1 month down and 2 more to savor!

The past month that I have been in Kitale has been quite an experience! I have seen some of the most beautiful landscape and not 10 minutes later witnessed some of the most terrible living circumstances.

As I look back at the past month, I am overjoyed at the experiences that God has blessed me with. Day to day, we go out and serve at our chosen places of ministry but at night we come back to Pastor Steve’s compound and eat dinner and share about events that happened throughout the day and enjoy each others company! We have a great group out here that seems like it is constantly adding and subtracting members but still seems to get along great!

As most of you know I love medical missions!  Last week we were able to conduct 4 medical clinics in Kitale and the surrounding areas.  It’s incredible to see Sister Freda work- she inspires me to be a kind and caring medical professional. The other day Sister Freda and I spent some time together with a little baby named Anna.  I met little 9-month old Anna my first day at the hospital.  Then she was suffering from severe tuberculosis. Anna was incredibly emaciated and about the size of a newborn baby. My heart broke watching this little baby struggling to breathe. A month and a half later she is recovering and finally putting on some weight.  Its been incredible seeing the changes in her personality and body.  She has no teeth but her huge smile of just gums is contagious!  Sister Freda and I worked with her on holding her head up and sitting up.  Yes, she is 9-months old and cannot hold up her own head. Developmentally she is very behind but already Freda can tell that she has a very high IQ.  

Many of the things I see here are very hard to rationalize and process. Sometimes it’s the medical emergencies at the clinics that impact me but overall it’s the tragedies that are the realities of these people’s lives. My worldview is changing and I hope that I don’t lose any of the insight that I have gained thus far.

You can also check out kitaleleadershipinstitute.blogspot.com to follow some of us crazy kids out here!