asante sana, lord

asante sana is a little swahili i’ve picked up since i’ve been here. it means thank you very much. i feel like that’s all i can really say. God has shown himself to me in so many ways since i have been here. saying thank you to Him in swahili reminds me that he is the God of ALL people. He is here with me, He is here with these children, and He loves them in ways that i could never even imagine.  even when i feel like there is no way that anyone could ever love them more than i do now.




God has shown himself in the kenyan worship we experienced sunday (an experience like no other, i must say). He shows himself in the faces of our children here at marindi. in the faces of the children at the schools we visited today. in the words and actions of the teachers that love our children so much and teach them so selflessly. what a gift, Lord. What a reminder of Your love and power.



God has done “immeasurably more” than i could ever have asked or imagined (see ephesians 3:20 for a verse reference…thank you very much d-camp experience for ingraining this verse into my head). and for that i say asante sana lord. asante sana sana sana sana, times one million.



that’s really all i have for today. hope to write more soon. love love to everyone and thanks for the prayers.



grace and peace,
jess