Today we attended Sunday services at our sister church in Mombasa, Crossroads Fellowship. We always enjoy the time to worship and learn with our brothers and sisters in Christ on the other side of the planet.
Recognize those greeters?
One of our group members was able to join the worship team for this weekend.
Worship is always a special experience.
From church we went back to the hotel to have a quick lunch, put on our team shirt and head to Bomani for our outreach afternoon in that community. Because Bomani is a smaller community we usually expect about 1000 people. We have all the fun events as yesterday: camel rides, face painting, bounce house and the main stage fun and artists. The only difference is the sporting events. The main sporting attraction in Bomani on this day is a volleyball tournament in which Fox River fields a team. This year's team won in the first round which is progress for us! We ran out of daylight before we could play the championship game, but our team admitted that the opposition was far better so it might have been a good thing. :)
Green team shirts on both sides? Yes, we were playing our partners in Bomani during this game.
The high school students that graduated from Bomani enjoy being able to come home for the fun day in the center. Guy and I had the joy of meeting with them for a bit before they returned to their school. What a blessing they are!
On this 10th anniversary, we honored our staff at the school and especially those who have been at the school for 5 and 10 years. They are a very special group!
A view of the crowd around the stage.
More people enjoying the entertainment.
Guy gave a brief history of the ministry and then presented the gospel. Many responded that they were receiving Christ for the first time today. What a joy!! After that, he explained the gift for each family. Instead of feeding the community at the event, we decided a few years ago to distribute food because of the great need in this area. Each family received some basic staples as they were leaving for the evening.
One section of the many bags of food to be distributed.
The mammas lined up and waiting.
They were happy and grateful.
Every other night we finish our day with a team meeting to prepare for the following days, share what we are experiencing and pray together.
It was another good day and a great weekend. Tomorrow we meet with our class 7 helpers who will assist us when we have our final fun days with our kids in the schools. Afterward we will visit one of our kids who is in a special needs school.
As we move into our final days here, please continue to pray for safety and health. One of our group is a diabetic and had a rough day today. The group is tired which is normal after the big weekend. Tomorrow should be a light day to recover a bit before the last 2 really busy days in the schools. This group has been a wonderful representative of God and Fox River. They are hard workers and have invested themselves in the work God called them to do in these communities.
Thank you for your prayer and support!