What a day! We spent a few hours touring the entire city of Nairobi on a bus. We toured the city center and saw all the government offices. We drove thru some of the markets, Parklands, Westlands. We were all struck with the disparity of the 4 main sections in the city. A big highlight of the tour was to drive by Christian's childhood home and hear a little about his growing up years in Nairobi. It is a beautiful city separated by the different socio economic classes. The stark differences in the neighborhoods is much like many metro cities around the world, but the poverty levels in many areas was the worst most of us have seen.
The afternoon we met up with a team from Zanaa to go into Kabura, the largest slum in Kenya. We broke up into smaller teams with the Zanaa leaders and visited classrooms in the slum. Zanaa has been leading Empowerment classes for the young girls in these areas and this was the last day for many of them before taking their "exams" next week. The classes focused on key areas of self esteem, HIV, leadership, sex ed, etc. Each team had a different experience.... some of us if literal mud sided classrooms in the slum. We were all encouraged by these children. They were joy filled,
Jesus said the gospel must be preached to all nations. Mark 13:10 What an awesome opportunity for you to share the news that he died for our sins and wants us to be with him in heaven some day! Praying that you boldly bear witness to the name of Jesus.
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