Day 21 Mt. Elgon May 29, 2011

Hi all

Today we went to a little village named Chesamis at the base of Mt. Elgon to visit with a newly formed church of Freedom Ministries of Kenya.  This is the third church of Freedom Ministries in Bungoma County.  The churches name is the Number One Church.  The Number One Church has just celebrated its 6 month probationary period and Bishop Hezron came to welcome the church to the ministry.  Here are some pictures of the church and the bluffs towards Mt. Elgon.

The Number One Church among the trees

The Number One Church in Chesamis

Bishop Hezron singing and dancing with the children

A view of the bluffs and cave near the church

A view of the bluffs towards Mt. Elgon

Mt. Elgon was mostly in the clouds today

 

After a couple hour drive we arrived around noon and services lasted about 4 hours before we had dinner and headed back to Kakamega.  When we arrived the skies were clear and by the time we were about to leave the dark clouds were starting to come over the bluffs from Mt. Elgon.  We were starting to get worried that once the rains start we would not make it out.  When these roads get wet they can become slick as ice and off into the ditch you go.

Tomorrow is Memorial Day and I am going to take a rest day.  Tuesday we will be back to Mumias and then come back to Kakamega and meet with the widows again.

Take care and God bless

Dave