Last But Not Least – Kenya Departure
The need in Mathare is huge. There was no greater moment that I realized this than when we visited another school that this team has started in Village 2 of the Mathare slum, they call it Kosovo. It was the last thing we saw on our trip before heading back to the US. Our van pulled into this village via a rough dirt path where the smell of the slum again hit our noses and dust hung in the air like a foggy morning.
As we approached the school we there were children playing soccer on a dirt field nearby and others quickly approached the van to see who was visiting. This school is still under construction along with the church that they have started in this community but it is not near as far along as the headquarters in Pangani (Village 1).
After exiting the van we were immediately welcomed by the children that call this slum home. Many of them were shouting at me to pass on messages from them to Barack O’Obama. I find it funny that they assume I know him, or that I have have access to our President simply because I’m an American. I just can’t look into the eyes of these children that have such warm smiles without seeing hope. Hope for Mathare, hope for Nairobi, hope for Kenya, hope for Africa… hope from Jesus.
I know that our church will do all that we can to help and I look forward to hearing the stories of life change that will come from trips that our teams will make to Kenya in years to come.
