Saturday May 2nd will be a day I remember for a very long time. We are part of a small group at church and on Sat. we had an afternoon gathering which we invited many friends and coworkers to. We asked Andrew (from church) to come cook for us. Andrew is from Kenya and he is a chef, he has even cooked for the Vice President of Kenya! He left his home in Kenya to work here and provide for his family. The 7 star hotel Emirates Palace (which I have featured in several past blogs) hired him to be a Chef for them. Then after he got here his position was cancelled and he was placed as a security guard and has to live in one of the many labor camps. The other thing about Andrew is how much he loves the Lord, it shines from within him. I think he started cooking about 8am and the food started flowing at noon and was still coming at 3pm. My friend Mattie's son, Ryan wants to be a chef so he was helping Andrew, and loving it all day!! It was an amazing feast!!
Andrew needs a cow. Not here! In Kenya, if his wife had a cow she and the children could go live on the land they have in the country and provide for themselves. Instead of being in the city. So while Andrew cooked and we ate we quietly made a collection and were able to bless Andrew with enough money to buy a cow! In fact, we collected enough for him to purchase some tea trees to plant also. Later in the afternoon when we were finished cleaning up Andrew came out of a room after just sharing the news with his wife. His joy was contagious! With tears almost spilling out of his eyes he looked at the few of us who were still left and said; "I have seen God move here today. I have seen Him in all of you." Few of our eyes were dry at that point. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon!!!!!!!
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