 Eleven of us went to Nyeri, Kenya, from the Presbytery of West Virginia.
We had three college professors, two clergy, one Christian Educator,
two elders, and three teenagers. In an official ceremony at their
Presbytery meeting, the Presbytery of Nyeri signed a Covenant of
Agreement with the Presbytery of West Virginia; and we traded gifts,
and we presented them a check for $5,000 for various mission projects.
The ten days were filled with visiting four clinics, five elementary schools, a school for the mentally challenged, two orphanages, a home for the elderly,
and more than thirty churches. We especially spent time with children,
except when we were eating.
On Sunday each of us had preaching or worship leadership responsibilities.
We visited the slums of Nyeri and the site for a proposed church in
the middle of th e slums. Also, we visited the marketplace of Nairobi
and a wildlife reserve. Over the ten days, each of us was housed in
three different homes. This gave each member of the team some
intimate time with at least three Kenyan families.
 In each place we shared our experiences and witnessed to the good
news of Christ, and in turn they shared with us life in Kenya and how
the church is making a difference.
The pictures show the main purpose of trip: the forming of friendships.
Upon our return to the West Virginia, each of us has been promoting
the mission projects of Nyeri. |
