Wrapped around a dream

Last Sunday a few of our GCM team members, Jona, Cassandra and Joylyn came through Bungoma on their way to Sudan. It was really great to see them. Jona brought me some things from home I was really blessed by. The team was here for less than 48 hours which was kind of a bummer but it was god to have them.

Since I got here I’ve really been wanting transportation. First I was thinking about getting a motorcycle since they’re cheaper and better on gas. The problem is I want a Japanese bike which are hard to find and cost as much as a small car. I’ve just been seeking the Lord on the situation. A friend of ours has been on the lookout for a small car that will fit our needs. Last Thursday we went to Eldoret with him to look at a few cars. I ended up putting a deposit on a 2003 Toyota Corolla. It was still difficult to make a decision like this even though I really feel like it’s been directed by the Lord. What made it difficult was the price of the car. Vehicles here cost double what they do in the states.

I’ve been working on preparing some beds for a garden. I’ve never really done any gardening before but it’s always something I’ve wanted to try my hand at. It’s been crazy hard work because of type of bed I’m preparing. They’re double-dug raised beds for biointensive growing. It’s something I’ve learned about from my organic farmer friend Ryan in Kitale. I just finished two beds 5’ wide and about 20’ long and I have two more to go. I’ve got two hands full of blisters and I tried to take my toe off with jembe (large hoe) yesterday. I’ve been working barefoot which may not be the best idea but I enjoy it.

God’s just really been giving life to all theses dreams I’m finally pursuing. I’ll tell you more about all that later. I think I’ll leave you with a quote I just heard from Lou Engle that Bill Johnson recited in one of his sermons. It went something like this:

“God doesn’t take a man and put a dream in him. He’s starts with a dream and wraps a man around that dream”