Closure.

      

      I prayed for a boy that couldn’t walk that he would be able to run faster than the other kids. Broke a chain, that should have been able to hold up a bus, trying to get a bit out of a well. Helped to put an engine in an old range rover, only to find out that we needed parts like a starter and batteries that wouldn’t be in for a long time. Lost a soccer game. Got a multi-tool, nalgene, and 5000 shillings (60 bucks) stolen from me. Never saw a cheetah. And only learned a few more words of swahili.

      If i had any sense of direction to my life it would seam like i was going the wrong way or at least in circles. But the truth is that the entire time i have been blindfolded. And when you aren’t looking to go wherever you thought you wanted to be its easy to end up where God actually wanted to put you. 

     That boy still cant walk, the well is still broken and the car doesn’t run. But for just one second i saw the kingdom of heaven in that boys eyes, down in that well, and even while working on a car, and for whatever small price i paid to be there in that moment it was an expense i consider a gift to pay. 

     “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field”-Matt.14.44

AV- is coming home. 

L4L 

Co-founder

From the busy streets of Kampala, Uganda to the not-so-busy street of South Horr, Kenya, I have been apart of something bigger than myself.  

I have seen the incredible transformation of street children to honorable young men.  I have seen a man help reconcile an entire region once known for frequent and fatal tribal conflicts.  I have seen a guy give up his own bed and sleep on the floor for six weeks, simply because his guests needed a place to put their stuff.

What the people behind each of these circumstances all have in common is they are apart of something bigger than themselves.  They recognize the sacrifice and selflessness required to make a difference and bring about the change they want to see in the world.  They recognize what it takes, commit themselves to what they believe in and in doing so lift the lives of all around them.  I have seen these things.  And I thank God for that.

BK- out

L4L

Forerunner