Today we had the community outreach day in Vapingo. WOW! We were sooo crowded. We had an approximation of 2000 to 2500 people were there. People in the surrounding communities came to be fed, play games and listen to a message from our pastor. For most of these people this is the best meal they will eat all year. Watching the kids lunge for the food with such vigor was saddening. However, seeing how much they enjoyed the day was absolutely fantastic. There were soccer games, volley ball games, face paintings, choir competitions and more activities to enjoy. In America I am so used to fun events like this one. This is something so different for them.
They welcome us with such warmth. They treat us like Hollywood stars. We give them hope they would otherwise go without. Any gift given is appreciated by them so much. We handed out a bracelet that says faith, hope and love in swhaili and a small Bible with only three books in it. They mobbed us while handing them out. To think that something so little means so much in their world is disheartening. I wish they had more for this life. Hope, education and nutrition is the best things we can give them.
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KNow that what you are giving them - faith, hope, education, & nutrition is what will mean the most. Because of these things their lives will be richer than anyone in the US can ever imagine.
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