Watoto wa Baraka- Children of Blessing

In 2008, I had the tremendous privilege of volunteering at an orphanage in the mountains of Kenya for a few months. The children were truly remarkable; joyful, smart and full of dreams. I lived in a mud house lit only by candle light. The days were spent lugging water from the well, laying the foundation of a new building and loving and caring for the kids. I loved it. 

When I left I felt like my heart was torn out; I knew I would be back at some point. It's been a long-time in coming but I'm going back tomorrow. I'm so excited to see all the kids and to see how things have changed and stayed the same. This time I'm taking my sister, Joanna, along for 2 weeks. Later in the month I will be joined by a number of friends from YWAM Herrnhut for the remaining 4 weeks or so. I'm so looking forward to spending time with God under the African sky and I hope He uses me to be a blessing to the incredible people of Pundamilia. 

I would really appreciate your prayers for finances and health. I've only just recovered from salmonella poisoning and am heading into weeks of drinking well-water. I only have enough money to last me a couple of weeks in Kenya. I'm pretty nervous about this and it's caused me to have many sleepless nights praying about whether I should be going at all, but I feel strongly that this is the right time. So it's a giant leap of faith... It really does make all the difference knowing that there are people praying for me and caring about what I'm up to, so I thank you in advance!

Hope your new year got off to an amazing start!

Love and blessings,

Amy

P.S This is the website Watoto wa Baraka