Jambo! Today we were able to visit the Mathare slum. While it isn't as big as Kibera, the poverty is just as evident. I still can't fathom exactly how living is possible in these areas. Without having faith in Christ and the hope of a promising future in Him, survival would be impossible and depression a definite. While we were in Mathare today we visited Believer's Center Church/School. It is amazing the work God is doing with what little they have. Originally it was one of Life In Abundance's first community health evangelism projects as they helped turn a mud house that only held a Sunday service, into an outreaching church that doubles as a primary school during the week. Amazingly they are almost fully self sufficient now and provide free schooling, free uniforms for the students, and free meals to the children that go there. The children we met today were full of enthusiasm and it was evident the work that the church was doing in their lives. Currently, the school serves four grades of students and each year they expand the school one grade higher with the finances they are creating. The pastor of the church, Isaiah, was more than willing to proudly show off the school he helps run and even invited us back for church service on Sunday. This trip was very encouraging for all of us as we saw just a smidget of the awesome works God does in this world. To see what these people have done with so little makes us ask ourselves what we can do in our lives with the abundance we have been blessed with.
~Ben