“28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from
me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
Today was kind of a blur. Sorry for cutting the prose
short but we are tired and typing on an iPhone which is hard for me.
Today we:
1. Visited the Gombe school for the deaf where one
of our orphans, George Oching, attends school. There we handed out dubu bears
to his entire class and the class next to his. Ryley and Rose signed a greeting
to the deaf children George received a bear made by Mary McCrae. The teachers
also received bears and candy to give to the children later.
2 Visited the new Gombe pre-primary school where we
played with the children, fitted glasses for some of the local folks, observed
feeding program, and gave gifts to teachers and Tom who is soon to be ordained
as pastor of the school.
3 We then went to the temporary orphanage site
where the swing was completed, more eyeglasses were provided, gifts were given
to the children, and time was spent with them.
4 Then we went back to the Gombe Church on the Rock
for lunch, more eyeglass fitting, gifts to Pastor Samwell, his wife Margerette
and their three teenage children. (They have 11 children and grandees). We also
paid a visit to Pastor Samwell's nearby house before heading to a Church in a
nearby village now sponsored by CMIA and pastored by Richard and his wife
Rosemary.
5 Near the end of our travels we stopped by a
fishing village on Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world.
Everyone is tired but healthy. Tomorrow we fly back to
Nairobi.
Skip
“Father God, we humbly lift our friends to you. Give them
rest, in body, in mind, in heart and spirit. Allow them complete rest as
they sleep, please let them wake refreshed, invigorated, and with the sure
knowledge that all they do matters. Let them sense your joy and peace, and a
sense of pride for a job well done for their labor of love. Fuel their
bodies with whatever is needed and bless them in all ways. In Jesus’ name
we ask, Amen”
Thank you for your love and support!
Debbi ~
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