Within a few hours Kate and I will be boarding our flight back to Norfolk. We are beginning to be concerned as to whether our plane will be on time, will we make our connections or get a comfortable seat. Our minds are already detaching from the reality of the past two months in Kenya.
Only our emotional good byes with Kenyan friends restores the reality of the present. We need to remind ourselves our friends are not getting on the homeward flight. No….they are staying to fight the good fight! Its times like this that makes us remember….
Mother Joyce greeting Emmanuel good morning in his new home, then changing his diaper.
Anita, at Mutomo Hospital, wondering how she will bring malnourished baby Mumbua back to health and keep her that way.
Ruth, Director of the Joy Home, receiving her third phone call of the day, pleading with her to please admit another at-risk child.
Simon’s impassioned prayer for his health.
Teacher Matrina rushing home to make a meal for several of the Allamano school children who have no meal or home for the evening.
Cliff, a medical officer in the Korogocho slum, trying to arrange a $3.00 bus fare for a patient needing life saving surgery at Nazareth Hospital.
Will we ever have the patience or fortitude of our Kenyan friends? Perhaps God is using these folks to change our hectic lives.
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