Compassion International

These past couple of weeks have been super crazy, from traveling to Ethiopia, to relaxing at a beach resort for vacation! Today I had the amazing opportunity to meet my families Compassion International child in Nairobi. His name is Peter and he is 11 years old. My dad had met him a couple years back when he came to Kenya on a retreat with a group of pastors and Peter recognized my dad when he was looking through pictures on my camera which was super cool. We started our day at the "Zoo" and then traveled to the Elephant Sanctuary to see all the rescued baby elephants. Peter didn't really talk much, mainly because his english wasn't that good, and he was nervous/excited to meet me. After the Elephant Sanctuary we went to a restaurant to eat lunch. He ordered chicken fingers and chips(fries) and ate it all in about 3 minutes. After lunch we went to the store and I bought him a toothbrush and toothpaste and some other basic supplies. I also bought him some candy and cookies for him to share with his sister and brother. His face lit up when I gave him the bag of goodies. One of the things that living in Kenya has taught me is that I take so much for granted in the states. I am blessed with so much and I never take the time to just sit back and think about all that God has blessed me and my family with. So often I complain about not having things that I want when the people here in Kenya couldn't even imagine having such things. This trip has taught me to be content in all things even if the circumstances aren't going my way. 

"Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content."

                          1 Timothy 6:6-8

So basically Peter and I had a great time together and I can't wait to send him the pictures I took of our time together! As for prayer requests you can be praying that the Lord will continue to use the support our family gives to Peter to continue to help his family with their everyday needs. You can also be praying that Peter will continue to walk with the Lord and continue to go to church and read the Bible that Compassion has provided him with. Below is a picture of me and Peter during our time at the elephant sanctuary.