Encouragements
Graduation at Africa Theological Seminary (ATS) is always a joyous time celebrating what God has done in the lives of our graduates. It was incredibly encouraging to be part of this year’s celebration. Praise God for what he has done in the lives of our students.
A dear friend from when I went to seminary in Dallas, Lupe, traveled with me to Kenya. Lupe is an IS/IT guru, and he helped install a new server and Wi-Fi access points. In a short week, Lupe moved ATS years ahead. Thank the Lord for Lupe and the work he accomplished.
I taught Old Testament Introduction and enjoyed the interaction with the students on the material, their eagerness to learn, and how well they did in learning the material. Pray for these students as they take what they learned back to their ministries and churches.
Discouragements
This trip is very dichotomous. The encouragements were great. But there were some significant discouragements.
Due to some administrative issues, some students are facing a delay in their graduation. The issues are a long and complicated story, and I would love to sit down with you and discuss them over a cup of chai and samosas at the Lilian Hotel here in Kitale. Pray for the students whose graduation is on hold and pray for a quick resolution to the issues.
My six-month-old phone wigged out during a meeting, was stuck on the start-up screen, and it would not turn off. After messing with it for some time, I could not get it to boot (it would not go beyond fastboot or the bootloader). I use a mobile money feature here in Kenya, so all my money for the trip depended on having a working phone, plus all the other stuff a phone does. My phone dying was a huge discouragement. Praise God I brought a spare hand-me-down phone from a family member for Lupe to use while in Kenya and was able to get critical functions running on it.
I will start my journey to the USA soon. Pray for tailwinds, smooth flights, easy connections, and a divine appointment for the person sitting next to me or for an empty seat next to me.