Today was a free day for us since we only have a couple of days left before we have to leave so Mary and another girl from the youth group at church took me to the Nairobi safari walk and it was beautiful! You walk on this path through the Nairobi national forest and you get to see all kinds of animals living in the wild! We even got to see a lion come straight up to the glass overlook within inches of our faces! Then we went to the local shopping mall (which is brand new and has a KFC in it but it hasn't opened yet) to get some lunch at the food court. After that we took a matatu out of the city to the wholesale market to buy some things for me to bring home. I got all kinds of good stuff for very cheap! After shopping we came back to the hotel for dinner and then I went to my room and watched a movie on TV. So today was just a relaxing free day here in Kenya for us and tomorrow will be the same except we have a seminar at the church in the afternoon in which I will be leading the youth group in my last lesson on life while I am here. I am really going to miss all the wonderful people I have met, but we will be able to keep in touch via email and facebook!!
We received some wonderful news yesterday morning that after we left the crusade (we have to leave early for security purposes) a flood of people came down to the alter to be saved!!! So now the number is in the hundreds!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!
Please keep my friend Rachel's grandmother in your prayers, she has had 2 heart attacks in the last couple of days and last night they only gave her about another 24 hours to live. We know she will be going to a better place and suffering no longer but loosing a loved one is never easy for any of us. So please pray for this family and God will comfort them with love and strength.
I hope you are enjoying following this blog...I only have a couple of days left but we are working on a new Mission 2 Kenya website that will have a blog, videos, and pictures from this trip and many more to come! Also, please start praying and see if God would want you to come with us next year! He will make the way if He wants you to come!
I hope you have a blessed day and that you seek Him first today and everyday of your life! We were created to serve Him and that should be our main purpose while we are on this earth!
God Bless,
Leslie / Shiro
I can't wait to see pictures from the safari walk, that sounds like so much fun!! I assume the matatu is a bus? You've got this whole new Swahili vocabulary now, you lose me! Praise God that so many lives were touched Sunday night, that is awesome!! I am glad ya'll are getting a few days of relaxation before leaving....and shopping!! I know you're enjoying that. And Les you've mentioned the KFC not being open yet twice, so should we make a straight shot to KFC when you get back?!? lol Sounds like you're disappointed it's closed haha. I know you've made lifelong friends in the 2 weeks you've been there and memory that you'll remember for a lifetime. It's been an incredible journey for you, God just continues to pour into you and you turn right around and pour out to others.
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LeAnn
So blessed and happy for you to hear how great of a time you're having! Enjoy reading what you have to say on each post also :) Love you girl!
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