Jesus’ Truth in Kenya

God speaks shows us this Truth in two ways labeled natural truth, which is what is seen in nature and revealed truth which is what is given in the Bible, or through a prophet or pastor. This past week in Namanga, I have seen so much Truth. Let me share with you just one example, how they have revealed the truth of 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 which reads: “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” First, I see that they are joyful despite their poverty and illeness. How many times did we see a patient smiling through bad teeth or a bad wound or loss of vision. Whether we are physically poor or poor in spirit, we should “be joyful always” like the Kenyans. Second, The muslims reflect what it means to “pray continually or ceaselessly” through their practice of praying five times a day, which we have ALL experienced, especially the early morning ones. In addition, when I first visited a mosque last year for a world cultures class, I learned from them that the reason they perform a ritual standing, bowing and kneeling procedure when praying is because they believe that they must pray and worship God with their whole bodies. We must also “pray continually” throughout the day and not just with our mouths, but worship God with all that we do, say, and think. Finally, I have certainly given thanks more often on this trip than back at home. For one, I see it in the natural beauty of Kenya, in the hills right outside our clinic when the mist rolls over it to the rain storm right in the middle of our day. I also thank God for the faith of some of our translators or of a little child. I thank God for allowing us to participate in His wholistic healing plan in Namanga. Finally, I thank God every day for His son Jesus Christ who died in our stead, has forgiven our sins and offers us a relationship with Him and assurance of going to heaven to be with Him for eternity when we die. I challenge myself in the next week, to see Truth in the Kenya and in the people who live here, whether Kenyan, Tanzanian, Arab, Somali, Masaii or Kuchuo. Because Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and all Truth points to Him. As we identify the Truth in Kenya, then we will start to see the ways that God is already working in Kenya and the ways in which we may be able to reach the people here with the good news of what Jesus Christ has done for us by pointing out the Truth already here!