Today was a bit chaotic. I had a meeting scheduled with the leaders of the Nairobi churches at 10:00am this morning. But that didn’t happen. We have been working on attaining a copy of our church registration with the government here in Kenya. It is needed for each of our districts so that they are recognized by the government as legitimate churches, and are sometimes not allowed to operate without it. Up to this point, I have not been able to get my hands on a copy of it to distribute to the various districts. So today was spent trying to track down the original and get a copy of it for our records. As a result our officers’ meeting didn’t happen until about 1:30 in the afternoon. We met to discuss the elections that will take place tomorrow at our seminar. This will be the election of officers for the Nairobi district for the coming 2-3 years. We also went over finances, and discussed the work for the coming year. There is much to be done, and in all our districts, the Nairobi area is the least organized and needs the most training. It is an eclectic group that really needs some solid training and instruction. Charles has done a great job of bringing people to us and giving them information about Lutherans, but they need more then that, and we need someone with the time and ability to follow through with people.
I loved this picture of Todd sitting at a desk carved out of a tree trunk in Moi's Bridge!
We also sat down to overhaul the way they are conducting the pre-the courses here. Instead of meeting every day, we are going to have them meet on a one week a month basis like they do in Kisii. This should be easier for the students, easier for the teachers, and more cost effective in the long run. It is my prayer that this will help the program to run more efficiently and effectively in the future.
Okay, so I'm running out of pictures, but this is a pretty good picture of (most of) a camel when you consider that I was traveling in a bus somewhere between Arusha and Nairobi at 80km per hour!
With our time winding down here, much of today was also spent in considering requests, compiling reports, and preparing recommendations for KINSHIP and the Mission Board. I have also been working on a concluding review of my trip for our men here and a “punch list” of things that need to be done for each of our districts in East Africa. Kisii, Nairobi, Kajaido, Tanga, Moshi, and Arusha – there is much to be done in each district, and the critical items vary from one place to the next. I’m just thankful for some time to do this now, before I get home again and need to get back in the groove of things at Zion. There is always so much catch up to do when I get back after being gone for 5 weeks....
Lord give me strength, wisdom, and patience!
In His service,
Nathanael
“May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” – Colossians 1:11-12
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