First the good news: when I woke up yesterday morning the pain that had been so severe on Friday, and continued to be noticeable but not incapacitating on Saturday, was completely gone. Big, big, big Praise God! I have no idea what it was all about. Obviously I had not broken a rib, as I originally thought (unless I had and the Lord healed it.) But I’m extremely glad to be rid of it.
Yesterday I ministered at Great Holistic Transformation Centre, Kamukuywa, which is about an hour away from Kitale. This church is led by Pastor Samson, who has been part of our network for a long time, and I have ministered there several times before, so it was really great to be there again and catch up with Pastor Samson and the people.
It was only a small congregation, but they were responsive to the word, and asked me then to do an impromptu session with the leaders after lunch, which I was very happy to do.
Pastor Samson and the church there face two challenges. Firstly, there used to be a road at the front of the plot where the church building is located, but people have taken over the road and built on it. (Yes, that happens here!) Now the church is blocked in on all sides, and they have to use a narrow walkway through someone’s property to access their plot. He asked us to pray that the government would step in and restore the road so that they can have proper access.
Finance is also always a challenge, as it is for almost all our pastors in Africa. Their building is very simple, and they are believing for God to provide the funds for them to replace the earth floor with something better.
Sadly, that was the last of my ministry here in Africa for this trip. There is always a sense of anti-climax at the end of a trip, and I guess this one is worse because it has been such a long trip, and so much has happened, so I am feeling pretty flat today. It’s going to be very strange fitting back into life at home, and particularly to ministering only once a week, if that, most weeks. There are also a few challenges to face, particularly finding a new home for my van and me, but I know God will go before me.