Covenant High School

Yesterday George and I went on our first assignment with Trinity Fellowship. Trinity Fellowship is an nondenominational Christian ministry made up of teachers, doctors and others committed to spreading the gospel among the youth in Kenya, primarily high school and college students. Trinity Fellowship played an important role in George's walk with the Lord and he has worked with them for many years.

Our first school was Covenant High School. It is located on the outskirts of Kisumu. All of the students attending Covenant are orphans. I know God's timing is perfect and His hand was on our first stop. Children who have lost their parents have a special place in our hearts.

Normally, we would meet only with the Christian Union. However, since this is a small school, the Christian Union only has 15 or so kids so they assembled all of the high school students to meet with us. There were probably about 150 kids altogether. After a few worship songs in Kenya, I spoke for just a couple minutes. I introduced myself and let them know what George and I are doing. I also told them that God has a special plan for their lives if they are willing to follow Him. Then I introduced George.

George spoke for around 30 minutes and shared from 1 John 3:1-3. He told the kids about God's love for them and how they should lead pure lives. During his talk, he shared experiences from his own life. As someone who lost his own parents (the family I am staying with now took in George when he was in high school), he was able to relate closely to them. I was so touched watching George talk to the kids. He has literally been in their shoes - lost, sitting at a meeting at school, listening to someone from Trinity Fellowship. He told them that as children of God, they are orphans no more.

Once we finished, we were thanked and asked to come back again soon. We had a really nice time. The staff and students were so kind and helpful. I think our next stop will be on Sunday. Please be in prayer for us as we prepare for that school.