A big thank you to the LCC Kenya Mission team!

Thanks be to God and the mission team for their awesome service, love and support for the people of Kenya, Christian churches in Kenya and to our family. The impact made will be everlasting in the hearts of all who were touched, especially for some of the locals here who's lives have been changed. Thank you to the team leader, Cindy Ko, who organized each detail of the trip and provided a safe covering for the entire group.

We enjoyed the maturity and leadership of the youth part of the team, watching each one connect with other Kenyan youth and holding hands with children while ministering in the slums. Especially Steven Ambo, who opened his heart out to the boys of different slum communities...and also entertained us with his imitation of various dinosaurs and geese. Daniel Hwang also reached out to many kids and had a great heart for service...although he also imitated various species such as baboons. Jesse Sandefur did a great job with the powerpoint and was so gentle and loving to little orphan babies...and did not imitate anything!

The young ladies seemed transformed from being more quite and reserved to expressive and willing to take chances. Rebekeh Ogimachi surprised us with stepping up to lead worship and sharing her testimony with such confidence and love that it seemed like she had always been doing it. Dakota Chenoweth became quite assertive and interactive with other children and insisting to the drivers that we must see a lion (which we did, but not a large male). Kristine Fu was fantastic with Steven Ambo in the lead of the youth drama and was always smiling and fun throughout the trip.

The old geezers weren't so bad themselves. They were able to strike a wonderful balance in allowing the youth to flourish and lead, while gently guiding and protecting at the same time. Trenton Yenokida did a great job preaching and leading many to the Lord with altar calls for a commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Erika Yenokida, (his beautiful wife), was awesome in organizing the drama and all the craft and VBS activities for the children. Heather Nakamura cried constantly throughout the trip and made us all sensitive to the awe and wonder of God and how He was interwoven through the experience. She also kept smiling and was a positive encourager, even when she had flamingo poop mud dripping down her leg.

Daniel Ko was always engaging in spiritual matters in devotions and had a great sense of humor, even though the team members were merciless in taking pictures of him whenever he nodded off. Barb Wong had such a great heart for evangelism and was the team historian, taking photos and videos of the team activities. Liana Sandefur helped with the worship team and was a great prayer warrior and protector of the team and the youth.

The witness and testimony of the team here in Kenya has touched lives and glorified God. This is in more than the obvious acts of service, worship, and ministry, but even in some of the simple things that were done. For instance, the team visited the families of three scholarship recipients (from the previous Lighthouse team) in the Mukuru/Kwan-Njenga slum. One of the families was a Muslim family where the parents died of AIDS and the grandmother was very sick. Unbeknownst to the team at the time, they had never been visited before by anyone, including Muslim community. This made a great impact and witness of the love of Christ and the team to the entire community...Christian, Muslim, and non-Christian!

Thank you LCC Kenya Mission team for all that you have done. We love you and thank you. May you remember this experience and live for Christ in all that you do and share it with others. May God richly bless you.

Love,

The Hyodo family