Water & Living Water at Kavingoni, Kenya!

6 September 2005, Singapore - Scholars have come out to discount the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses and the Israelites as merely a walk on dry land. However the authoritative Word of God debunks the notion. Exodus 14:13 states, "Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord". Yes, it's recorded in Scripture that God's hand was truly at work in His protection of His children. His love was evident then as it is now and so is His provision of water which we shall see.

Attesting to this experience of God's love was a see-for-yourself-to-believe-it marvel for a mission team from a church here. Galilee Bible Presbyterian Church sent a team of seven to the villages and towns of Kavingoni, Bomet and Masese in Kenya. The team comprised a pastor, a retired medical doctor, a librarian, a confidential secretary, a trained accountant, an interior designer and a radio presenter. It was a team with vastly different occupations, but with the same hope to minister to their brethren in Kenya. The two-week stay has reportedly left indelible memories and cherished encounters with a God Who loves and cares for His children everywhere.

Documentaries of the life and lifestyle of subsistence farmers across Africa came to live at Kavingoni, a small village about 4 hours northwest of the capital, Nairobi. The urban-trained Singaporeans though unaccustomed to such living standards roughed it out and reportedly adapted well. Team leader, Matthew Wee, who had a penchant for daily showers was found wanting of water to clean up before retiring to bed most nights. The shortage of water (read: dried up rivers) and the arduous task of drawing water from a well hundreds of metres away compounded the helpless desire to feel squeaky clean. This was a place where water didn't run through pipes, nor electricity through cables. Yet there was water deep underground - God provided a well.

In the darkness, there was light from the glow of the stars - God's
'light bulbs' hanging overhead! Team member Stanley Leong says he's never seen the Milky Way right up till that time he peered up to the skies at Kavingoni.

And while we're on the topic of Milk, check back soon to milk more experiences straight out of Kavingoni, Kenya!