Day started early by going to the Animal Orphanage on the Southside of the City of Nairobi. This is where they have rescued rare or wild animals that have been orphaned. Sort of like a zoo but much more wild as there were monkeys walking amongst you as you toured. Wild monkeys. It started pouring rain while there. The guide ran and got one small umbrella and so it barely covered me but Zach & Mike refused to get under because I had cameras. Such great guys.
We then went on a Safari through the wildlife preserve...sadly cant remember the name, took a picture but battery on camera died afterwards. Regardless the rain stopped. After a mix-up in vehicle portion of the trip we ended up saving money and driving our own vehicle with a guide. I was pretty nervous as the rain had made a mess of things. We made it though with only a few sketchy spots. We got to see Monkeys, Warthogs, Giraffes, (2) Lioness' and 3 Cubs playing, Zebras, Ostritches, Antelopes, Buffalos in the distance, and Rhinos in the distance. A few other animals and birds too. Of course it was just a beautiful huge wildlife reserve with acacia trees, an oasis, and more. We had a blast. Oh, I forgot to tell you that when we saw these animals the guide let us stop the car and get out. That wouldn't have happened if we would've went in the Safari vehicle, so that was a blessing in disguise. We were no more than 50 feet tops from the Lions, Zebras, and more. So awesome.
Afterward, as we were leaving a baboon or some bigger monkey walked in front of us, out the gate, through the crowd of kids, and then sat down. It was hilarious. We ate at the Reserve's restaurant on their back deck and 10 feet below was an antelope eating, a bunch of monkeys, and a warthog. One monkey climbed up and grabbed the flowers out of the vase at the table next to ours. It smelled the flowers threw them down and then picked up the vase and sat down to drink the water. One of the waiters tried to shew it off but it just jumped on floor and walked right up to us until it finally ran away. HaHa. So cool. There were also some indigenous Africans there that we hung out with a bit.
After over 2 hours of horrible traffic, we made it to the revival. Right after we got there I was asked to come and preach. This time Zach interpreted for me and Ohhhhh what a time we had together. I got some of it on video but once again the battery died on the camera. God was real and thick in the place as God directed me to encourage the church to be Evangelists to people outside the church and giving them simple steps to intentionally evangelize and help "Turn the world upside down" like Paul & Silas of old. God blessed and encouraged me through this possibly more than them. God is sooooo good and we need to tell everyone!
After over 3 hours of horrible traffic and I'm back home. Zach turned right back around and is going to the church for an all night prayer service but I just cannot handle it due to my bout of sickness. He is going to come pick me up in the morning and then another full day of ministry with kids and then me preaching the final service of the revival.
Continue to pray4me! In Christ,
KYLE
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