"What A Week!"

June 22, 2011

 

"What A Week!"

 

Boy are we tired!  What a week it has been as we have visited, shared, eaten, sang, worshipped, witnessed, driven, taken pictures, cried, laughed, and most of the time just been overwhelmed by how present  God has been in all that we have been priviledged  to share and witness.  I am at Heathrow airport in London with a layover so I thought I would enter the final blog.  I know we haven't blogged much but we have had internet problems which is not uncommon in Kenya and which we have experienced in our time here.  I just wanted thank each of you for what you do through the ministry of our church.  There is no way I can describe the poverty and the suffering in Kenya.  Those who have been there know what I  am talking about.  The work we do there is life changing work and I believe will make a huge difference in the lives that are touchedh and transformed by what God does through us there.  The gospel challenges us to engage the suffering of the world as our Lord did.  He died for the sins of the whole world not just for the Jews, or the people like him.  The love Jesus calls us to share is a love that knows no boundaries.  And so we are in Kenya trying to be faithful to what God is calling us to do there.  Thank you for making such love a reality in the lives of people who  need it desperately!

 

Amy has had an incredible time as well.  She has seen and experienced people, situations, and places there that I believe will influence her for the rest of her  life.  It has been fun having her  on the trip.  As most of you kow we partner with the  Grapevine church  in the venture because their former pastor, Ken and I, were friends and shared this vision.  Most of you know that Ken died suddenly at 52 this past February.  Ken was present with us on this trip and in this time.  I thought of him often.  He would have loved the ministry we did while we were there.  I sensed him so very  present in all we did.

 

Well, that is it for this trip!  I can hardly wait to get home to tell you all about it.  Thank you for your support and prayers.  I will see you  Sunday!

 

Grace always,

Travis

Romans 8:28