A glance into my new home

Wow a lot has happened in the last few days, most of it seems almost impossible to explain so let me start with my new home. I live in a house with Lydia and her husband Tray, who are expecting their first child in about 5 months! Along with them are two other volunteers, Tiffany and Libby, who are also helping in the school. Our home is wonderful and is located in the compound so we get to see the kids almost constantly. We got to spend quite a bit of time with the children on Friday afternoon and it was so much fun! They are just absolutely precious! They are completely full of joy even though they have very little compared to most children in the States. In a short time, I was swarmed with little bodies each one wanting to hold my hand, arm, or basically anything they could grab onto. I can't remember the last time I have laughed so hard! Then on Saturday I spent some time with a few of the "older" girls, who act way more mature than what age they really are. They are extremely smart as well, completely blowing me away. One of them, Lucy, took me to her home and taught me how to cook! It was super fun and I learned a lot watching Lucy care for the younger children and prepare supper for 10+ people entirely on her own. Listening to these girls tell me about their childhoods completely broke my heart. To think of how they had no other choice but to work in order for their younger siblings to eat at the age of 5-6 just about rips a person's heart in half! And then to think of all of the children that still live in those conditions, and many in worse, brings tears to my eyes. But I am sure there will be more to come on that later so I will end this post with something a bit more up-beat. On Sunday we went to church at Nairobi Lighthouse Church. Service is held in a big metal building that seated at least a thousand people and first service was filled to the brim! Picture over a thousand people dancing, lifting hands and voices to our Lord! It was one of the coolest things that I have ever been apart of! The overwhelming peace and joy that filled my heart and soul left no doubt that God was present and enjoying the praises of His people! The church is having a Kesha (all night prayer meeting) this Friday and I can't wait! God is moving in BIG ways in Nairobi and in my own heart and I can't wait to see what is to come!