Last Sunday we went to Harvester’s Christian Church in Karuri.  Pastor Stephen had put me on the schedule to preach there.  I do not think he realized at the time, but that was almost exactly 3 years to the week that I was there, my first preaching experience at a church in Africa.  Karuri is Pastor Stephen’s first Harvester’s church.  It has a special place in his heart, and is where he and his family lived for about 10 years before they started the church in Umoja II.

The people are always so welcoming when we get up country.  After church we had chai and bread in the parsonage we partially funded with proceeds from the house we sold in La Mesa.  Then we were off to Muchatha for lunch and fellowship with people from all the area churches.  Churches here are a lot closer together, especially outside of Nairobi.  Almost no one has a car, so walking distance is an important feature when looking for a church.  This generally keeps church sizes smaller and so it is a good idea from time to time to get churches together for fellowship.