After the medical clinic last night we celebrated with dinner at the local mall’s food court. A large quantity of pizza and ice cream were consumed. Then we came back to the hotel last night and had a sweet time talking about the clinic, what God was teaching us, and had some worship and singing.
This morning we headed to downtown Nairobi for church. It was really cool to drive past the Kenya Parliament building and other buildings like the US Embassy. The church we attended is the Nairobi Chapel church plant called Mavuno Downtown (www.mavunodowntown.com). The church meets at a Chinese restaurant in the basement of one of the tallest buildings in Nairobi. Church went really well, they had these singers visiting that sang African music and had traditional African dress on. The talk was on the importance of having solid friendships in our lives. It hit home because on this trip our team of 16 has had to pull together and support one another and it has been awesome to see us become one big family. As we worshipped in downtown Nairobi with a church of about 100 young professionals, it hit home that just yesterday I drove through the Kware slum announcing the medical clinic. Driving through the slum my eyes could not escape the conditions that the people had to live in each day. The ground was all dirt, most of which was covered by garbage.
Following the church service we had the chance to talk to the pastor and meet some of the church people. We had a nice lunch today in downtown Nairobi and then took some time to relax and hit up the local Masai Market. Some were better barterers than others, according to team members I would not get a passing grade but that is ok! Tomorrow morning we will hit the ground running and head to Beacon of Hope!
Tony
This morning we headed to downtown Nairobi for church. It was really cool to drive past the Kenya Parliament building and other buildings like the US Embassy. The church we attended is the Nairobi Chapel church plant called Mavuno Downtown (www.mavunodowntown.com). The church meets at a Chinese restaurant in the basement of one of the tallest buildings in Nairobi. Church went really well, they had these singers visiting that sang African music and had traditional African dress on. The talk was on the importance of having solid friendships in our lives. It hit home because on this trip our team of 16 has had to pull together and support one another and it has been awesome to see us become one big family. As we worshipped in downtown Nairobi with a church of about 100 young professionals, it hit home that just yesterday I drove through the Kware slum announcing the medical clinic. Driving through the slum my eyes could not escape the conditions that the people had to live in each day. The ground was all dirt, most of which was covered by garbage.
Following the church service we had the chance to talk to the pastor and meet some of the church people. We had a nice lunch today in downtown Nairobi and then took some time to relax and hit up the local Masai Market. Some were better barterers than others, according to team members I would not get a passing grade but that is ok! Tomorrow morning we will hit the ground running and head to Beacon of Hope!
Tony
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