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I VIVIDLY REMEMBER THE
JOY THAT SPREAD ACROSS
HIS FACE – AND IN MY
HEART – AFTER WE
PRAYED THIS PRAYER.
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to get involved in spiritual discussion. Then we came to
a carpenter’s shop. The owner, Tom, turned out to be
a Christian but his two workers, Ian and Sylvanus, were
not. After a long discussion, these two were added to
the Kingdom. We continued meeting many people while
hardly covering any distance (good news, as it was again
a very hot day). Some people accepted magazines, some
received prayer, and some encouraged us with their
Christian faith.
Friday was in an adjacent area, which I was told was
definitely not Kawangware (which is a large and poor
slum) but rather Dagoretti – another, but less densely
populated, slum. Here I was with yet another different
group of Kenyan local church members. I continue to
pray that all these local volunteer missioners we spent
time with were encouraged in the work of evangelism; I
was certainly inspired by their zeal.
Moving on, we came across various people who were
already Christians, people who were willing to talk but
not ready to accept the gift of salvation, and people who
were willing to talk about various needs that we prayed
with them about. Coming out of a garage premises, we
met George, who asked us: “What are you selling?” –
slightly pugnacious but not hostile. This was unusual, as
people generally were most welcoming, even deferential.
However, I took it as an invitation to explain about the
very valuable thing that we were indeed offering, but for
no charge! This led into a good conversation, and George
gave his life to the Lord.
A bit later, we had a disappointing conversation with one
lady in a courtyard, but just as we just came back out
onto the street we bumped into a young couple called
Collins and Michell. They were very happy to talk and
accept the need for salvation, which they received, but
while I was still talking to them, our colleagues engaged
with a group of three young men that walked past. They
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