More Story from Mombasa

Pat here.

My meeting was finished Thursday afternoon. Friday was spent in the Mombasa area, visiting Daystar and a denominational meeting and at my friend Cosmas’s home. Daystar has had a presence in downtown Mombasa for a little over a year. Their facility is in a leased facility. They are already straining to fit into the building. No doubt they will need more space before their 6 years lease is up. They have a potential to rent an an adjoining office space. Now the enrollment is in the mid 100’s. They are offering a number of undergraduate programs and three MA programs.

We spent about 2 hours in the meeting of Cosmas‘ denomination. They had already dealt with the administrative nature of the gathering. While I was there, it was primarily preaching by a visiting pastor. It was interesting, the pastor spoke in English and his message was then translated into Swahili. Cosmos explained that many of the preachers have been schooled in English and they find it easier to preach in it rather than in Swahili, which they all know. After the meeting I was invited to the office of the Bishop of the denomination to eat lunch.

Cosmas took me home afterward and I spent time with his family and eventually had dinner: Fried chicken, cabbage cooked in onion, a mash of sweet potatoes and beans, a beef stew, rice, ugale (a white starch). Desert was fruit: bananas, papaya, and watermelon. His kids were cute. Two boys of 8 and 12 an one girl of 18 months. I had my IPOD with me and I showed them photos of my family. He took over the IPOD and in a few minutes, he explored it and was able to navigate all over the device. That was amazing.

Today I head back to Nairobi where I meet the Pavelkas and the Journey of the Heart officially begins.