Horace Greeley is often credited
with the phrase, "Go west young man!" He made this
statement concerning America's expansion westward, relating to the
then-popular concept of Manifest Destiny. We have been "west"
for the past six years. We spent four years in Liberia, West Africa and
two years in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Not because we were
destined to expand across Africa, but rather we have been, and still are
destined to expand the Kingdom of God.
Through a very specific set of
events (which I will share in another post), which were/are beyond our control,
we have changed our field of service from Sierra Leone, West Africa, to Kenya,
East Africa, and the Indian Ocean Basin. Here, we join a group of Global
Workers preparing the soil of Kenya for a great harvest. To be sure,
there has been a tremendous harvest in times past in Kenya. But life
marches on. People pass from this life and new life is brought
forth. There is a new generation that must hear the good news that Jesus
loves them and gave His life for them. A new generation that must be
trained to take this powerful truth to all that will listen. So, we
continue to work, train, build and teach for the glory of God.
We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on
Wednesday night, January 8, 2020, and were met by the Kenya Team Leaders Doug
and Corrine Lowenberg, along with the East Africa Area Directors Scott and
Karen Hanson.
Kenya will be our sixth African
nation in which to live and serve God and the national church. So begins the
next chapter!
