Happy 4th!

This past weekend was one of the best weekends of the summer. On Saturday we did a 4^th of July party for the girls at the shelter. The team cooked them hotdogs, baked beans, and baked a cake. Because fireworks are illegal, we used mentos and coke lite as a replacement. The afternoon was filled with a water balloon fight and a soccer match (Kenya vs USA) or 23 Kenyans vs 9 Americans. It was easily the best time we have had with the girls.

Yesterday, we went to the market in Kisarian to pick up some supplies for a 4^th of July party we were going to do with the workers. When we returned we went to see a Masai lady that one of the workers knows. She does some beadwork with the traditional Kenyan tribal wear. Whoever picks me up at the airport will get a nice surprise. Last night we had hotdogs, fries, grilled goat meat, coke floats, and grilled locusts. We had a rave outside thanks to Corey’s rave playlist with the workers. After the rave, we had a traditional African campfire. The team joined our Kenyan brothers and sisters with tribal songs, Kenyan dancing games, Swahili worship songs, and English worship songs.

4^th of July has always been my favorite holiday. Ironically, the best 4^th I’ve ever had was in Kenya.

This is a short blog, so use the time you would normally read my blog to pray for the team, the church, the children in Kibera, and the girls at the shelter.

He must increase, i must decrease,

Justin