Never Say Goodbye

Original Post Date 7/22/07

I never learned to say goodbye in Kiswahili, I hope I never do.

This will be my last update from Kenya and I must keep it brief. I am writing to ask that you would all be in prayer as out team departs. Please pray that all connecting flights go smooth and that there are little to no delays. Pray that our final encouragements would be strong and lasting as we say goodbye to people we have come to love.

Pray for me as well, that I can continue to pursue the path that God has put in my life, that I may follow Him with all that I am.

Our flight leaves at 8am Kenya time Tuesday, which is close to midnight Central US time, and we should arrive in Chicago at 7:15pm central time.

My prayers go with you, Look forward to an extensive post soon!

Benjamin Wories

Pokea Furaha! (Take Joy!)

Original Post Date 7/18/07

Day 13 here in Kenya and it's hard to believe. Things have been going rather well and Youngsters for Christ Team has made our team very at home.

We've been busy too. We have visited a few high schools to do presentations, an out door outreach for a local church, and a little local evangelism. As I said before, all my free time has been spent giving guitar lessons to the YCT worship leaders. It's so awesome to see how God has taken a skill I gained in High school and used it here. The YCT worship team is currently learning "The Battle Belongs to the Lord", a song that really brings me back to my earlier days at Griffith First Christian Church.

The building is coming along well too :) We've been able to put in a stone wall that surrounds the base of the foundation. This is paramount as rainwaters can make slum structures wash away.
Continue praying for the construction of the center, there is still much to do! Also, please pray for our health. I've had many small challenges these last two weeks that slowed me down, from a twisted ankle to a persistent head cold. I do thank God though that the health challenges have all been minor.

To close out this email I just want to say that I'm learning so much. I'm so thankful to serve here and I can't wait to share more with all of you when I return. Every day our team has stories to tell, from people coming to know Christ after a conversation on the street to discussions about a part of the world we'd never thought we'd see.

Pokea Furaha!

Benjamin Wories

Kisses from Daisy

Below is a video clip of on of the more goofy moments in Kenya. I'm visiting the giraffe reserve where the Rothschild breed giraffe was saved. At this very special place you're offered the chance to get up close and personal with one of God's most creative creatures. Giraffe's are beautiful and bazaar beasts.

The Kenya schools would often take kids on field trips to this location, and for many of the
children in the Kibera slum it was the first time they had ever left the waste ridden homes.

...how will anyone Go ...without being Sent?

Romans 10: 14-15 - But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? and how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? This is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”