya. We are nearing the end of our trip and it seems like we just got here. God has given us all a love for the people and ministry here, and yet i miss everyone at home so much. There is nothing like experiencing the Will of God in your life and understanding how He has created us to serve Him and by doing it we Enjoy Him so much more. The pages of Scriptures we read and teach seem to be jumping with life as we see them lived out. I know that recently in our Quiet Times we have been reading through the Exodus story and I have also been reading through the beginning of Acts. I thought it was neat how Steven's sermon was over the Exodus as I was also studying the book. I thought God must be giving me a message, and in Truth He has been. The things we have been seeing and doing here has truly opened my eyes to the depravity of man (the utter sinfulness and lack of hope). And God wants us to be delivered from this death and decay and unto new life in Christ. It is so exciting to be proclaiming this Truth to these people, for it is truly "the Road Out" for them, which is what Exodus means.Today we had a nice relaxing beginning to our day, well maybe not relaxing haha. It was souvenir shopping morning at the Masai Market. This market is one that you have to barter for everything you want, no written prices on anything. They start off very high and you have to haggle for everything. For us it is a custom we are no longer used to in America and i found myself feeling bad, or cheap and then just buying stuff, which isn't how you do it haha. I did get a few really good deals, but quite before i got worn out. After that experience we headed out to a school to teach the Choose To Wait to High Schoolers. What an amazing time! There were 175 teens crammed into a room about twice the size of our youth room at Vesper Lake. it was way crowded but i loved it. Up to this point we have been teaching preschool and elementary aged kids. Man it was fantastic to teach teenagers again. In times like it was a reminder that God has called me to youth and I love it so much. Anyway, I got to intro our lesson which is The Voice of Truth. We wanted to get a few points across from the Word of God found in Gen 1:1; 1:27,28; 2:7. The first point is God the Almighty is our Maker! and because of this we have Value. He has given us a Manual in the Bible that tells us how to live life abundantly. We also taught lesson 2 which is based on the truth that God created us for a purpose, therefore I have Value, you have Value and Sex has Value when we honor the Marriage Relationship. We also had a great opportunity to share the Good News that God loves us so much He sent His only Son to die for us, and He was buried and rose again conquering sin and death. It is amazing to share with a people that God will forgive anything, no matter what, if we just choose to believe on Jesus Christ alone. What a rewarding experience.Well I must quite hogging the computer now, but i thank you for reading this. I really miss all of you and hope to see you all soon. Please pray for us as tomorrow is our last full day of ministry. We will be teaching children as young as 4 yrs old up to 18 yrs old tomorrow in two different sessions. Tomorrow is back in Mathare Slums and is tough on one hand, but a place of amazing ministry.

Thanks for your prayers.In His Service,Pastor Brad