Kenya Katchup

Hello Everyone,
I arrived here in Nairobi on Friday Morning. I had spent the previous 31 hours in the Dubai airport. It was an interesting time. The one thing that I couldn't help but think during my whole time there was that something big is about to happen there. It just felt as if even though this piece of the world is under that grip of Islam, God is about to bring His Kingdom there.
When I arrived in Kenya I hit the ground running. I was the last one there due to my flight delay, so when I got there the rest of my team had already had several meetings with contacts and local business leaders. I came right at the end of one in the morning and fifteen minutes later I was with the team heading out for a tour of Nairobi. Nairobi is a city of striking contrasts. There are amazingly wealthly parts, and others like Kibera, that are little more than shanty towns with sewage running through the streets. It is a beautiful city, but there is a lot of brokeness and a lot of darkness.
Friday afternoon, we met with our primary contact here, Judah and his associate Joseph. They are key leaders in the CRM affiliate here is West Africa. They were excited to have us here and especially with the prospect of a business being started that would help to fund their ministries. That is the main focus of the businesses that Enterprise International is involved with. They work to set up for profit businesses that provide funding for missionaries. This is a particularly important work in the Developing World, as sending a missionary out for a three year term can cost something in the $250,000 range, well out of reach of most churches in these economies.
Saturday was a day off and a chance to see a little bit of Kenyan culture. our group went to a museum charged with the preservation of the cultural heritage of the country. There we saw several different styles of villages as well as some examples of traditional dance.
On Sunday we had the great privilege of attending the Nairobi Baptist Church. I have never been in a church that big in my life. The people were very welcoming. It was great to be able to worship God with his children from another country. I think that a lot of times we need to remember that there are other Christians than the small circle that we know. God is working. His is moving and He doesn't lose.
We began to dive into our research of the tourism industry on Monday. We started the morning with an interview with Felix, a local speciality tour operator. From there we went to the tour operator's association and recieved information and contact information about a whole variety of tour operators. After lunch the team split up to meet some tour operators. My group didn't make any good contacts but the other group was pretty successful. Pray that we will continue to have doors open for us and that we will be guided to the right people.