This is a photo of my 1st trip to Mbitini.
This is Jadita's home. She is one of two house mother's for the children at Mbitini Emmanuel Children's Home. Her home is small one room. She has lost all her family members. Her husband and children. They are all buried in her back yard in a special place.
In photo....Winnie, me, Jadita and Tracy Miller.

With Praises...HE Raises!

Every time I think I am tired and can't do anything more.

The Light comes on and I realize I forgot to Praise the LORD.

When my Heart is heavy and it is hard to keep up.

I stop and realize I need to look UP.

When people are demanding and wanting their way.

I pause, I reflect on the day.

Did I remember to PRAY?

The time goes by so fast, as sands in an hour glass.

Isn't it My time anyway?

I then begin to look and see that I didn't give HIM any time at all.

When the world comes rushing in full speed a head,

I should bow my head.

Sick and sick and sick and tired.

What's up with that?

Jumping , Dancing, Praising, Laughing..that's the cure.

Jesus heals the broken hearted,

He heals the world.

Praise is the battle cry of God's people.

It changes everything.

If you don't believe, believe this one thing.

Nothing causes a CHAIN reaction more than singing to the KING!

Once you begin, you'll feel differently. Try It...You'll Like It!

Watchmen house at Gate of Mbitini Emmanuel Children's Home
Isaiah 62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.
.....before I left for Kenya my 1st year, the LORD gave me this verse. I had never been on a trip like this before in my life. When I arrived at the home in the Bush, we drove through a gate that a man opened for us. On the other side was this house. When I asked, I was told, the man was the watchmen and this is his house. Right at the gate. Watching everything...All night long. When I got to my room I Cried and Thanked the LORD for his word to me before I left for Kenya. I felt PEACE like never before and slept like a Baby. Praises to God..he always provides protection for HIS own and his word is TRUE.

GOD'S Time

This morning was just like other mornings for me. I enjoy my mornings so much now. Wake up, cup of coffee, let the dogs out, go back to my bed to read HIS word, Praise HIM and pray. Sometimes this takes me about 30 minutes, other times it last for a couple of hours. I enjoy this TIME with the LORD! I wait and then listen to what HE has in store for OUR day. I pray every morning that HE opens the STORE HOUSE of HEAVEN those things that he has layed up and planned for me. That I don't let anything stand in the way of his plans this day.
Many times in my life I didn't even stop to think about the Lord, let alone give HIM any of MY TIME. Heaven know's I didn't have enough of it then, surely GOD knew it too. What did he expect me to do? Stop everything I had planned for the day? All the things that I needed to do? Stop everything(like a stop watch) I remember days, weeks, months, years(and it wasn't that long ago) that I wished I could stop. Stop Time so I'd have more of it. There never seemed to be enough hours in a day.
Suddenly, well maybe not that quickly. I realized that when I spent TIME with the LORD each day all the other things faded away. What was only 20 minutes with him turned into 40 and then 60. Funny thing was it stilled felt like 20 minutes. My how Time fly's when you are having fun with the one you LOVE.
When the Time was over and I would begin my day, I would hear the LORD say,"This is the day that the Lord has made, Now Kim, GO and REJOICE and be GLAD in it". Things didn't seem to be such a strain. I even had extra Time to take a Breath....2 or 3 along the way during the day. God began clearing up things. People started being at the right place at the right TIME. It did't take as long at the store. Wow, I just got the connection between the store and the storehouse. He started giving me the short line. This began happening over and over again. I Praise HIM for the way he has showed me his Mercy and Love for me in this area of my life. The more Time I spend with HIM, the better my life. I could settle for good times, but no thank you, I choose Better Times with you LORD!

Children At Mbitini Childrens Home

Believe it or not these Beautiful Girls are looking out from the door of their restroom. Smiling and excited to have me photo them. I am amazed at the way they enjoy everything, when they're everyting is nothing like our little somethings here. I am changed in many ways by this wonderful place. My LIFE will never be the same and I am Thankful that it won't. LIFE is different for me now, simply Fuller and more peaceful. Less is MORE! But in the Less of things, I gained more.

After a year (Aug. 2008) first trip to Kenya. Tracy Miller and I came home and raises money to drill a water well. Photo of some of the children, mom Esther and me after praying for water at the location.

Forgot I had a Blog

So, here I am after how long?
So silly of me..after several weeks of everyone telling me I should have a Blog, I begin to set one up, only to find that I already had one. My friend Jessica tried to remind me that I already had one a few days back when I shared that I wanted to start one. So, Here I am again, starting one. Can't believe I did this so long ago. The photo of Africa the first time in 2008 and now it is after my third time to Kenya and so much can be told...some New..some Old..but, much remembered. My heart is still full of memories of each time, each person and each wonderful place god has taken me. I Sing Praises to his name for the way he has opened doors and I am Thankful that I walked through them. With HIM. Many times I look back and think ...What IF....What IF I hadn't. We all have A WHAT IF....don't we? What if I had done this? What if I hadn't done that? What if I do this wrong? What if I this...what if I that. (i,i.i) And then there is the Me thing. What is wrong with ME? Why Me? Let ME this, let ME that. ME,ME,ME (this excludes the cute name my grandson calls me, MIMI, which is spelled different, so doesn't count) What comes to my mind now, after being to Kenya for the 3rd time is.... Well, What IF Christ had not died for ME! What IF he questioned and didn't do what he was purposed to do. What IF....WhAT IF he had decided I wasn't worth it. Why would he die for ME? Why should he? I did this, I did that? Again with the I Thing. Can I ever get over myself and just follow HIM? Christ died that I might be free...when I am always on my mind, my heart.. where is HE? Am I Free if I am consumed by myself? All by myself. Now that's interesting..locked up in myself. That doesn't seem free. Locked UP with myself? Freedom is in Christ. How can that be? If I belong to HIM and I let him show Me who He is then I would have to follow HIM and HIS lead. NO more ME, MYSELF and I. Say goodby to myself? Is that possible? All things are possible through Christ Jesus who strengthens me. It's HIM in ME! Not me alone. So then, that settles it....Goodby self...Hello ME.