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Daddy on the Road, Mommy on the Run
July 31, 2006
Africa Pictures part 2
Ok, here are more pictures from our
trip. These are arranged chronologically, moving from events in
South Africa to our time in Kenya. Enjoy!
This is the TeamHouse
in Cape Town, South Africa. It's an AMAZING place, beautifully
situated between the coast and the mountains. The TeamHouse
specializes in providing missions teams complete accomodations.
If your church or homeschool group is hoping to take a short term
missions trip, contact The TeamHouse for complete information &
service opportunities!
One of the rooms in the TeamHouse.
The dining room of the TeamHouse (hey! We're Baptist! I am all about the food!)
A beautiful shot of the Cape Town coast; truly, all creation proclaims the supremacy of Christ!!!
Though I don't have any good pictures of the concert in Cape Town, here
is one from the concert in Pretoria. Both cities were amazing,
and there were over 550 people who received Christ and were connected
to local, discipling churches in South Africa through these two
concerts! God is so, SO, good!!!
This is the Rusam Villa Guest House
in Nairobi; we stayed here with Ruth & Sam (RuSam... get it?) for
over a week. By the time we all arrived -- our group, the youth
group, and the group doing the youth worker conferences, there were 35
of us! It was WONDERFUL! Sam and Ruth have a phenomenal
business, an excellent staff, and a heart for the work of Christ in
Kenya. Again, if your church or homeschool group is looking for
options for missions in Africa, Rusam is the place to be -- it was
truly our Home Away From Home!
A picture of our very peaceful room at the Rusam Guest House.
Ok, now, this is a picture of our bathroom; no big deal, right?
Well, please notice that the shower, toilet, and sink are all
together. In many Kenyan homes & hotels, the shower isn't in
a separate stall, it's just above everything else with a wooden
platform to stand on and a drain in the corner of the floor. Let
me tell you -- Kenyan Lesson #1 for me was "where not to leave the
toilet paper."
A view of one area in downtown Nairobi. This building is one of
very, very few with color. Most are completely cinder block drab,
some with billboards painted on the sides, but most are simply grey as
in the earlier picture of my husband leading at Bahati.
This is only a side view of the largest slum in all of Africa --
Kaibera. Nairobi is, in part, a developed and advancing place;
the poverty and struggle that happens in Kaibera is like no
other. It's truly the only place more harrowing to me than the
Townships in S.A.
A picture from the concert in Nairobi. There was more warfare
going on in the minutes before this concert began than we've seen in a
long, long time. It wasn't your "usual" ccm concert; there were
several African school groups who came and sang with, and our drummer's
wife led The Victory Chant which is very popular in Kenyan churches and
schools.
Truly, this was the most life changing trip of my
life. We've been in this ministry for several years and have been
privileged to see the Lord do some truly miraculous and beautiful
things; however, there has been nothing to compare to the beauty of His
people or His work in Africa.
O, Lord, there are no
words to say Thank You! Bless You for the beauty of Your
holiness, and thank You for the privilege of serving and learning from
Your people in Africa. We love You, Lord!
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