Sunday: Water! and Worship!

Thank you for your prayer! Early this afternoon, the drillers hit water at 83 meters (272 Feet). They went to work in the dark by 1 PM. There was water. This is great news. Now, the well will be cleaned, the pipe set, and then wait. In a week or so, the water flow will be tested again, the water analyzed for minerals, etc., and a pump and power will be selected. Everyone is celebrating at the Asante Sana Children's Home and the Nzihi village.

Today, we began our worship at the Kidete Baptist Church. The church mission is nine years old. In April 2004 Floyd and Mpeli preached in the village to start the current church. Worshipping with them is always a special time. Bernard greeted the church. Everyone was doing good. No musical instruments (cannot afford and no one who is trained to play), many small children, traditional dress--a true village church. Spiritually, they are one of the strongest churches. We traveled to ACTS Fellowship, Iringa, for worship. This is the home church of the children and staff of Daily Bread Life Children's Home, many students from Tumani University in Iringa come to ACTS, also, there professors/teachers are a part of the fellowship. The ACTS church is much more modern in how people dress, sound system, etc. There is a lot of dancing and more contemporary music--a praise and worship style. Bernard greeted the church. Bonnie greeted and said goodbye for now. Floyd brought the message challenging the church to live out its name, ACTS Fellowship. When we returned home the rains came. Tonight will be our goodbye to the children of DBLCH. Tomorrow morning at 11:40 we fly to Dar Es Salaam to catch a 6:30 PM flight to Nairobi. We hope to keep you updated but we will be traveling a great deal in Kenya. On Wednesday, Bonnie and Floyd will be talking with Pastors and Wives about their family life and serving in ministry together.