Easter in Ngong Hills

This morning we celebrated Easter in the Ngong Hills, not far from the university.  As the fog rolled in around us, we watched the ghostly shapes of Masai women moving by us, headed towards the water supply, who like women since biblical times must start their day before the sun in order to meet the demands of family and home.  We sang, read, prayed and testified to one another, our little group of four, as we watched the gray dawn. But it was the Masai women who bore witness to Easter for me.  Because he lives we do not just sing. There is new work to be done.  As the father sent him, so sends he us. This is a day of miracle and wonder but it is not only that.  Easter is God's recruitment video.

Day 7 Summit

A few minutes after 5pm GMT +3, thirteen exhausted hikers stood on uhuru peak, Africa's highest point. We were all emotional in our own way but the tears in Lois's eyes captured the wonder we all felt. Her first words to me as we approached the peak said it all: "we did it darling, we did it. I can't believe we did." And so we did with the help of hidden hands that had crafted this mountain ages past and now lifted 13 determined hikers to it's glorious summit.

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Day 6

We have arrived at our final camp before tomorrow's summit ascent. We rise @ 3am for the 8 hour climb. Please pray for health and strength!

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Day 4 and 5

We have been hiking 7 to 8 hours a day. Today we climbed the famous baranco wall, 2.5 hours of mostly straight up. Yesterday I fell ill and looked like I might be the next casualty. I claimed the promise in the Psalms that if "you call on the name of the lord I will rescue you and you will honor me. " my tent mate and brother in-law, John prayed for me and today all symptoms disappeared! God is faithful to his promises. Meanwhile my mountain goat wife has been cruising along like a veteran. 40 years and she never stops amazing me

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Days 3

A team member goes down. Christina, one of the Toronto ladies, develops a nasty case of altitude sickness and is taken off the mountain. We are all sobered by this and reminded that without God's sustaining grace we cannot make it. Christina 's departure leaves Lois and I as the team's oldest members.

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Day 2

We hiked for 7 hours today. Lois did a fabulous job. They take are vital signs twice a day. So far we are still alive!

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It begins

In a few minutes we begin our first day on the mountain. We will be out of communications range until Sunday. Until then our prayer: we look to the hills but where does our help come from? Our help is from the lord, maker of heaven and earth.

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