'I have a cross, but no Jesus,' Kenyan says
___By Sue Sprenkle
___International Mission Board
___MOMBASA, Kenya--The man rushes to the door of his mud home to greet the unexpected visitors. Before the visiting American can say anything, the man grabs her hand and shakes it vigorously.
___"I have waited two years for you to come," the Kenyan man says. "I have a cross, but no Jesus. I have waited two years for
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PAT CAMPBELL of First Baptist Church of Diana makes plans with her Kenyan partners on going door-to-door witnessing.
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you to come tell me how to get Jesus. Come, see my cross."
___The excited Kenyan takes the visitor to the back of his house and shows the cross, proudly displayed in a mounted frame. A tear wells in the eye of the American as she begins to tell of Jesus' love and forgiveness. She knows this is the exact reason God brought her to Kenya on a volunteer mission trip--to tell this man about his personal Savior.
___More than 100 volunteers from nine states combined forces with Kenyan Christians in late October to spread the news of Jesus in Mombasa, Kenya. Eleven Baptists from Texas partnered with International Commission, an organization that directs mission trips to all parts of the world. Texas participants included Naomi Miles of Arlington, Terry Moore of Corinth, Bill Mosley of Arlington, Dennis and Mona Rumbo of Terrell, Bob and Jane Anne Thompson of Highland Village, Pat Campbell of Diana; Betty Encalade of Arlington; Leory Hassler of Gladewater; and Bobby and Carolyn Jones of Lake Dallas.
___Assignments for the Americans varied from visiting homes door-to-door to visiting schools to preaching revival messages. Teams divided and partnered with 26 churches throughout the Mombasa region. Some churches participating were in the outer villages, while others were in the slums or upper-class neighborhoods.
___The concept behind International Commission trips is to help local churches get a kick-start and reach out to their communities.
___In order to participate in the project, Kenyan churches were required to supply some of their congregation to serve as translators and to visit side-by-side with the Americans. By the end of the week, the Americans were to have taught the local Christians how to witness to their own peers.___
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