Our Kenya trip proved to be very successful! Dr. David
Kitonga hosted us in
Kawangware, the second largest slum in Nairobi. 300,000
indigenous Kenyans reside there. No running water, no electricity and no plumbing make for a difficult life. While there, we sponsored a widows conference on Saturday. Over 70 widows came, not knowing what to expect. By the end of the day we were great friends. Many of them gave testimonies after the program.
One woman had been evicted from her home. She wasn't even able to return to her home to gather her personal belongings. Another woman had prayed that day that God would supply 1,000 Kenyan shillings before 4 pm that day so that she could pay for her daughter's school fees. Another woman told us that she sold hard boiled eggs on the street and had barely enough money left over to feed her children. A woman who has been suffering with breast cancer for three years was so thankful to have these gifts bestowed upon her. She had prayed that morning that God would give her the strength to walk to the meeting. She told us that she felt much improved after we had prayed with her. A
Sudanese refugee was grateful for the love that was shown to her even though she was not Kenyan. She said that she would tell her friends of this wonderful widows ministry so that they would be able to participate in future meetings. Because of the monetary love gifts that we had collected while in the States, these women's lives were turned around that day and
i'm sure that if we would have had time enough to hear from other women, we would have received more testimonies. But greater than that was the fact that the Holy Spirit ministered to them in a powerful way. Twelve of the women came to know Jesus as their personal Savior at the conference. Praise God! Pastor Andrew, who had issued invitations to the churches, said that he could see that the ministry to the widows from myself was from deep to deep.
The food was delicious! And the women really enjoyed the luxury of having meat with their
vegetables and rice. They cheered when they were invited to join with other widows of the world to pray and were surprised to each receive a beautiful scarf and 4 pounds of rice.
God's joy filled the church. Several pastors also attended and were ministered to by Wally and me.
We came away from the day filled with awesome appreciation for what God had done. Six pastors, 2 being widows have been selected to head up Widow's Might Ministry,
Int'l. in
Kawangware. Please pray for their success and that the widows of
Kawangware will see themselves as beautiful women of God. To those of you who live in America and are helping us follow God's will in this ministry; we really want to thank you!
Wally, my husband, preached on Sunday. It was a great day of thanksgiving. 15 souls were saved! We also conducted two workshops for the teachers at Dr.
Kitonga's school. His school is educating 1,400 students in the midst of the slum. They are the healthiest children, fed 2 meals a day and seen by a nurse every week. The
Kitongas have done a beautiful job and God has honored their vision. Everyone we met who served the widows and the children were sold out to the Lord.
