"...a beautiful picture of joy, hope and progress."

Jambo!

After a long journey, our team is finally in Kenya! We woke early on Saturday morning and traveled straight to Endana. The entire community showed up to welcome us at the welcome party held at the Endana Primary School. We were greeted by community and school officials followed by performances from the school children. Each of the classes performed dances, songs, and poems. After the ceremony, we spent some time catching up with old and new friends and touring the progress that has been made at the school. I was blown away. So often, we see images of Africa that are filled with poverty and sadness, but the Endana Primary School is a beautiful picture of joy, hope and progress.

The team will have dinner tonight followed by a short group meeting and lots of rest. In the morning, Brightpoint has arranged for team members to connect with their sponsor children and then we'll all go to church...actually we'll split up and visit 6 churches! Tomorrow afternoon, the team will take part in a open air worship service targeting all of Endana and the surrounding communities. Pray for our team as we preach, share our stories, and lead in worship.

Coming back to Kenya for the 4th time, I have so much to be thankful for. Change is real here. You can see it. And I can't wait for more of what God is planning for Brazos Pointe and Endana.

Aaron