(Excerpts from Regina’s email below)
We are all ok. Am sorry ive still not been able to write. I have been helping out in a family issue. One of my nephew,s passed on and it has been a very difficult time for the family and especially the mum who is my best friend. I have not had so much time for friends so i have to spare sometime for them in my crazy schedule. The burial is tommorrow though.
On behalf of every one at 3:16, pass our CHRISTMAS GREETINGS to everyone(your family, mission team members and your church.
Now that schools have gone for a break, the girls are very idol and full of drama. We are arranging on how different counselors and spiritual leaders will occupy most of their time before schools open in January. We also have a water problem in Nakuru, that is keeping them a little bit busy as they fetch water from the town center. Last week the girls went with Zablon to a church in Nairobi and they presented very well like i have never seen before. Events before that Sunday as the girls were preparing for their trip to Nairobi, They were totally excited when we broke to them the news that Zablon wanted then to accompany him to the church where they had been invited to preach. For a whole week the preaparations were going on, hairs being braided, clothes prepared and the only story being talked about, poem and new songs learnt . On the Saturday before the big day, Wanjiku and i decided to spend the night at 3:16 because we had to leave at six o’clock in the morning and we were not sure they would be ready on time. Can you believe we slept only for two hours chating and preparing our packed lunch. Some the the stories were amazing and shocking. Some the girls have never been to Nairobi and they were yet to confirm and fulfill the stories they have heard and their dreams. Other girls have been there alright but on foot! Nairobi is approximately 256kms from Nakuru, You can imagine. These girls had stolen some sandwitches from a vendor and they knew they were in trouble so they decided to shift to the dumps in the big city.
They started the journey early in the morning, and after three good days after camping in GIlgil and Naivasha, they arrived at the dump the city’s dump site. They were very hungry, thirsty and very tired. They were received very well and the meal was just from the fire, To their disappointment they were told that if they wanted to eat they would have to pay for the meal. They could not imagine even the food from the dump was beingsold. They regretted the wole journey because food was in plenty in Nakuru’s dumps and most importantly free. They sept hungry again. The next morning the went to the market and picked fruits that were being thrown away. At one time it was so hard to find anything to eat and they came across a grain of maize. Have you ever stopped to think that one grain of maize can be important. They shared it among the three of them. I couldnt believe it. They never had a chance for a meal. As they walked throught the city centre, they thought of coming back and they started their three days journey to the land of milk and honey, Nakuru.
That sory touched my heart and i knew that God has blessed all of us in so many ways. One can never luck a reason to give thanks to the Lord because every second we are being blessed. We do not see the small and wonderful things God has given us but keep complaining of what we dont have. You have alot to thank God for. Find a reason to be grateful even in times of trouble.
I am also meeting someone today to organise for the schooling of the small children next year, hope it goes well.