Memories to Treasure

My Summer Home for 2006! I think I found out where the Garden of Eden was!
Dancing with the Home Based Care Team at the AIDS Campaign. So fun!


Meal Time: What a gift to eat all our meals in Pastor David Tarus’ home (the director of our training center) with his family and the other 25 people he has taken in. Some of them orphans, some relatives in need, others struggling community members—all are welcomed into his home as family. So as a family we cooked dinner, ate our meals, drank chai, sang worship songs, and prayed together. Living life as the body of Christ!

The AIDS campaign: ELI’s Home-based Care Team held a huge 2-day AIDS campaign in a highly infected and ignored village. Over 100 people were tested and counseled, and many people gave their lives to the Lord for the first time! Plus, everyone had a blast at the soccer and volleyball tournaments and 10K run. My favorite part though was getting pushed onto the “stage” with the Kenyan band to join the dancing and singing. them.

Cooking: One of my favorite parts of the day was going into the tiny, smoky kitchen to “help” Jen make dinner for everyone. I will forever treasure the memory of sitting in that dark room, smoke burning my eyes, listening to the Kenyan radio, watching Jen hold a whole chicken by its feet to roast it over the fire, and enjoying sweet fellowship and laughter. Such simplicity, such love, such joy, and such friendship graced that room.