Today we went to Moisbridge to meet with Timothy and Faith Nyongesa. Timothy and Faith were one of the first couples we ever met in Kenya. We fell in love with them from the start. They both love God with all their hearts. They have had many struggles in life but Timothy is finally experiencing his dream of going to Seminary. He has just completed his first semester at a seminary in Uganda.
Today we saw how this family’s life has been changed with the help of mentoring from Joyce Strong. Timothy finally slowed down enough to set his house in order. We found the family living on their own plot of land with their own modest house with clean water and lots of room for the girls (Mercy, Linda & Karen) to play. The stress level has been removed from Faith as she is now able with some monthly support take care of the family.
Timothy has a very big vision for the Church in Moisbridge. For him ‘the sky is the limit’ when it comes to creating a ministry there. Dawn and I had an opportunity to share with about 14 leaders the journey we have been on as it relates to describing ‘the church’. His ideas are more traditional. We shared how we have been on a more relational journey. I think it was o.k. for the leaders to hear different types of approaches. I am learning that God is a God of many ways, many sizes, and many forms. What we stressed today was the importance of a community that speaks into each others lives. Maybe that will be useful as they move forward.
We love Timothy and Faith very much. We love the heart they have for God. What we are learning, especially in Kenya is that God doesn’t call each of us to do church or be the church in the same ways but we can remain together as a body allowing for the differences. We will continue to walk along side Timothy and Faith as they are called to share the gospel in Moisbridge.
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