Early this morning we went back to the construction site of Zippy’s buildings to meet with her workers before they began their day. We took the opportunity to share with them some encouragement from the Scriptures and before we left we gifted each of them with their own copy of the Bible. We learned some useful Swahali – “nikona zawadi” is “I have a gift.” It’s a great icebreaker if you want to give someone their own copy of the Bible.
After spending the day in town running errands, we took boda bodas (motorcycle taxis) back to Sibanga. Once there we called our friend Leonard who, when we left him in October, was struggling with an alcohol addiction. We had hoped to meet with him one-on-one but as is typical in Kenya, several friends and relatives were also invited to cokes and tea at a local café. We had opportunity, even in front of these men, to share some words of encouragement about Leonard’s spiritual walk and after a couple of hours we made plans to meet again soon. Please pray for Leonard – we are not sure he has experienced freedom from his addiction.
This evening during dinner Zippy shared with us that she has since spoken with her construction workers and all expressed an appreciation for the words of encouragement we spoke to them this morning as well as the Bibles with which we gifted them. We learned earlier today that if someone receives a copy of the Bible in English and they are unable to read English, they give it to a family member and ask them to read it for them. What a great way to evangelize your family!
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