Posted by Jeff:

Yesterday the team went to Kibera to visit a local school.  Kibera is one of Africa's largest slums.  Kibera is an area as big as central park and 2.5 million men, women and children live there.  I didn't know what to think as we drove up to Kibera.  My eyes widened and my heart fell.   I couldn't believe people could survive there, but to my amazement people flourished.  We picked up Pastor Micheal and George and Charles our 2 armed Administrative Police that were with us for our protection.

We drove to the center of Kibera on a road that looked like a balance beam with streams of trash, sewage, people, shops, and mud homes on either side.  We stopped and got out of the bus and followed Pastor down a dim path between several mud houses.  I felt like I was in a maze.  We twisted and turned through the mud buildings, passing Kenyans who couldn't believe there were "mazungoo" in the neighborhood. 

We finally arrived at the school and met the teachers who volunteer to work with the children. There was a small open classroom with a tin roof and 2 mud walls.  The children were of many different ages and learning about letter sounds and addition.  The team was a surprise to them and they put on a show of songs and bible verses. It was amazing to witness in such conditions their thirst for learning was in overdrive. 

Through conversation we found out they had a field where we could play some games. So we got out the soccer balls and journeyed to the field.  Once again we entered the maze of mud huts and sewer drainage that shared the pathway out of the slum.  We got to the field and had a chance to see them smile and play together. 

I know everyone on the team was elated to see the children play and interact with us. Spending this time with these children made it very clear that God works in wonderful ways.