KACC GO! TEAMS: Oh, Kenya!

It's just hard to believe. Hard to believe we've been back from Kenya for a little more than a week now. It seems like we were just there, yet in some ways it seems like a long time ago. Guess that's the way these experiences usually play themselves out in our lives. And yet, even though Kenya may seem a million miles away at times, there are memories and lessons we gathered there that will be close to our hearts as long as we draw breath.

We learned about trust in God and finding our satisfaction in his grace, regardless of what we have or don't have. About the ways he takes care of us, even in the hardest of struggles. About showing hospitality and warmth to strangers who come and stay awhile. And about taking care of each other, because that's the one debt we owe on a daily basis.

We had the chance to serve in ways that may have been outside our comfort zones, and we discovered that it wasn't as tough as we thought it was going to be. We learned to work outside our cultural parameters, stretching in new ways and finding newly appropriate methods for sharing the love and message of God. And we even picked up some new vocabulary terms, some in Kiswahili and some in Kikamba- just ask Samaki (aka Jeremy) how to say "fish!"

As much as anything else, we saw firsthand the impact and power of a ministry like Tumaini. Children and families with little or no hope have found a new outlook and future for themselves. They have a reason to persevere, and reason to hope again. And we get to continue to be a part of it all.

You need to know that $35 monthly sponsors a Kenyan AIDS orphan. This provides the bulk of educational and material needs for a child, and makes a more promising tomorrow a reality. You may not be able to change the world, but you can change the world of one family for about a dollar a day. Would you consider becoming a sponsor, if you haven't done so already? Find out more at www.tumainiinternational.org.

Here are some pictures of one the greatest trips we've ever taken!