The Greatest

Jesus said that he who desired to be the greatest among others would have to be the servant of those he desired to be greater than. The kitchen team during our time in Oyugis would qualify as my heroes of the week. They were always a jovial lot, laughing with us and enjoying the whole experience with us. Many times, the kitchen group is considered the stock of those who cannot be more importantly used elsewhere yet they are perhaps among the most important of departments in any institution or function.

Led by Jack from the Word of Life in Kabete and Benson Otieno from the Oyugis self-help project, the team comprised solely of young men from Oyugis, some of them very able footballers served us and cooked for us the entire time we were in Oyugis. The food was almost always in plenty and very delicious.

The best example of service was when they would mingle and interact with us when there wasn't so much work for them to do in the kitchen. It was also really inspiring for us when one of them, Austin, shared with us in our team morning devotion once the camp was over.
This truly was service for me, allowing others to seem better than you, for the sake of achieving a goal that goes beyond temporary bodily satisfaction to an everlasting covenant of friendship. These guys were in my view, the greatest.