Habari zenu?

Habari zenu? (how are you?)

Hope you are all well and not too swept off your feet with work. I’m v. good and just want to give you an up-date on everything this end:

I started bible college, Kingdom Academy, on 9th Feb and am really enjoying it. The first week was orientation and we were taken through the rules, domestics and standards of the Academy. All the different lecturers introduced themselves and gave us their views and tips for the course. They stressed it’s not a bible school per se, but a school of discipleship and a school of the Spirit.

The first scripture we were given was Luke 14:25-35 – if you’re not prepared to give up everything you cannot be Jesus’ disciple. It’s certainly not going to be an easy ride! The common themes in their advice were that it is only be God’s grace you will be able to complete - determination and will-power are not enough, maintaining a pure, right and good heart is what determines success or failure, and you will love the experience if you allow God to transform you, but not if you resist changing.

Before class starts we have to do domestics for about 30-45mins (cleaning, watering etc.) and then pray in the spirit for about 15mins (or 30mins today!) The first course is called Godhead and so far we have learnt about the main different worldviews and the Kingdom response to them i.e. Christian apologetics. At the moment I’m researching about Buddhism for a class debate on Friday, which should be fun.

The rest of my time is divided between witnessing to people in Kibera, co-leading the new hasslers’ church (which they have now named New Adventure), managing Sarah Junior School, bible teaching in a Juvenile Centre and spending time with friends. I’ve got a social research job starting soon (not sure when though), so some of those things might have to go if it all gets a bit too much. The research project is a cross-cultural study of young people’s perceptions of their lives and issues in the world and their vision of what the world of 2020 will be like. It is being done by an Australian educational/geography professor and I’ve been sub-contracted the Kenyan chapter.

Please keep emailing me your news because it makes me so happy when I receive emails from you.

All my love,

Sarah