As someone who grew up in the south I love sweet tea. What I'm not so used to is sweet tea with a lot of milk and served scalding hot. I have come to love it. Kenyans drink a lot of tea -- it's a sign of hospitality and welcome. During our time in Kenya, I loved seeing the tray with empty mugs and the big thermos filled with already mixed tea, milk and sugar. Tea symbolized shared time; a chance to sit down, converse and find refreshment. Our hosts were often in the middle of a busy work day with endless tasks that would seem to need all their time. Their willingness to stop, sit down and share that time with us was a living example of openness and friendship that I hope to remember and emulate. I will treasure the memories of sharing tea with Jane & Ken Wathome on their beautiful veranda; of having tea waiting for us after a long, hot walk through the Kware slum doing home visits with the Beacon of Hope social workers and; of sharing tea with Pastor Francis and his staff in Masai country.
Martha
P.S. We arrived safe and sound in Jordan this afternoon. All is well -- no worries.
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I am glad that you made it to Jordan safely. I got home at 4p yesterday without any problems. I will be praying for you.
James
Greetings to all of you from the Gabrielse/Peters life group.
Matt's message to as on Sunday spoke of unconditional love, the love of I Cor 13. You saw the need for that unconditional love at Beacon of Hope and it was clear you were received with that love as well.
We are praying for spiritual strength and encouragement for each of you to stay the course. The problems you have seen to this point can be so overwhelming. We ask the Lord to help you see that our focus needs to be helping one person at a time. We of Blackhawk may not be able to solve the AIDS crisis in Africa, but we can make a difference in one life at a time with the unconditional love of Corinthians.
We continue to pray for your journey.
The Peters/Gabrielse Life Group
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