Hello,
please find the pictures below on our geman blog from the wedding we attended yesterday. Kimberly and Erick got married in Limuru in the beautiful teagrowing area in an old little anglican church.
Kimberly is a coworker affiliated with Kijabe Hospital who works mostly in the East Side of Nairobi where many of our Somali friends live.
It was a gorgeous atmosphere, the only drawback was the heavy rain which started just around the time the couple came back from taking pictures. They were planning on having a dance but because of the rain there was no chance.The two of us left a bit earlier to get home before dark, it is a nightmare to drive at night when it rains. People are on the roads and no good lights on the vehicles. It is always a matter of praying to get home safely on Kenyan roads.
There was another story I wanted to share and also did with my german readers.
Many times my colleagues and I go to homes in the neighbourhood, praying for those who are sick and who are in need of encouragment.
So we did on Friday afternoon. We had to go a long way because of the damage the rains did to our roads and bridges in the area. When we finally got to the home we found one mama milking the only cow they had. And on the way into their homestead somebody asked the question which is almost impossible to ask in a western context. The old patriarch of the family was asked whether he has ever given his life to Christ, in other words whether he is saved.
Since the discussion was going on in Kikuyu I made my way into the house, a very simple mudfloored house with rough boards hammered together. After everybody was seated I took the initiative and asked whether I understood it right that the old man of 76 years is still not born again. The old man agreed, interestingly the old couple couldn't speak any Kisuaheli, but he doesn't mind christians or even pastors to come and visit. From there we engaged in a more lively discussion about the need of accepting Jesus in the heart and how liking Christians is not enough to enter the Kingdom of God.
I asked him, whether he was willing to make the most important decision in life now. He said yes, he was ready and from there I handed over to my Kikuyu pastor friend and he led him into a prayer. It was beautiful to see how John 3 became alive right in front of our eyes as this old man accepted Jesus into his heart. Immediately after the prayer he took his old wife into his arms expressing his joy of his newfound salvation. Then my colleague, his son could finally take his father into his arms, now as a brother in Christ. There was joy in this house and we could almost hear the angels in heaven rejoice.
See you next time, Blessings, Thomas
please find the pictures below on our geman blog from the wedding we attended yesterday. Kimberly and Erick got married in Limuru in the beautiful teagrowing area in an old little anglican church.
Kimberly is a coworker affiliated with Kijabe Hospital who works mostly in the East Side of Nairobi where many of our Somali friends live.
It was a gorgeous atmosphere, the only drawback was the heavy rain which started just around the time the couple came back from taking pictures. They were planning on having a dance but because of the rain there was no chance.The two of us left a bit earlier to get home before dark, it is a nightmare to drive at night when it rains. People are on the roads and no good lights on the vehicles. It is always a matter of praying to get home safely on Kenyan roads.
There was another story I wanted to share and also did with my german readers.
Many times my colleagues and I go to homes in the neighbourhood, praying for those who are sick and who are in need of encouragment.
So we did on Friday afternoon. We had to go a long way because of the damage the rains did to our roads and bridges in the area. When we finally got to the home we found one mama milking the only cow they had. And on the way into their homestead somebody asked the question which is almost impossible to ask in a western context. The old patriarch of the family was asked whether he has ever given his life to Christ, in other words whether he is saved.
Since the discussion was going on in Kikuyu I made my way into the house, a very simple mudfloored house with rough boards hammered together. After everybody was seated I took the initiative and asked whether I understood it right that the old man of 76 years is still not born again. The old man agreed, interestingly the old couple couldn't speak any Kisuaheli, but he doesn't mind christians or even pastors to come and visit. From there we engaged in a more lively discussion about the need of accepting Jesus in the heart and how liking Christians is not enough to enter the Kingdom of God.
I asked him, whether he was willing to make the most important decision in life now. He said yes, he was ready and from there I handed over to my Kikuyu pastor friend and he led him into a prayer. It was beautiful to see how John 3 became alive right in front of our eyes as this old man accepted Jesus into his heart. Immediately after the prayer he took his old wife into his arms expressing his joy of his newfound salvation. Then my colleague, his son could finally take his father into his arms, now as a brother in Christ. There was joy in this house and we could almost hear the angels in heaven rejoice.
See you next time, Blessings, Thomas
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