Sunday at Bellevue Church, Kenya

Bonnie and Floyd joined Bernard Kabaru, Mary, Robert, Lucy, Little Floyd, and Duncan at Bellevue Baptist Church, Bellevue, Kenya. We had a great day of worship and being with Pastor Stephen, Ann, his wife, and children. Stephen and Ann have a great heart for people reaching out to people to follow Christ and to serve Him in the their community. Stephen currently pastors four churches.

The church was packed and most of the youth were away at a youth conference. People were standing outside. When the offering time came, people walked from outside the church, down to the front of the church to place an offering in the basket.

Each Sunday the children have a separate time of offering. They bring their offering singing, dancing, and praying. The offering is used to provide literature/work sheets for the children.

Pastor Stephen and Ann have been serving the church since they were married 10 years ago. Stephen, Ann, Favor (their son) and a friend outside of their house. This year marks 10 years of living in this house. They moved in after their marriage and Stephen's call to be Pastor. The second blue door (the one behind Ann) is a room for a young man who helps Stephen serve the churches. Stephen leases a small plot of land to grow potatoes and beans. Ann has a "food shop" where she sells food that she has cooked. Ann had served us a delicious meal.

Mama Jane and Mr. Samson, a retired engineer, invited us to their home on our way back to the hotel from Bellevue. This is his BBQ and Bread cooker made from scrap. He is Floyd's kind of man.

 

On our way home, Bonnie caught a beautiful, bright rainbow, you can see the faint shadow of the second rainbow.