Check back daily for updates, posts, and more from our mission trip to Kenya! Thanks for your continued prayers and support for us while we are on our trip!
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May 25-26 | Travel Days
Wednesday, May 27 | Day 1
We started off with our first full day of ministry and it was amazing! We visited two schools in the morning, had a quick lunch, and then visited a boys boarding school in the afternoon. We wrapped up our day of ministry with a concert in a plaza and some street evangelism. After heading back to the ministry center we had dinner, a little down time and everyone headed to bed for a real night of sleep.
It was so awesome to see our students jump right into ministry! They hit the ground running, sharing the gospel in small groups at schools and in classrooms. We know they were tired after the short night, but they really stepped up! It was so amazing to hear some of the stories from students who were able to share the gospel with someone they didn’t know for the very first time. The ministry teams were able to use all the training we’ve been having for the last 6 months and they were ready.
The buses had some great time to bond today, come up with a bus name, and maybe have a little fun between locations we visited.
We saw 278 decisions for Jesus today and are so excited and expectant to see what God is going to do in and through our students tomorrow. Pray for rest, for energy and for the stamina they’ll need over the rest of our mission trip.
Thursday, May 28 | Day 2
It’s Thursday, right? Yes. Yes it is. The days kind of run together. After a great night of sleep and a yummy breakfast, we headed out for our morning of ministry which included stopping at 2 schools and some street evangelism time. At the first school, which is a private school, the children knew the songs and we got to truly worship with them. There might have been a few tears over the sweetness of that moment….the good kind of tears. Then our team headed into classrooms, which by the way, we’ve heard from many of them that it’s their favorite part of the trip so far. Our students say they really love spending time in the classrooms with the students, getting to learn about their lives. It was a busy morning, but so good!
We stopped at a local church for some lunch and a little downtime, then headed out to another school (with 4,000 children!!!) to sing. Then off for a street concert and street evangelism. We ended the day with a quick debrief and supper and students got to hang out on the roof and head to bed earlier.
We saw 392 decisions today in classrooms and on the streets. Please continue to pray for strength, boldness, and a team spirit of grace and love. It is so awesome to hear our students sharing about how they are sharing the gospel and seeing lives changed as a result of their obedience.