On the Job

Grass, weeds, small and large stones and small trees have been my companions for the last week and a half. I have been removing, cutting, throwing, raking, collecting and staring at various forms of God's creations but the most exasperating creatures have to be the ants. I have been encountering various colors and types of ants as I labored with some friends to clear our overgrown sports fields in Diguna. We had a deadline for clearing our playing surface that we almost managed to beat, but there were still patches of untamed ground by the time the Diguna Champions League began on Sunday.

The commencement of the league itself had its fair share of drama. All of the players in the two age categories (under 19 and under 13) were supposed to provide us with proof of their age and only five teams out of a collective 30 were able to meet this requirement. This led to long discussions and arguments and we had no choice but to deny the remaining 15 teams the opportunity to play in our league. In the past, we have been lenient and this has led to a lot of cheating and unfairness, something we are committed to dealing with this time.

There have also been a lot of opportunities for me to share from the Word of God and from my personal experiences last week. I shared at the Diguna Makuti devotion that happens on Monday mornings, at our local house fellowship at Alan Kariuki's house on Thursday and at the Kabaa Boys High School on Sunday morning during their church service. I am currently enjoying a season of being given the opportunity to share from the Bible and from my heart and I am relishing every moment of it. I had been enjoying a break from leading praise and worship but it seems the break is over, because I am leading in our Diguna Wednesday fellowship tonight and at the African Nazarene University Christian Union fellowship tomorrow. The songs for both fellowship meetings are ready and I look forward to the awesome presence of God as we worship Him.

I am now looking forward to the football training session this evening and then to the fellowship. This will be followed by some team bonding over coffee, and then to my current book, Why Revival Tarries, by Leonard Ravenhill. I can't wait. I am possibly one of the lucky few who gets to immensely enjoy his work. What about you?