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MUDDY SUNDAY
Somedays are just a state of confusion for me. Today was one of those days. I have written much about the folks from Natiir...and I will not take the time to recap. Over 60 people have expressed their desire to be baptized next month when we organize them into a church. Today, we met again under the trees and discussed at length salvation and baptism. There were many questions and 11 more gave their lives to Christ!! It was an awesome day!!<br /><br />The confusion for me started when I got out of my truck. I saw folks covered from head to toe in white mudd. They were on their way to our trees for the service. When I reached there, I found over half of them covered in the same fashion with this white mudd. I have seen it before in this place and knew it was the work of the witchdoctor. Fearful that this new "round of mudd" had something to do with another rumor about me...I ask about the mudd. <br /><br />Since the rains have not come...and many are fearful they will not...it is the custom of this dark culture to go to the witchdoctor for his help. As a village, they did that. That is why over 70 people were covered in mudd. Then with mudd covered bodies, they lifted their voices with ours in prayer to God to send rain. Confused...I am that! <br /><br />We walked over the land they have given to me to build our church building and we prayed over the property. We sang our songs, we read our Scriptures, souls were saved, commitments were made for baptism...and yet there was mudd. A stark reminder as to why I am here...To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to Light, from the power of Satan to God. <br /><br />Muddy Sunday...Blessed Sunday...I just love this place with all its contradictions, its confusion, and the power of Christ working through it all to save souls, to save lives, to save the Turkana people.<br /><br />Much love,<br />Ekiru
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Posted on 12 Oct 2008 by Eddie

by gpennell @ 13 Oct 2008 09:50 am
Eddie, <br />Perhaps the greatest compliment I can give you is that you have changed my perspective. Please know that there are those in the States who are continually reading your journal and daily praying for you and the men working with you, <br />George Pennell
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MUDDY SUNDAY
Somedays are just a state of confusion for me. Today was one of those days. I have written much about the folks from Natiir...and I will not take the time to recap. Over 60 people have expressed their desire to be baptized next month when we organize them into a church. Today, we met again under the trees and discussed at length salvation and baptism. There were many questions and 11 more gave their lives to Christ!! It was an awesome day!!<br /><br />The confusion for me started when I got out of my truck. I saw folks covered from head to toe in white mudd. They were on their way to our trees for the service. When I reached there, I found over half of them covered in the same fashion with this white mudd. I have seen it before in this place and knew it was the work of the witchdoctor. Fearful that this new "round of mudd" had something to do with another rumor about me...I ask about the mudd. <br /><br />Since the rains have not come...and many are fearful they will not...it is the custom of this dark culture to go to the witchdoctor for his help. As a village, they did that. That is why over 70 people were covered in mudd. Then with mudd covered bodies, they lifted their voices with ours in prayer to God to send rain. Confused...I am that! <br /><br />We walked over the land they have given to me to build our church building and we prayed over the property. We sang our songs, we read our Scriptures, souls were saved, commitments were made for baptism...and yet there was mudd. A stark reminder as to why I am here...To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to Light, from the power of Satan to God. <br /><br />Muddy Sunday...Blessed Sunday...I just love this place with all its contradictions, its confusion, and the power of Christ working through it all to save souls, to save lives, to save the Turkana people.<br /><br />Much love,<br />Ekiru
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Posted on 12 Oct 2008 by Eddie

by gpennell @ 13 Oct 2008 09:50 am
Eddie, <br />Perhaps the greatest compliment I can give you is that you have changed my perspective. Please know that there are those in the States who are continually reading your journal and daily praying for you and the men working with you, <br />George Pennell
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