As the title suggests, we're doing a Trivia Night this Saturday out at the Southwest Campus of South Side Christian Church. Our Kenya team is putting it together to raise money for our trip.
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.
Trivia begins at 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person.
8 people per team.
There'll be a silent auction going on during the trivia night.
Snacks will be provided.
It's crazy to think that we're already in mid April. In just a few months we'll be packing to head back to Kenya! We're both incredibly excited. For me personally, spending time with the kids and building relationships with them had an extremely profound impact on my relationship with God (and with other people, for that matter...) and my overall view of the world.
Getting to know the personalities of kids like Nancy, Maggie, Joel, Elliot, Maina, Daniel, James, James and James(yeah there were at least three...) completely made me rethink my views of poverty. After befriending these guys and gals, "poverty," which was always something I was "aware" of, became a personal issue- like it was something happening to a member of my family or friends. I couldn't and can't ignore their pain. It's mine too!
To think that I get to see these guys again makes me so glad. That's why I'm so excited about the Trivia Night(aside from the fact that it's going to be a BLAST!!!): because it's going to bring us one step closer to these people that many of us have grown to love deeply. To serve them again with our hands, resources and time is a blessing I don't quite know how to express in words.
-dave
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