Crusade!

June 6, 2012 evening

When we arrived at the site of the crusade, we were greeted with children everywhere, and the Kenyans quickly began tossing down the hundreds of pounds of sound equipment loaded on the top of the bus.  Elise quickly began entertaining the kids with soccer warm-ups, as she had them running the length of the dusty road to the side of the designated crusade field.  In a remarkably short amount of time for the amount of work to be done, the sound system was up and running, and we were all singing and dancing, praising our Lord and Savior! 

Elise and I had huge groups of children around us, clinging to us, desperate for a moment of attention and love.  Some were from the school that day, some were just kids who lived around where the crusade was being held.  The kids laughed at us attempting to dance, smiled as we attempted to echo the songs in Swahili, and jumped at the chance to hold our hands for a brief moment in the span of their lives.  Praising God under the sweet cover of His creation is amazing!

Zach preached again tonight, giving another simple, concise presentation of the Gospel.  He did an amazing job, with many “Amen’s” echoing through the swarming throng of people.  Towards the end, several people came up to be prayed over, and a small sea of children followed us as we prayed over each one.  It ended with more praise, singing and dancing, lifting high the name of Jesus.

Because of some things beyond our control, we decided to leave the village earlier than expected.  We planned to leave the next morning, gathering our things, and getting little sleep!