Part Two: Relationships Turn Into Friendships
Whether the Nairobi team or the Massai team, relationships formed in the past or during this trip continue to grow. Amy Steffy’s Story… Friday, the Massai team traveled to the village that Teresia is from. Since her school had just started a mid-term break, both Teresia and Selina were able to accompany the team out to Teresia’s village. John Keshe, his wife Paris and their two youngest children also went with the team. As the team cars were loading up, all four girls climbed into...
Read MoreKenya Update: Relationships, Role Models and Aprons
-Dan Crum Our Connection Pointe women are building good relationships with the girls in John Keshe’s program. As our women have shared their stories of what they do for a living and of their faith in God I believe they have become role models for these girls. Ashley talking with Shele. These four ladies in Maasai aprons learned to cook some Kenyan...
Read MoreKenya Update: Honoring the Maasai Fathers
-Dan Crum I’ve met two Maasai fathers of two Maasai girls who are in school now because of John Keshe’s efforts to support them. I would have met a third father in a third place but he was off helping another of his children. These fathers love their daughters and want the best for them. They don’t have the resources to pay their school fees, but their support is a unique resource that only they can give. What a gift these men are giving their daughters and it is our...
Read MoreKenya Team Update: Sopa (Hello) from Maasai Mara!
This will be our last update before we get home. It has been such a blessing for us to be able to share the work God is doing in this beautiful land and among these amazing people. On Saturday, while the Madoya team was heading down to Narok to meet us, we went and visited a well from the Pure Water for Kenya project that Dan Crum and John Keshe started. The block of concrete with the plaid shawl on it is a part of the old well, which an elephant destroyed. They can smell the water and will...
Read MoreIf Jesus had been Maasai…
A few years back I submitted the blog post below to demonstrate that Jesus is relevant in every culture, even Maasai, and to challenge people to make Jesus relevant in their circle of influence. Our global partners make this one of their primary issues every day. How is Jesus relevant in your context and how will you participate? If Jesus had been Maasai, he would have been a shepherd and not a carpenter. He would have traveled to Loita to confront the witch-doctors, not Jerusalem to...
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