When most people think of going on a mission trip ,the first thing they do is fundraise ,everyone wants to come to Africa with a buck load of money ,to help the community they are going to live in ,uum that’s great economic sustenance is necessary for Africa !!!!
But what most people tend to forget is , by flying the thousands of mile to be here, smile ,give hugs and cry together with the Kids in Kibera ,Embul-bul,Mukuru kwa njega,is that by just doing all that and showing they care, is more than enough. A famous African writer once said “a person in the rain is reluctant to go back “, the problem with most African households is that we are not good with the heart to heart stuff, we don’t know how to be compassionate.
St fintans came visiting a while back in 2009 ,(and are due back this year to Kenya), and we had journeyed to this forsaken place in the middle of Oloolua forest where there is this school that educates the most destitute of children with the kind support that you offer.
As soon as we got off the bus, the kids were all over us little angels smiling at you and holding your hand, makes you feel like a “rock star” and we took a tour of this institution in Nkaimurunya, before the fun and games started ,singing games back and forth .
As we left Nkaimurunya I couldn’t help but feel the tears, sense of satisfaction on the faces of this Irish group for the great work they had just achieved, they never came with money to build a school or lavish things, the much they had in material wealth, they gave whole heartedly, but this day they had given this 220+ kids the greatest gift of all ‘LOVE” and surpasses all else.
Sign Bigfoot
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