The Next Stepping Stone

So I have been praying a lot and am still in a state of prayer as I am about to walk in to the next season of my live in merely 7 weeks. I feel God leading me to take a step of faith and stay here until July or mid Aug.

While I am here I hope to help in a class room in Massai Land as well as helping in a children’s home called the Tumaini home (hope home). This ministry is ran with a couple who recently had their first beautiful baby girl, they are known as the house parents (the kids call them aunt and uncle.)  Then there are also 4 others who are looked as big brothers and sisters.  While I am here I would be like another mom or big sister to these kids. These kids are amazing! At around four every day the family comes together to do house hold chores. There is one kid named Jackson who asks at least four times to clean the bathroom, it is his favorite job. I have so much to learn about love and servant hood from these kids.  It brings so much joy to my heart as I walk around the base and hear “Karissa, Karissa” as I turn around to see these amazing kids with big smiles on their faces.

I love this ministry because this is not an orphanage but a family. The leaders never want it to become like an orphanage but to always remain a family, which is why the need for staff is so great. Right now we have five kids living in the house but there are so many more that need to be loved. Our hearts desire is to add to our family but as I said this requires more staff.

I feel so blessed that God would lead me to this ministry. My entire life I have wondered, how am I going to be a mother in a different Country? I have always felt God calling me to be a mother to the motherless and have often wondered how everything will work out. I feel like God is finally putting the pieces together and setting the stage for what I could see being my life time ministry.

How can you be praying? I’m glad you asked (hehehe). Please be praying first that God would be continuing to lead me in everything that I do and that I would abide in Him at all times.  Secondly, this is all going to take money, please pray for provision (see chart below). Finally, please be praying that God protects me. I need God to protect my health, emotions, spirit, and body as I continue to fight this good fight.

Monthly budget of $300.00/month
Rent (to live in this home)	$150.00
Food, Emergency fund, Blessing money	$50.00
Travel	$48.00
Offering	$24.00
Drinking water	$18.00
Internet	$10.00
Total	$300.00
Cost of changing plain ticket	$200.00
Subtotal for six months	300x6+200=$2,000.00

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!!!  God has been teaching me so much and none of this would be possible if I didn’t have the love and support from you. May God bless you as He has me, in order that we might be a blessing.