God Cares About Those in Need

When our family returned from a trip to Kenya and presented our report to our church family and friends, the part where we described the neediness of children caused an audible, collective groan. We spoke briefly of the lack of food and medicine and clothing, and those facts really grabbed some people, to the point they wanted to contribute to meeting at least the needs of one or two children.

Driving through the Cove in the weeks immediately after our return I didn’t see women carrying sticks to take home in order to make a little fire and cook dinner. I didn’t see anyone carrying large water...