Slum Church

Today was super exciting! My team went to the Mitumba slum church today, to see the church that Heights has planted. It was amazing! Buana Asafiwe that I got to go! First of all, the road to get to the slum was TREACHEROUS! I can't believe that they drive on that....it was a road designed for a Hummer! I was so blessed to be able to meet Pastor Shadrack and the congregation there. Their testimony is incredible. God definitely provides for them. There are so many kids, and they are all so adorable! To start, all of the kids did performances such as singing. Then the real church service started. Let me tell you, time is not of importance in Africa. It's all about building relationships....an hour into the service, Pastor Shadrack was still greeting visitors, and telling stories. Wow, I felt so honoured this service, as my family was spoken very highly of. Grandma, everyone loves you! The story was told about how the Mitumba Church came to be, and how Mama Rachel and Pastor Art were such a blessing to see the vision for this church. God is definitely doing great wonders in that slum through that church. It's amazing to see a group of people with such happiness, yet they have so little. The church prayed for a young boy there that is getting more sick, as he has HIV. Please pray that God would put meaning into his life. It was so sad to see him stand in front of the church, hanging his head. Anyways, I send you all many greetings from Pastor Shadrack and the congretation in the Mitumba slum. This will now be my last update for a while, as we leave for Arusha tomorrow! Please pray for safety, and that God will use us as we are entering our designated mission field. Sorry I can't do pictures, as the computers here won't load them.