Christmas for the widows

I can remember one of the first meetings with the widows. She told us that she felt worthless and forgotten about. I can remember how sad I felt for her. She had said that the church had forgotten about her and her family, that they didn't care. As I'm here in America I see how much money we waste. I look at the TV commercials and see how they are trying to get everyone to spend money on things that will bring temporary happiness. Last sunday I was at Church and we talked about the difference between having joy and happiness. To put it simply joy comes from inside while happiness is an outward feeling. The Lord gives us joy, what we do with that joy depends on us. Happiness can result in the joy we have but we can have joy and not be happy. This is very simple but one of our goals for these widows is to show them what joy is. We want them to see how much God loves them and how much that can bring joy to their lives. As this is the Christmas season, the season where we recognize the joy of the virgin birth. The joy that we received because God became man. We want to give joy to our widows this Christmas season. As a ministry we would love to bless these women and their families with food. We would love to raise $300 USD for meat, beans, rice, oil, salt and Fanta (Soda). This food will be such a blessing and a special gift to these families. Receiving this gift they will see that they are not forgotten but loved. Most of the widows barely have enough food for three meals a day. One of our widows only eats cassava roots. Everyday is a struggle for food, lets bless these families with food this Christmas season.  We ask that you join us in raising the $300 so we can bring joy to these families. 

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  Luke 2:9-11

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One month in

We have been in America for a little over a month and its been an incredible experience. It has been fun to watch Fahamu go through this experience to watch him see and do things for the first time. Things that I think are small and not that exciting are the complete opposite for Fahamu. Going into a grocery store is something that I find boring, but Fahamu finds it exciting to see all they items they have in the store. There are times where I forget that this is Fahamu's first time here. The other night we went to the bowling ally and for me it was just another place. For Fahamu, he was experiencing the bowling ally for the first time. The smell of the shoes, the sounds of pins being knocked over and just the atmosphere of the bowling ally. I try to put myself in his shoes and try to think of how strange America must be to him.

Our first trip was to Crater Lake and it was such an amazing experience. There was lots of snow but the sun was out and shining. The lake looked like glass and that it would break if anything hit it. Fahamu's smile was so great to see. He was experiencing snow for the first time. 

Fahamu got to experience what its like have Thanksgiving in America. Yes we did have a lot of food but we also had family there. We got to sit and visit with family and share stores of the past. It was nice to be with family just relaxing and having a great time. 

We got to experience the American bus system. Instead of driving to Idaho we decided it would be better to take the grey hound bus. I have to say that I do enjoy these buses much more then the buses in Africa.  While in Idaho we got to stay with friends who are pastoring a church. This was the first church that we to speak at and it was such a blessing. I saw how excited people were to hear our story. It encouraged me to see that people truly care about what we are doing. We also got invited to a spanish speaking church. We shared a brief over view of who we were and what we were about. The spanish speaking church was so caring. Not really knowing who we were they did an offering for us. This trip to Idaho really made me feel better about our ministry and our future. Also on this trip Fahamu got to experience what its like to cut down a Christmas tree. 

This last month has been so much fun. We are excited to share our story and ministry with everyone. We have seen how generous people really are. I have felt so much love and support. Fahamu has been busy helping my dad around the farm, feed the cows, fixing fences and chopping wood. Its nice that Fahamu gets to see how I grew up and where I am from. As we continue our trip I hope to make many more memories. I will try to write more so everyone can experience this trip with us. 

Visiting Burley First Christian Church