Time is flying by at Naomi's Village. The activity of God through His Holy Spirit continues to teach us, protect us and lead us in many areas of our lives, as a team and the people in the Rift Valley Community. As we began our day together this morning, we meditated on a couple of verses which focused our attention towards God. We asked for God's power from Acts 1:8, which says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.", as well as Isaiah 41:13 which states, "For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." These verses held our entire group up as we faced the day together.
Our morning was spent serving here in Naomi's Village, helping sand a fence, organize the supply closet, hold babies and more. Bob and Julie Mendonsa then took our team out to Cornerstone Preparatory School, where we saw the construction of the new school Naomi's Village is building. Bob took time to give us the background and shared his vision for the impact this school will have on the entire Rift Valley. To read more on what Cornerstone is all about, please click here. It is worth the extra time. (www.naomisvillage.org/cornerstone-preparatory-academy) Pictures are below.
Lunch at Cafe Ebunto, (Ebunto in Swahili means "I am because we are") was the most beautiful scenery I have ever experienced for lunch. Julie Mendonsa took time to share "homecoming" stories to our table of when orphaned children have been RESCUED by the grace of God and brought into Naomi's Village. Lives are being changed daily here. Continue to pray with us for the work God is doing.
Our next experience was one of those "be prepared for anything" moments. We went to Maai Mahui Primary School, which is located next to Naomi's Village. The teacher to student ratio in this area is 75-80 students to one teacher. Children will wake up at 5:30am to walk 2 hours to school, spend all day at school, walk the 2 hour hike back home, study for an hour and go to sleep around 9 and repeat! Can you imagine? No parents dropping off kids at the curb - and honestly, there is no parental influence in the school at all.
Our team was invited to spend about 30 minutes in 2 different classes and just share cultural differences. It was so intriguing! We laughed a lot. We then were asked to have sports and recreation prepared for the 800 kids? WHAT??? 800 kids? We had planned for 30 kids. To say the least, it was two hours of mayhem! You have to see the pictures to believe is. IT WAS CRAZY FUN!! We taught them songs, how to say "Howdy Partner" and of course "Sic em' Bears"! We ended up handing out candy before we left to every child. It truly was a blessing to love on these kids!
So at the end of another eventful, Spirit-led day, all I can say is "So Good!" My friend Bonface is our inspiration of hope at Naomi's Village. Thanks for your prayers and for reading. Keep praying and look for another post tomorrow!
Blessings to you all from Kenya - So Good!
Keith and Cottonwood Creek Team
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