Sunday in Naibor

I traveled out this morning to the Naibor area. The church and orphanage are actually in a little village called Tumaini. I had another young lady who is a teacher at the Mt. Kenya Baptist School and who is also from the Naibor area go with me. We attended the Sunday morning service at the Bible Baptist Church of Tumaini. Since I was a visitor I knew I would be asked to greet the church and tell them who I was. I had worked out what I was going to say in Swahili and it was very simple. The time came and I said, “Ninaitwa Tracie” (I am called Tracie) and then my mind went blank, truly blank. =) How embarrassing! I forgot the rest of what I was going to say. The minute I sat down it all came rushing back to me. “Ninaitwa Tracie. Mimi ni missionary. Ninafundisha watoto habari za Yesu na Biblia.” In English, “I am called Tracie. I am a missionary. I teach children about Jesus and the Bible.” Not very hard to say, right? =) Next time I’m going to have it written down.

After church we had lunch with the orphans and community kids. Then we went out to the field and played all kinds of games. The teenagers played volleyball and football (soccer). We played frisbee with the kids and then I taught them “Duck, Duck, Goose”. It was so much fun to watch them as they caught on to “Duck, Duck, Goose”. I really enjoyed playing with the kids and talking with them in Swahili. It’s easier to talk in Swahili to kids then when you are facing a whole church full of people.


I want to introduce you to a dear little friend of mine that I met the last time I was in the village of Tumaini. She is about 7 or 8 years old. Both her parents are drunks and so she is mom to her 3 younger brothers. Her youngest brother is a little older than 1. She watches over them and even goes down to the river and gets water for them in a 20 lb. jug. Because there is no food in the house she brings them to the orphanage so they can at least have lunch. Around this world there are many children just like her who need someone to reach out and love them. I want to challenge you to reach out to the children that are in your neighborhood and in your cities. Make a difference in their lives!