Our trip to Kenya as a family was amazing.
We were able to help in the preschool classroom. The teacher was teaching the students the parts of the body- head, eyes, ears, nose and mouth. She had each child come to the board and point to each body part, say the name, and then the whole class repeated the named part. Then each one of our kids Jaidyn, Jacob and Abby also got to go up to the board and the class shouted out the body parts as they pointed. They loved being included in the lesson. What was really neat was after each child had his turn at the board, the whole class cheered for them saying,”Keep it up, Keep it up, up, up, up,, a very good job.” Our kids often sing that song at home to cheer each other on and to remember Kenya.
We also got to teach a lesson that “God made you very special” and we taught them how to put their thumb on the ink pad and press their fingerprint onto the paper learning that each of them has their very own fingerprint and that they were made by God to be unique and very special.
Jaidyn, our 7 year old, got to read the class a book about Jesus and we gave the classroom board books about bible stories which they loved.
One of our favorite things on the trip was watching our children love-on and become friends with the children in Kenya. God brought their lives together so they could learn from each other and become united as friends. The Kenyans weren’t used to meeting little white kids and it was so special to see their smiles and eyes light up when they met and played with our kids.
When our kids are asked about their trip to Kenya, one thing that they always say is that they made lots of new friends. We are excited to continue the friendships that were started when we were in Kenya and plan to write, send pictures and pray for them often. We have formed relationships that will last forever into eternity.
It was so special to be able to serve the Lord together as a family. As parents we had some concerns about taking a 4, 6, and 7 year old to Kenya and a lot of what if’s but during prayer time God reassured us that He has called us to this and He calmed our fears. We made a list of concerns and requests and prayed them often before the trip. He gave us this verse: Psalm 125: Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mt. Zion, they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Just as the mountains surround and protect Jerusalem so the Lord surrounds and protects his people both now and forever.
He taught us to trust in Him and that his promises are true. He has answered our prayers, not always as we expected but His ways are better than ours. He was faithful! Our kids did great even better than we expected and He is still mightily at work in our lives through this trip. Kenya is now and always will be a part of our lives, our prayers, and our heart! We would all love to go back.
Going on this trip, we got to see God work through and in each family member in a different way.
We saw God grow every family member closer to Him and grow their hearts for those who are in need.
Most importantly, going on this trip together gives us the chance to talk and pray about our experience together as a family. Often each person in our family will pick one or two people that we met in Kenya and we pray specifically for them at the dinner table. As a whole family we can encourage and empower each other to share our experience with others. We will be showing our pictures and talking about our trip and how we saw God work at several churches, the kid’s schools, small groups, and nursing homes as a family.
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