The night was still heavily upon us, yet Brandon and I
desired to see the sunrise and perhaps the elusive peaks of
Mount
Kenya, said to be visible in the early morning hours when the sky
was clear.
Brandon set his watch for 5:30 and we rose to
await the dawn and the scenes that it brought with it.
Unfortunately the sun did not rise until
about 6:30 but we had no way of knowing with equally tall mountains surrounding
us.
Moreover, and far more
disappointing, was the fact that the morsel of information regarding
Mount Kenya being seen over the Aberdares was completely
false.
No ounce of truth remained in
that statement, and we were crushed to learn of its falsehood.
Undaunted by the patient sunrise and lies about
Mount Kenya, we set out for church, at the new location
because of the recently purchased plot of land.
Our whole team rolled up to their church tent to find some other Western
people there, from the
US,
Canada and
Holland
of all places.
They had ventured there
from the nearby Kijabe mission base and partnered with Steve Njenga from time
to time at the
Eburru
Church.
The congregation seemed to have grown since we were last
there, now reaching over 350 members.
The church started only a couple of years ago and had five people
attending the first meeting.
Obviously
Steve is being used mightily by the Lord and could teach his own classes about
church growth and ministering to God’s people.
The Sunday requirements were certainly long as we were there at 8:30
until around 3:00.
However, we saw many
people and joined in their passionate worship of the Lord.
Sunday afternoon was free by way of scheduled tasks but we
spent some time fellowshipping with others and exploring.
Brandon and I hiked up Eburru’s tallest peak,
only to be thwarted by the thick scrub encircling the top and the deep lava
caves that appeared at random.
For the
sake of remaining alive and uninjured, as well as quickly losing daylight, we
gave up the quest for the top for the day.
Night fell with an equally grand display of the sky and an even colder
temperature.
We slept well in our dust
free huts and dream filled slumber.
