Outreach Summary

Sorry for the long period of silence. We had a very busy week with the Open Arms International (OAI) medical team, which did not allow time for me to get online. This was my eighth outreach with OAI and it was INCREDIBLE! They are always great, but each has its own dimension that makes it special. Sometimes that is hard to put into words, but I will attempt to do so in a series of posts.

Open Arms has been doing a feeding program for the Kambi Teso slum children since June of 2008. Our team provided medical clinics Tues – Thurs at Kambi Teso last week. We were able to treat approximately 542 patients during those three days for a variety of conditions. Our US medical personnel were paired with Kenyan doctors. It was a valuable learning experience for all of them.

Those who came to our clinic site participated in a time of worship and hearing scripture before receiving medical care. About 155 responded to the message and went forward for prayer. They received prayer for salvation, physical healing, and deliverance. Approximately 97 people made a decision to follow Jesus during our three days at Kambi Teso.

We witnessed many miraculous events including the opening of deaf ears, removal of cataracts for restored vision, broken bones mended, and healing of various pains and illnesses. I’ll share more stories about that later.

We went to a women’s prison on Friday. It was my first experience in a Kenyan prison. Much different than those I have visited in the states. It was a Holy time. Many of us could hear angels singing with us during the worship songs. God’s anointing was very strong.

Saturday and Sunday were spent at the OAI village. Unfortunately, many of our team members were sick and missed at least one of those days. They, most likely, had food poisoning from dinner Friday night. Thankfully, I stayed healthy in order to attend to their needs.

Did I mention before that I was a team leader? By the end of the week they were calling me the “team mom.”