Maasai Corner Evangelism

I didn't know how much blessings could come from such a long walk.  Today me and 2 other college students joined with a translator named Edward,  he took us through his village and we were immediately greeted with so much love.  We met a woman filling up water jugs and we helped her carry them up hill to her house and met her grandmother, without even asking our names she immediately rolled a mat on the dirt for us to sit on while she and her family sat in the dirt to listen to us.  She accepted Christ as her savior within the hour and out of kindness gave us some vegetables.  We came across another family, who we met in the fields, and they took us to their house just so they could give us fruit.  It was amazing to see how people with so little to give, gave so much to complete strangers, random white people they just met.  Although the rest of the journey was tough, jumping over rivers, climbing up rocks, getting lost and walking up a mountain, it was all worth it to be able to evangelize to the villagers and lead one to Christ.  This trip has been nothing but a huge blessing in my life, I have seen God do so much in the past week and we still have another to go, I really don't want to leave because of how much I see the Kenyans love God.  I can not wait to see what God has in store for us this last week.

-Matthew Fox

Taking a Break

The BBC DQ team is on Safari in Tsavo East National Park.  I promise they are getting some much needed rest.  We will post a new blog when they get back to Mombasa.

Moments of a lifetime!

From the first time that Chris and Lisa Moore came to our church and spoke about bringing a group back to Africa I wanted to go.  Now that I'm actually here it's more than I ever could have imagined.  When the plane landed I had to ask myself am I really in Africa?  Still every morning I have to say I'm here.  I'm actually in Africa! It's a dream come true.
     In the five days that I've been here I've already fell in love with the place and especially the children.  They are sooooo precious, and I just adore them.  Our first time at the school the kids greeted us in song.  It was so sweet.  I teared up, and everyday since I fall more in love with those children.  Today Jory and I got to share arts and craft time with the students.  I think it was the first time they ever played with play-dough and painted.  I enjoyed seeing their faces light up with joy during that time.  Also, we taught them some children's songs, and we learned some of their's.  When I go back to America I'm really going to miss these beautiful children.  
     Although I thoroughly enjoy spending time in the academy with the kids nothing compares to our evangelism trip in the villages.  Walking down the paths I just got sick seeing how extreme the conditions are there and to think how we Americans live in such a greedy self centered way.  The poorest in America can never compare to the poor here.  It's devastating, but even through the circumstances God still shows up and shines.  Most of the people speak Swahili, and we have to communicate through a translator.  It's kind of hard to follow the conversation, but it's still awesome witnessing people give their life to Christ no matter what language they speak.  When our translator, Rama, spoke you could feel the power and intensity of the moment although I couldn't actually understand.  It was legit!  At one stop there were no adults but three teen aged boys.  All three spoke English, so Chris told Noah and I to take it away.  We led these young men to Christ that day.  It was like nothing else I've ever done.  
     My journey in Africa is still just beginning.  I've already experienced things I never could have dreamed.  Moments of a lifetime.  I can't wait to see what else is in store for me in following days.  I love and miss everyone back home, but being here has opened my eyes.  I couldn't wish for anything more.
Emily Vige

Thoughts from Kenya

It really is hard to not love and feel the great need of the people here in Kenya. Simple things like finger paints and nerf balls that we think nothing about bring great joy to both the children and adults alike. It really is a "see to believe" situation. I got to spend the day with my son Noah teaching self defense and spiritual defense to the Kenyan children. It was a once in a lifetime kinda thing. We are a week into this journey and the team is wishing time would slow down a bit. You really do start to realize how much you mean to the world when you allow yourself to be where in the world God calls you to be.
Eric Aultman

Back up out of bed!

After being sick for a day and a half I am up and ready to go again.  Chariti got to teach a simenar on teaching techniques for math and English.  49 teachers came to hear what she had to say.  Every teacher received a
Certificate for completing the seminar.  While Chariti was teaching the seminar the rest of the team went to the trails and hills of Kenya with Chris Moore and some translators to spread the love of Christ.  Each of the team members were able to lead someone to Christ. There aren't many teens that can say that they have had that experience.  I pray that the experience of having to overcome language and cultural barriers and still being able to be used of God this way will encourage these teens to remove whatever barrier may get in their way at home. To every one who has prayed for and has given to this trip you have had a hand in changing the eternity of these Kenyans and the hearts of this team.  God bless you.
Eric Aultman

Evangelism in Kenya

I defiantly had to step outta my comfort zone today! I went evangelizing in hills of Africa! Trying to communicate with someone that doesn't speak your language is probably the hardest thing to do... Even if you have an interpreter!... Most of the people in the village have never seen a white person so they are hesitant to even walk up to you. We spent 3 hours walkin up, down, and around the hills/mountains ( okay they werent mountains but my calves thought they were hehehehe) doing our best to spread the word of God. Though it was a challenge i enjoyed myself and can't wait to go out again! We saved a total of 10 people! Everyone of our teens lead at least one person to Christ. :) major accomplishment for all of us! After walking the hills we returned to the school where we spent the next few hours playing sports and just spending time with the kids and school staff! :) I had a great day today!....Joryy Morse

A great first day in Kenya!

Today was a great day! We accomplished soo much physically, mentally and spiritually. Being welcomed into the school with open arms and songs from the children was by far my favorite part of the day. Our first task we had to do was dig a hole... With a machete..(the machete wasn't and easy thing to get, Emily vige and I had to run a quarter of a mile into the village to get it!) Shoveling gravel was our next task, little did we know, we would have to make the gravel by using a sludge hammers to smash coral reef! I can say tomorrow I am not going to be able to move! LOL lunch followed the rock smashing, then chapel. During chapel we got to interact with the children, we taught them the song "with Jesus in your boat" hearing them sing that song after we taught it to them was the best feeling EVER!!


Joryy Morse
Bible Baptist