Last Saturday Clay, David and I had the opportunity to meet with Pastor Phyllis and Bishop David from Kenya and key members of the 410 bridge family. We spent 2 hours learning about the specific needs in their villages in Kenya as well as their ministry. For all of us the time we spent with them was as Andy would say a defining moment.
As we have prepared for this trip all of us have been on a quest to truly understand what are the needs in this area. During our meeting we were able to hear first hand what the needs of the area really are. We learned that food is a dire need in Kenya. It's critical, they have had to go without any food for days on end anywhere from 3 days to as many as 14 days. Wow can you even imagine that?
Pastor Phyllis' story had a profound effect on all of us as well. She is a very unique beautiful woman. Her entire life she felt her calling was to be a nurse. As we all know God has numbered our days and has a purpose and plan for our life and many times it's different from our own plans. And that is exactly what happened to her as a matter of fact she used to be so shy that when her pastor would ask her to speak in front of her church it was so overwhelming that when they bowed their heads for prayer, she bolted from the church. Today she has her own church, travels all over Kenya trying to reach the unreached and she and her husband have an orphanage with 87 children.
Iif you came to our get together Saturday you heard the story of how Pastor Phyllis' orphanage came to be. It all started with a boy living on the streets, Boniface, approaching her team after preaching. He said to her "I have never known the love you are speaking about -- I must go with you tonight. I must go to where the love is." He is still in the orphanage today and thriving. It's so simple, the boy stated his need and they were open and took him with them. Clay just sent over the link to the video so you can hear from Phyllis yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqQZL6yHpUo
I will share more of the stories of Pastor Phyllis and Bishop David in the coming days --
As we have prepared for this trip all of us have been on a quest to truly understand what are the needs in this area. During our meeting we were able to hear first hand what the needs of the area really are. We learned that food is a dire need in Kenya. It's critical, they have had to go without any food for days on end anywhere from 3 days to as many as 14 days. Wow can you even imagine that?
Pastor Phyllis' story had a profound effect on all of us as well. She is a very unique beautiful woman. Her entire life she felt her calling was to be a nurse. As we all know God has numbered our days and has a purpose and plan for our life and many times it's different from our own plans. And that is exactly what happened to her as a matter of fact she used to be so shy that when her pastor would ask her to speak in front of her church it was so overwhelming that when they bowed their heads for prayer, she bolted from the church. Today she has her own church, travels all over Kenya trying to reach the unreached and she and her husband have an orphanage with 87 children.
Iif you came to our get together Saturday you heard the story of how Pastor Phyllis' orphanage came to be. It all started with a boy living on the streets, Boniface, approaching her team after preaching. He said to her "I have never known the love you are speaking about -- I must go with you tonight. I must go to where the love is." He is still in the orphanage today and thriving. It's so simple, the boy stated his need and they were open and took him with them. Clay just sent over the link to the video so you can hear from Phyllis yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqQZL6yHpUo
I will share more of the stories of Pastor Phyllis and Bishop David in the coming days --
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