Would you eat this???

So, our chef walks in yesterday and throws this warm, little bag at me. According to him, you are supposed to eat these things... He said they were expensive to buy even... Several of my co-workers ate them like they were candy, holding them in their hand as if they were eating a peanut butter m&m.

So, really, would you have eaten one of these things???? You can call me a chicken. I wouldn't do it :)

Outreach

I went out last weekend to my friend Annah's house. We spent most of the day on Saturday preparing for an outreach that was planned for Saturday night. She is the head of the dance team. As I took the final turn to Annah's house, some of the girls from the dance team saw me and came running to meet me. And I mean, running... They literally ran full speed ahead and jumped on me. Good thing I am used to my nieces and nephews jumping on me. It was so encouraging to see them all again.

This is at the end of like a 4 hour practice... time to rest! It was hot out!



And then she asked me if I wanted African gum... It was sweet and tasted nothing like gum, but when you're in Africa, this is gum. The kids lined up at the door wanting it...




This 'gum' grows on a tree in her front yard.



And then we went out door to door inviting people to the outreach. I was definitely the one white person anywhere around. News of a murungu was going through the streets as we walked. By the time I got from one end of the street to the other, people were calling me by name and calling me over to their homes. We got to pray for a young man with TB... I continue to pray the Lord completely heals his body! There was a soccer game going on when we first arrived.



These young men at the edge of the soccer field wanted me to come over to them... It was hard to take it all in. I had people calling to me from all directions.



I snapped a few pictures of some kids. I started with just 3 or 4 kids and within 2 minutes I had a crowd of almost 40 kids surrounding me. I took a few pictures of them and then we all got ready to go to the outreach.



You don't see anything like this scenario where I come from... The car was packed full of people and more people in the trunk. The frame of the car was almost touching the tires there were so many people in the car.



The outreach was a concert with dancers and flaggers and rappers...



Annah's dance team did amazing! I was so proud of them. They have been practicing two or three times a week for several months.



Over 100 people gave their life to the Lord! How cool! Thank you Jesus...

Some landscape pics:

Walking from one little town to the next



These purple trees are the most beautiful trees I have ever seen! I just love them!



A few small stores and an outside market.