HYC Nairobi: Seeing The Things That Are Truly Important

When most people think of Kenya, or Africa in general for that matter, they probably think things like: dry, hot, profound poverty, etc. However what I saw was none of those things. I saw life, joy, love, and true wealth. Throughout my time in Kenya, God opened my eyes to see the things that He values, the things that are truly important.

To be honest when I found out I was selected to go to Kenya, I wasn’t fired up at all. I had a couple of options ahead of Kenya on my list of Youth Corps destinations, which were all a lot more within my comfort zone. It wasn’t very long until I realized that it didn’t matter where I wanted to go. I didn’t choose Kenya, God did. He had a reason and I’m glad He chose Kenya because I would not have wanted to go anywhere else.

The most impactful part of my time in Kenya was the time we got to spend in Makindu. We left for Makindu the first day of the trip. Makindu is not so much a city as it is a place. It’s very dry and rural. We were split into two different groups, spending time with a few different villages of people.