I thank God for the great wonder of coming to Africa . I thank God for our dear brothers and sisters in Africa. I thank God for our family members who are taking over our responsibilities at home and our church family who sent us off with love and gifts to share.
At Maasai Girls Lutheran Secondary School we wake up at 5:10 AM to the girls at school singing as they run laps around the school! (We go back to sleep however). We have experienced such warmth being with the girls at the school. They are sweet and shy. They go to school most of the day and study from 7PM to 10PM every night. To me the really important thing is that these girls have the chance to be giggly classmates here. If some of these girls were still in their boma (village), at 13 or 14 years old they might be given in marriage in exchange for a goat or a cow, because their family needs to survive. By coming to this school, they have the chance for a different future. Their parents have made the decision to put the girls first and have them educated. I am proud that we as a church also put the girls first by supporting the school. The first morning in Africa I stood looking at Mt. Kilimanjaro in the distance. I was a little scared, uncertain what the trip would bring. As the wind blew off the plain, I could feel myself being grounded by the Holy Spirit and I knew it would all be good. It’s all good.