Patty's blog update

Let me take you back to Wednesday night. We divided into 3 teams and were taken to 3 different areas. We had flashlights but they got turned off after the walk.. Picture the only light was the moon, anywhere from 40 to 100 in a group, everyone sitting on the dirt. Kids laying right on the dirt, listening to a language we don’t know. This was out of our comfort zone but it was a once in a lifetime experience. First they sang which was absolutely beautiful. Then a man told a Bible Story to the people. Everyone sat on the dirt except the story teller. Then the Bible story teller asked them questions. He ended with asking for prayer requests and then he prayed…maybe 2 hours total. One cool thing in our group (Patty’s) was that there was an Elder of the tribe there and he told Ben our story teller, to tell us that they would be praying for us while we are on our journey to the US. Everyone pretty much agreed that this was the highlight of the trip. To think that they are worshiping the same God and hallelujah! …one day we will all be in Heaven together and we will be able to speak the same language! Mike got a little of the singing on video so we hope to get that on the blog.

Yesterday was our day of introducing baseball to the people here. Through Mike Sodergren, we got baseball equipment from the SF Giants including 50 hats and 50 shirts. We all walked maybe a mile in the hot sun to Karungu Primary School. The older guys got into teams and they played baseball. The younger kids played tee ball (actually they just hit the ball off a tee) and then they all played catch with us. Then we sang songs and played a game they taught us similar to duck duck goose. We had so much fun with the little kids and the older guys had a blast too. One team wore the hats and the other wore the shirts. We of course played in the dirt and heat and seem to always be filthy but what a great day! Thanks Mike for contacting the SF Giants!

Since Pattie and Sandy just got back from their evening with their families, and I chatted with them for a minute, I can tell you Sandy didn’t sleep a wink, the others not much at all. They said it was very hard and uncomfortable trying to sleep on a very hard surface but they all got thru the night with God’s help. They look very tired. I hope Sandy or Pattie have a chance to get on the blog later today and you can hear their stories. They need to eat something and then go to bed because they are all exhausted.