Dear Family & Friends,
We were able to worship this morning at an African Church and the experience was almost indescribable. We sang praise songs, some the very same as we sing at Valley, and listened to special music by the church's choir and dance team. Their music was in Swahili and they danced a choreographed dance with their faces beaming, all truly praising The Lord. A choral group from Rift Valley Academy presented a beautiful arrangement of a classical hymn. I cannot explain what it is like to hear the congregation singing "How Great Thou Art" in Swahili.
After the morning service we traveled to Lake Naivasha for a brief boat ride and walk across a peninsula that is a game preserve. On the boat ride we came remarkably close to perhaps 50 Hippo's, and thousands of birds of various species. When we reached land we were greeted by several dozen giraffes and a large herd of wildebeests.
Tomorrow, Monday, we return to BethanyKids Kijabe Hospital to meet with Mercy, the hospital chaplain, and meet some of the mothers and children currently under care. One of our group members, an anesthetist, will be scrubbing in for one of the surgeries. This will be a heart wrenching day with over 60 children currently admitted for treatment.
Please continue to Pray -
Gary & Jackie
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