He prayed for us to be changed by this trip, that God's miracle working power would enable us to act on what we've seen and experienced here in Kenya. Beth encouraged us to wait on God, to open up to his Holy Spirit. As we sang "there's an army rising up..." God moved.
We've seen God at work in the slums of Kibera and Mathare. We've met children with no sight but profound vision. We've encountered joy, hope, faith, breathtaking gratitude and love in dire poverty; light piercing the darkness.
When we arrived in Mathare, a small girl, probably aged about five, led a group of bigger children hand in hand, snaking around the dirt 'playground' of the slum. She held her head high as she sang. The others followed her lead, moving with the music, stepping to the pulse, the beat of their song.
God's kingdom is near... and each one of us has a part to play in bringing it in, a unique gift to share, a different and beautiful thread to weave into the picture.
He chooses to work through our hands, our feet, our voices, our dreams and visions. He is our unity. He transforms us from a random bunch of do gooders into a radical, upside down army. His is the back to front rEVOLution creation is groaning for.
Let's move together in the kingdom's rhythm. Let's step to the pulse, the heartbeat of God.
Let's pray peeps.
