Weekend ministries and relaxation

Sat morning we took a hike to the waterfalls near Tenwek. We were reminded of the steadfast footing the Lord gives to us when we trust in Him as we saw cows up on the cliffs above the river right next to the edge eating grass on sloops that would scare a mother, but the cows moved along without any fear just eating the fresh green vegatation.
Sunday morning we attended the local church here at Tenwek at 9 and then helped with the children's ministry. The singing in church was beautiful in both English and Swahili. At about 11 we got a taxi and went out to one of the local churches down the bumpy roads about 20 minutes away. Alfred one of the interns Kyle works with had invited us to come to his church meeting (which lasted till about 12:45) and aftewards to have lunch with he and his wife Florence and two kids Abigail and Lucus, in thier home. They had begun church at 7:30 - 9 in the morning for the neighboring children. One of the biggest problems they have in their community is alcoholism. Many of the adults are making homemade alcohol and get drunk every day. They were sharing that what they teach the children in the mornings comes back to them in the version that the kids came home with, repeated back to Alfred and others that work with the children, from the drunken parents in the afternoon. That is the reverse of Ps. 71:17-18, with the children reaching to the older generation. They feel that it will have an eternal impact in their community through the ministry to children. Please pray for this little church called Tiagaga African Gospel Church. They have a passion for reaching their community. AIDS and death are a big problem and more and more orphans are living in their community. Alfred and his wife want to begin an orphanage to help these little ones. This is true religion in practice according to the book of James.
It was a tough weekend at the hospital again (which for them here it is about normal) with 10 more patients dying over the weekend. The hospital morgue stays pretty full. I visited the morgue and they showed me how they clean up the bodies for the families to come and collect them. They have a small chapel called Bereavement Chapel that they do a service for all those that have died in the hospital. The chaplains have a great passion to share about how to have confort in death when they give their life to Jesus. What a great ministry here at Tenwek and we thank God for allowing us to be a part of this work. Thanks for so many of you that are praying.