Hello Everyone!!!
I know so many have said this, but it really is true when I say little words can express the amazing things God has done these last few days. We began our journey on a long and bumpy ride to our awaited destination Joska! When we arrived there was instantly a swarm of kids waiting to welcome us! It was one of the best welcomes ever. Immediately a young girl named Lea, who later became a dear friend of mine, came to welcome me and grabbed my hands and started dancing and smiling! I thought I looked weird being the only one dancing around but not long after I actually looked up to see everyone dancing with our new friends! The kids at Joska really are something else! We had a great week of VBS, soccer, dancing, laughing, crying and so much more. It was such a blessing to really be able to talk to these kids, hear their stories, and get to know them. A beautiful moment for me was when each of us was able to take a class out to ourselves and just spend time on a prayer walk with them. I grabbed class “7 Yellow” and we began to walk into the fields of Kenya, and as we were walking we had a clear view of this road that was straight and went on forever. We all started to pray about some personal things as well as to never veer off Gods perfectly straight path He has for us. Then we went further into the field and started worshiping in our Fathers creation (in English and Swahili) in the most beautiful ways.  Saying good-bye today was so hard for so many of us but we left comforted knowing they are all under God’s protection and sooner than later we will see many, doctors, pilots, performers, engineers, politicians and possibly even the next president! We love and miss you all.

Blessing,
Missy and Kenya Team

Hello All!
        So we just arrived back from staying 3 days in Joska, a place and name that will always stay with me forever. It is a Place of joy, smiles, friendships, and most of all HOPE. Joska is a boarding school that houses 600ish kids that come from some of the worst conditions in the world and gets them away into the country. Slums, Abuse and hopelessness plaque their past but because of Joska hope and Career goals like Cardiology, Neurosurgeon, Pilot, Engineers, and so on, now fill their future. Being at Kiamaiko Centre and seeing a school in the middle of a slum give these little kids so much and now seeing Joska, brings an immense since of Joy to my heart. Being able to spend 3 days with these kids cannot be explained in words. All that can come close is HOPE! Beka and I have had the blessing of being able to sponsor a little girl named Mackilne Kerrubo. We spent time with her over the 3 days in Kiamaiko and 1 day in Joska and all we can say is that she has stolen our hearts. For me sponsoring a child has a whole new meaning seeing what little money we give does for a beautiful 6-year-old girl. Mackline wants to go to Joska, which is amazing, and seeing Beka surrounded by 5 awesome girls from there and Mackline in Joska truly has changed my life. I cant change their conditions, I cant take away the abuse at home, I cant take away their past, but Beka and I and the team have been truly blessed with changing their future and hope in this world. I wish the pictures and video we show when we are home could even come close to showing you what has been experienced but the smiles and joy can only be experienced in person. You know those commercials with the old man standing next to a sad kid in the middle of a slum and him begging you to sponsor. It’s all a lie! These kids have joy that we will seek our whole lives searching for and it only begins with knowing Christ. Like Sid said last year “we went looking to change their lives, But they changed ours!”
With Immense Joy and Perspective,
                                Scott W. Anderson and Kenya Team

“ God is willing!”

This is an experience that is nearly impossible to put into words. We have spent the last 3 days at Joska, a boarding school for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students that have come from the slums of Niarobi. As we arrived, we were each greeted by a student that acted as our guide during our stay, but became a part of our heart by the time we left. My girl’s name was Carol! The students and staff were all so excited and grateful to have us there with them. They greeted us with the most beautiful church service. The first song they sang, brought me to tears. It was a prayer asking God to change the slum valley they are from, into a mountain of God. We spent time getting to know all of them. We listened to their stories, shared our own testimonies, encouraged them to continue with their schooling, and prayed with them. They threw us the most amazing Farewell Party! Even the children from Kiamaiko and Pangani were there! I danced with our little Anthony, that Brian and I sponsor, and with my new friend, Carol too! The students put on skits, sang songs, and prayed for us. They hope and pray that all of you will come to visit them soon too and they send their love! It was heartbreaking to say goodbye. We had all grown so close in such a short amount of time. I pray that this team can share our stories with each of you when we get home, and even more children will be sponsored and loved here. This has been the most challenging, the most stretching, and the most rewarding time of my life. I am so thankful to everyone who helped me get here and especially to God for all He has shown me and blessed me with here! I can’t wait to share all that God has done, and is doing in the lives of these children, and in mine! We’ll be home soon!

With True Love ~ Carol Duarte and Kenya Team

Unending Love ~ Amazing Grace