Music rang out from the wooden stick structure called Berean
Church of Kitindi, one of several churches planted by Kizombo Sr. The worship
leader carefully selected known songs with specific focus – worship, praise,
thanksgiving, forgiveness, etc. – as well as led spontaneously created songs
that told stories of our visit. The drum and shaker thingy were all that
accompanied the beautiful voices. After two hours of worship broken by
occasional announcements or other pre-sermon activities, the message began.
After the service, Kizombo Sr. selected 19 boys to receive
shirt gifts, though several other children snuck their tiny bodies into the fray.
Gift giving is never easy, there’s never enough for every child no matter what
the gift.
Sporting their new shirts, the children posed patiently for
photos before I explained why they were receiving shirts. I told them about a
group of boys at a church in America who love them and pray for them. I told
them about the girly dresses and the competition between the boys and girls.
They easily guessed who won that competition. In the end, one of the older boys
responded with a corporate thanksgiving directed to the boys of Lamont CRC.
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| The Life in Africa ladies make dashiki shirts for Kitindi boys. |
