Food - Fellowship - Friends...Teleios/Grace Africa '07

Day 2 Filled With Presence Of God



Mike Collins delivers a message on "Christian Joy" to the congregation at Koinonia.


Matt awoke to SAUSAGE, and I mean, “Man, this is good sausage.” The delights of a breakfast at the Kentmere were really enjoyed.

After breakfast, we went to church at Koinonia. The worship with our Koinonia brothers and sisters in Christ was filled with the rhythms of dancing, movement, emotion, broad smiles, silence, praying, clapping, and an awesome presence of God.

I watched Kevin, Mitchell, Matt, and Mike as they joined the rhythm of Koinonia before God. Mike preached on Christian Joy with Duncan as his translator.

When the worship service ended, we met young men from Atlanta who were there as a part of God’s call to help the church address the issue of AIDS. Their story was an exciting one. We also met a young married couple from Rome, GA. They were returning to Georgia after an extended honeymoon serving others in Jesus name. (They were married in October and arrived in Kenya shortly after that in November.)

We sat with the Leadership Team of Koinonia and enjoyed Chai (hot tea and milk) with doughnut-like treats. Matt talked of “iced” tea and his new Kenya friends laughed.

During that meeting, God working out this trip became evident. Mostly Bernard and Matt shared with each other the stories of Koinonia (fellowship) and Grace. That time of tea was filled with the awesome awareness of God at work. Mitchell and Kevin will be guest musicians next Sunday for Koinonia’s second anniversary. The party hosted by the Spirit ended after almost six hours of worship, fellowship, and discovery.

We took a scenic ride through the Kenya Highlands to enjoy the Great Rift Valley. Tomorrow is another day. We pray the London vacation of our luggage ends.