a "Pew Top" Experience

Sorry no pics, .using dial up.....will catch up later.

Last day in the Maua hospital area. TJ still seeing patients with Marion as his assistant. Ralph working with the staff Dr. and having his life changed by working with AIDs patients who have no hope but the mass grave behind the hospital.

Scott B, David C and Kyle O have finished the work on the staff qtrs. Awesome job, they even started work on the next one. All that work done with hammers and handsaws,, not a power tool in site,, (well there was one is site, but was not highly regarded by the local foreman..) They even put up crown molding, without a mitre box. What sharp eyes these men have.

Several team members (Mary and Jennifer Mc. and Scott) visited some of the Maua area outreach sites, including an AIDS testing facility. They were able to sit with a counselor and a patient as she held his life within her hands - as his test results- Before she told him, she asked him how he would change his life... He was negative,, and she gave him quite a lecture.

And the final day of the mission bible school was beyond our wildest dreams... They came more than a hour early and there were 150+ of them... they were running down the path to get to the chapel. We played relay races w/the inflatable globes.. Yeah!!! figured out how to manage the group and have fun.. Phyllis told the Good Samaritan story and we made hand prints to bring back to Chapel Hill, We also did leaf rubbings, Kids are just awesome.

but here is the most amazing thing of the week and of entire Spiritual life.. We end each day with them teaching us, singing native Swahili songs. Today was an especially happy, dancing song.. I jumped with the older kids (if you are familiar with the Masai,, you know these kids can jump).. Then all the kids came up to the front to sing, dance, jump and play the bongo drums Suzette borrowed from the Methodist church.. They were singing and dancing and there were so many, that I jumped up on top of a pew, and then up on the back of the pew to take their pics... The music from the kids, and all the joy coming from the 150 kids singing was so awesome, that I took a couple of pics, put my camera down and my arms out and just soaked up the feeling.

Truly Heaven on Earth and I will never forget the feeling..

Had to get down, when some of the kids started climbing up.. Hey, I wonder if I had jumped down into the "mosh pit" if they would have surfed me along...