Back "home" again at Tenwek

We've been in Kenya for 2 weeks.....and are comfortably reunited with friends (both missonaries and nationals) at Tenwek hospital.  We are living very near the equator, so 12 hours of both dark and light.  We are located about 4 hours west of Nairobi in a hilly area that is beautifully dotted with tea plantations.

View from an orphanage about 10km away

This past weekend was Easter weekend, and it is so meaningful to be away from all the bunnies, baskets, and fancy dresses..... On Maundy Thursday we gathered to re-tell the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet and His command for servanthood to our "brothers" , followed by our own footwashing ceremony.  Good Friday was a solemn service which ended in darkness and silence as we all left our gathering and returned to our homes.  My favorite.... Easter sunrise service in my neighbor's front yard..... the roosters were crowing, the birds flying around in the darkness then the dawn.  

We had a stark wooden cross as our reminder of the day, and we had  been instructed to bring a flower  to the service from your yard or the roadside.
At the end of the service, one by one we each attached our small floral  contribution to the wooden cross.  It was instantly transformed from  wooden sticks into a vibrant, colorful , fragrant thing of beauty.  I was reminded that this is really what the "Body of Christ" is all about too.  Each of us brings who we are , and what we have to the table-- be it our time, talents, resources, energy, etc.  Each of those things is rather insignificant on its' own, but when we put ALL of our stuff together, we can be a Beautiful, Fragrant, Vibrant witness of Christ's love to our world.