Mungu ni Mwema (God is good)

Beth getting Nancy (manager at Huruma) set up on the laptop we brought her.

Leslie stirs porridge at the primary school. 

Home visit with single father if three Tumaini kids

Jambo! Apologies for not updating the last few days, wifi has been out because of a few power outages, but we're happy to be reconnected after a few days. 

It's hard to summarize the past three days, but here are some highlights. 

Hope at Huruma: We spent all day Thursday here and were thrilled to see huge improvements in the 5 disabled adults who live here. They seemed more engaged and able to interact with us than we've experienced before. We sang, danced, prayed and had heart-to-heart talks with Nancy, the spirit-filled manager of this home. The irrigation system that our 2013 team laid is whirring and watering a garden that is supplying a healthy variety of vegetables to feed the children. A desperately-needed washer/dryer is up and running. There are still many, many physical needs at this home, but the loving care of the Godly staff here is evident in the children and adults who call Huruma home. 

Home visits: The team packed into the back of the small Tumaini van, along with three board members and four Tumaini kids, who took us to visit their homes. It was humbling to see where these children call home, and meet the parents and guardians who aren't able to  care for them without the help of Tumaini. We learned that mental illness is a common root cause of the vulnerability that leads to kids needing to be rescued by the ministry. It was an honor to get to visit briefly with each of these families, share God's love for them and pray over them as a team. 

Friday night worship/Saturday devotions: Tumaini is a place that worships--constantly. Student-led worship happens every Friday night and Saturday morning, and it is a foretaste of heaven. It's impossible to  describe the beauty of their voices singing praises, or the vibrating hum of their simultaneous prayers rising to the rafters in the dining hall. As always, it is the highlight of our time here. 

Time with the kids: Today Leanne preached on the Fruits of the Spirit, and we shared lots of games and a some creative time with pipe cleaners. We also interviewed and photographed ALL 130 kids. An awesome but tiring day. 

Tomorrow is our final ministry day. We will worship first at the church next door to Tumaini, and then go to Huruma to lead worship, and interview/photograph the 70 kids there during the afternoon.

We have felt all the prayers! God has shown us so much, has been so gracious, and has grown us closer to him, to our partners here and to each other. Our hearts our full. 

Bwana Asifewe! (Praise The Lord!)

Abigail