I just returned from the campsite where we will be having the Abide Renewed Camp in a few weeks. I will be a counselor and in charge of make art with the youth and Dominic is apparently making me a coordinator, so I'll be walking around making sure everything is flowing smoothly. This camp is about 45 minutes from the city. It's totally rural with not much around. We climbed on top of these big rocks where we're going to have devotions every morning. From the rocks you overlook this whole valley and you could see giraffes and gazelle. It was quite amazing and made me think about how awesome our God is to create something so completely beautiful. They said that there could be hyenas lurking around the campsite occasionally. Isn't that cool that I'm out there with these wild animals?!! Don't worry, I feel safe and they're trusting us with 120 kids, so it will be great. To all of you who supported my trip financially, I want you to know that a chunk of that money is going to support 20 kids coming to camp. Many of them are from Kibera and you have given them an opportunity to make new friends and experience Jesus at the same time. Thank you thank you for your support.
On Sunday, we went to this church outside Nairobi, and we all got up and talked. I discussed witnessing through your actions. Afterwards, we went out to do street evangelism, basically just talking to people about Christ. I was with 3 Africans, and it's definitely less imposing of a thing here than it would be at home b/c people want to talk to a muzungu. Still this was very much a stretching thing for me. I think it's very hard to go up to someone you don't know and just start talking about your faith.
Someone told me before I left to do great things for Jesus, and I wanted to let you know a few sacrifices people have been making. A few weeks ago, Juli discovered a girl that sat on her lap had pooped on her b/c she wasn't wearing any underwear. And Virginia was bouncing a girl on her lap and the girl peed on her. :) Somehow I've managed to avoid these things, but I'm sure my time is coming.
In good news, I was able to switch beds in the room, and now I can easily use my mosquito net...it's really the small things that matter to me.
Other random things:
Patrick was reading Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell, and I was like, Hey I went to his church during college. Yeah Mars Hill. Apparently Rob is popular in Britian.
I saw a matutu the other day that had a big pot leaf sticker on the back and it said "Say No to Drugs; Help them Lord." But the pot leaf wasn't crossed out. Also the matatu engines are underneath the middle front seat of the car b/c there's no front hood and the middle seat by the driver gets really hot. I wondered why my butt was burning one day.
Also, at this church last week this group did the "Bucket Skit." Other MSTs did this before I came so appartenly, it's popular here. It would never work in America b/c it's super gross. It goes like this: people come up to a bucket and pretend to throw up or go to the bathroom in it...complete with sound effects. Then someone comes at the end and stirs the whole thing and pretends to drink it. They talk about how this is like Jesus b/c he takes our messy gross lives and cleanses us from them by making the sacrifice and dying on the cross. I get the analogy, but seriously it's gross to watch.
In good news, I only have a few mosquito bites...they don't like me, which is really good!
Yesterday, I had a 7th grade class draw pictures of their gifts as part of the body of Christ and how they can use these for God. They drew really well and loved using markers. I'm so amazed at their ability and that none of them complained about having to draw the way American kids would that age.
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