Happy Lutheran

We are leaving Monduli today and heading up to Ketumbeini, which is several hours away and more rural—it is in Maasailand, traditional grazing lands of the Maasai people.

We have had such a wonderful time here, and we have learned so much about the work of the Lutheran Church, and about traditional Maasai culture as well.

Pastor Osupat is one of the pastors at Monduli Lutheran Parish. The parish is made up of eight congregations, with two pastors and 11 evangelists—who are kind of like lay pastors. We were very interested to hear that every week the evangelists and the pastors get together to talk about the sermon for the coming week, and they all preach the same sermon.

We also spent time with Pastor Nangole, who is retired now, but still very beloved in the community. He has done wonderful work in the parish and in the town.

Winnie is an absolutely amazing woman, who does wonderful work with widows and orphans here in Monduli. She herself is a widow, and experienced being sent away when she refused to marry her husband‘s brother. So she understands the kind of hardships and stigma that come with being a widow. She emphasized that she works with all widows, not just Christians, and her testimony about the power of God in her life was very humbling. We really enjoyed getting to know her better!

The morning before we left, we went over to Beth’s friend Rebecca‘s house, where we met the seamstress who had made us some dresses. We loved them, and we think we look pretty great!

One of the most uplifting parts of our time in Monduli has been evening prayer with the girls at MGLSS. We all so enjoyed meeting them, and talking with them; it’s an experience that we won’t forget!

And now we are on our way to the next destination— and here are our drivers who are going to get us there safely: they have been fantastic!