Taking up the cross...

Hi Everyone,

You have heard quite a bit already from our team members about our ministries in the slums of Nairobi. I would like to share something that was very impactful for me outside of the slums.

Yesterday morning we met a Christian Somalian woman who shared a very interesting and inspiring testimony. It was an unplanned, impromptu meeting.

Her name cannot be revealed over the internet for her protection. Her conversion from Muslim to Christianity was nothing short of a miracle. She was at a point in her life when she was about to commit suicide when suddenly she experienced the presence of Christ. She is so convicted about her Christian faith that she really wanted to tell all the Somalian (especially women and children) refugees here in Kenya about Jesus. Somalians are not very welcome in Kenya and converting from Muslim to Christianity has caused her to lose everything, including her family.

By doing God’s work, she is risking her life daily. She is especially at risk from groups in Somalia and Kenya. She has to dress in disguise and she cannot converse with any of her friends in public for fear of their safety. Not only does she face danger everyday, but what touched me was that she is so lonely, she has no support, but yet she is so convicted and faithful to her call.

I really feel that God had orchestrated the meeting this morning for us to hear her testimony. We only hear of persecution like this in the papers or books, but listening to her in person made it real. I take God’s love for granted so much. She taught me what it means to take up the cross for Jesus. Please pray for her and her ministry!!!

Luke 9:23-25
Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?


Thank you for your prayers,
Cindy