Our God is an awesome God! We feel truly blessed to be able to make this trip, and praise God that he provided us this opportunity to join the Fox River team and also celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.
This trip has opened our eyes to the fact that a church can help people thousands of miles away through their generosity and prayers.
We met children who would not have had any opportunities to better themselves without these schools that we and a lot of people reading this blog support. Many of them want to be Doctors, surgeons, nurses, pilots, teachers, etc. and they are scoring high enough at our schools to fulfill their dreams. This usually doesn't happen at the government schools, which we also visited. God is truly performing miracles in our children.
The schools and grounds are very clean and well kept. The teachers are extremely dedicated and even take the time to be sure the kids have proper hygiene (something they wouldn't receive at home). The children really like the schools and come back after classes to the school to play with friends.
Home visit in the village of Bomani.
We also had the privilege of going into the villages to visit the homes of some of our 7th graders. What an experience this was! Most of our students live in houses with walls made of mud and sticks with palm branches as roofs. Their floors are dirt and quite uneven. The majority of them only have two or three rooms. Electricity is rare. It made us appreciate even more what God and Fox River are doing in these schools. At one home that Michelle visited, only the student and an older sister knew Jesus and attended church. The rest of the 10 people in the household still worship pagan gods. Michelle, Ashlyn, Catherine (the student) and teachers prayed inside the house for God to work through Catherine to help the rest of the family come to know Jesus. It is also a testament to God that even though their living conditions are very primitive, a lot of them seemed spirit filled and happy.
We also had the opportunity to meet the child that we sponsor. His name is Moses and he is in 2nd grade at Bomani. We were able to meet his mother and present a goat to his family. We pray that he continues to do well in school and that we have the opportunity to meet him again some day.
Kazumgo: another one of our grade 8 boys who built his own home.
Allen: one of our grade 8 boy who is building his own home with his brother.
We are so proud of all of our students and the things that they have and will continue to accomplish.
Kadejah and one of her friends
Boys class 8
Thank you God and Fox River for what you are doing in Kenya!
Activities with Rick
Rick and crew washing the dishes.