African International University

Today, we are off for a full day of work and exploration outside of the Mathare Valley. We venture to African International University. This is a very different, and beautiful, part of Nairobi. Lovely!

Here, we meet with Sean and Kristin Redford, missionaries from Indianapolis who are teaching missionary studies to young Kenyan men training to be missionaries. 

It’s such a far cry from the environment of our past several days - almost hard to fathom we are only an hour or so from the heart of the slums. Yet, after being immersed in such poverty, it's hopeful to see another part of Kenya and intriguing to see ‘higher ed’ in another land. 

Our conversation ranges from ‘What is the purpose of evangelism?’ to sharing life stories of faith – searching and finding God - to exactly how do you introduce the concepts of Christianity into tribes where family history and culture are so different? All quite interesting and thought provoking!

Several of the young men enrolled in the program are from the Maasi Tribe – are you familiar with the tall, lean physique of the Maasi tribe?

With this inside connection, we could be recruiting for the NBA!