Bibi wengi (grandma many)

Last friday I took a few girls into Unga the first time. They had never been in or around Unga but had heard about it. They asked if they could join me on a walk. I hadn't planned on walking, but instead had planned on visiting the homes of those who attended the vision seminar, so instead I invited them on the home visits.

We stopped at the first house, and I am shocked by the welcome, and the greeting we received. yet again our visit to Unga was like a progressive dinner. This is always joyous, as I know that it is how they share their joy of your presence, but at the same time, I hate that I am eating food that they work so hard for, and know that even though it is ok to bring gifts, it is offensive for me to do it every time. We visited each home, talked with the ladies and got feedback from wednesday. The overall impression, it was a great seminar, but they all had questions and wanted to talk some more, but not in front of the visitors. They wanted to visit instead.

After visiting all the homes, Mama Jackson asks if we are heading home, I tell her of my plans to walk around with the girls for a little bit. She then invites us to visit Bibi.

What a treasure! We walk in and Bibi immediately starts praying! It was unlike anything I have ever seen in my life, the Spirit of the Lord was definately present, and I couldn't understand everything she said because it was a mix of Kimaa and Kiswahili, but I knew she was covering us with blessing. Here we are, three women and a little girl, who have everything we need, walking into a home of an elderly woman who has nothing, and she jumps to praise and bless. Wow. It is no wonder, when you hear about her life, that she is a prayer warrior.

She discovered Jesus when she was around 40. She is now 87. She has 7 kids, and each of her children has multiple children. Her first, has 10, the second had 5 the third 7 and I honestly lost count after that. She also has about 20 great grandchildren. She also boasts, that all of them know the Lord. She continually states that God saved her, and then saved her family. What a joy. I like surprises like these!