Evangelism Trip to Sololo

In August, about 3 days after returning from Ethiopia, Jeff took off for the northern part of Kenya for a three week evangelism outreach.  His friend, Getch, and a group of pastors from Nairobi and Isiolo areas had already headed upcountry while Jeff was waiting for a flight back from Ethiopia, so Jeff and one straggling pastor from Marsabit made the journey a few days later.

Pastor Training in Sololo
Notice the lack of electricity!

The plan was to gather pastors in this 97% Mus*m area, teach them for five days and send them into the bush in groups, similar to how Jesus sent the disciples out.  The first day of their training, 35 people showed up for the training.  By the fifth day, there were 120!  Getch sent them out in groups of 10, each in a different direction.  They were to evangelize and communicate back to "home base" in Sololo when there were people showing interest.  Jeff and Getch made their home base in a guest house in Sololo (owned and operated by Mus*ms!).  The two of them provided logistics for the pastors, and hosted a visiting pastor and his wife from the US the final week.

The following, along with the next few blogs, is Jeff's narrative of his trip.  Enjoy!

My Bus to Sololo


The bus ride from Eastleigh (a suburb of Nairobi) to Sololo took 22 hours and about half of that was on rough road with Kiswahili rap music playing so loud I could barely hear myself think! I had seat number 5. It was located right behind the bus driver so I could see everything...including the close calls and the near misses of the cows, camels, and of course, people. Since I had the front seat I had control of the window, which was of great value as I traveled with the wind in my face.

When I arrived, I was so dusty and grimy I couldn't wait to take a shower. The "showers" were actually a big tub of water that I was to dump on myself! Imagine my dismay when I found that the water I was to shower with was dirtier then I was! In the mornings, the water is heated, but by the afternoon, when I arrived, there was no warmth left. But, in the heat of the day, after a long ride, the cold water was very refreshing, and I did feel cleaner than when I began!  After some rest that day and night it was time to work.