Ministry

Alright here's the deal, I promised to write a blog about the ministry that the students did while we were Kenya. But I am struggling to write that blog, the ministries that we worked with are great and the students I think for the most part loved being apart of them. However that was not my ministry, my ministry was my team. I was there to love them unconditionally, encourage them, to call out the greatness that God placed inside of them and make sure that their basic needs were being fulfilled. Most of the things that I did on a daily basis are not things most people want to hear about.  They are stories about students realizing they are beautiful, worthy, chosen, called, strong, warriors and world changers etc.

Just some team cuddle time

That was my ministry. It was incredible and it made all of the hard times, the days of being sick, of cleaning up vomit, never sleeping, finances all worth it. I would walk through my month in Kenya again to see my students set free from the lies that they have been told all their lives. Lies like that they are children and cannot make a difference, that they are ugly, dumb, they are unworthy of love. This ministry was perfect for me seeing as my passion is to see people set free from the lies that they believe about themselves.

Doing Hospital Forms (paperwork)

I am sorry that this is so unglamorous and probably not what you wanted to hear, but I am proud of my ministry. I am proud that I got to be a trip leader, I am proud that part of ministry was making sure the team ate and didn't run out of money. I am proud that I got to pray over and for our team continuously. This is a ministry that I love and cannot wait to again be apart of.

However if you are curious about what they did...

They held countless services for all age groups (literally preschool all the way to adults in church). They also went to different schools and hosted services there.

They held, cuddled, loved, played, sang, with beautiful African Children

They went door to door talking to people, praying for them and encouraging them in their faith.

I hope that this was okay and maybe someday I will write more about the things that we saw and did but this is all I have for now. However if you are really interested please talk to me and I would love to tell you more in person.

Love you!

Ashley

**Side note pictures are again stolen from various people on my team...