Christmas Give-Away @ Sala Sala

Right before Christmas we (Sala Sala Kid's Club) were able to give out clothes, shoes, and maize to the Sala Sala community. It was a crazy day. There were times where we thought they would bust the door open. Then there came a flood of rain...freezing rain. I never thought I would freeze in Dar, but I had my winter flash back that day. Even with all the craziness, it was awesome.

My friend Naomi gettin' ready for the crowd.

Sissy( this woman has a great heart) serving a Mama from Sala Sala.

Of course I volunteered to help with the shoes...you all know how I LOVE shoes!

That rain...there are no words...

Tehillah "Love" Night

In February, Tehillah had a "love" banquet. It was fun gettin' all dressed up and it didn't feel like I was trapped at a Singles Valentine's Day Banquet...my single peeps, you know what I'm talkin' about. Anyways, the speaker was great and the food was good too!


My friends Isaac L. (He's a sports and entertainment news reporter for a local radio station. I just recently heard him for the 1st time. I was so proud...He's good!) and Abella

From left to right: Hope, Esther, Paula, me, and Jane. I love these girls!

Jane, Abella, and I. These ladies are like my sisters. For those of you who thought my laugh was loud...you haven't heard nothin' until you hear Abella laugh or even talk for that matter. We always say, "Here comes Abella."...before we even see her. Jane and her family have taken me in. Her children are like my niece and nephew. Her husband is like an older brother. They are blessings!

Isaac M. (He's the pastor of Tehillah...a power house...and a comedian. He's like a brother to me...older brother of course!) and his niece (She's so beautiful...inside and out. And you should see her mom)

Tehillah (New Years Celebration)

For those of you who may have forgotten what Tehillah is...let me do a recap. Tehillah (which means praise...I think in Hebrew or Greek...one of those biblical languages) is a gathering of young adults and the young at heart that meet every Friday night and worship. Tehillah has changed my life. I've been so blessed being a part of the worship team. A friend of mine came and said that this was Dar's best kept secret. Another friend of mine who works at HOPAC as well came and loved it. She said that when she went, she couldn't help but be thrown into worship. Tehillah goes pretty late...sometimes until 2am, so she doesn't go every week like me. So, I've been trying to capture some pictures of Tehillah. It's a little difficult when you're leading so I've asked other to take pictures. Problem is is that they end up to deep in the worship! So I apologize for the lack of quality in these pics and sorry that they're all of me. I'll try to get better ones soon. Anyways, these pictures are from our New Years celebration gathering. That was quite a night...I don't think we ended until 3am and we started at 8pm! Funny thing is, you don't even recognize that you've been there that long.

Christmas at Professional Approach

Yes... the title does say Christmas. As you can see, I haven't done the best job with keeping this blog updated. But now I thought I would let you know what's been going on since NOVEMBER! In December, the Tehillah ladies put together a Christmas party for a local orphanage. We had so much fun! There were clowns (cool ones that do acrobats), a jumping castle, food galore, and lots of other entertainment. We also gave them school supplies and clothes. Truly, I was so blessed to see the smiles on their faces...it was priceless.

The youth from the orphanage performed...they even wrote a rap!

This precious child took my heart. I was told that they found him by the garbage at a local dala dala stop (public transportation). It was hard handing him back over. Once you're around these kids, you can't help but want to take them ALL home!

Seriously, that cake was one of the best I've ever tasted!

These clowns were amazing. They did a wonderful job getting the crowd involved. I would of went up there and showed off my skills...but I was too busy lovin' on the babies.

Last month on April the 19th, I had the privilege of being a part of the Next Level 5 team. Next Level is a team of worshippers from different churches and church backgrounds. The theme this year was No Greater Love. Our mission is to spread the love of God and to bring unity within the body of Christ. The concert ( I hate calling it a concert...it's more like a worship event) was a mixture of gospel (like Kurt Karr and John P. Kee), hymns-mixed with some old school gruntin' yellin' gospel, worship (if that's a category), Swahili worship, and sebene (For those of you who don't know what that is...which is probably most of you...Sebene is Swahili praise music that you can really get down and dance too.) We practiced and practiced for months before hand...actually I don't think I've ever practiced so much. But it was worth it. I was so proud of them all, they did an excellent job. It was amazing worshipping and ministering with this team. Since the worship event, a lot of doors have been opening for Next Level. Please pray that we would have discernment and wisdom as God orders our steps.

The Next Level 5 Team

Chosen Generation Children's Choir

(I had so much fun working with them. The kids worked so hard and they were so dedicated. There's nothing like seeing kids worship!)

That's right...we're doing the cupid shuffle! Hey, I had to put a little American flavor to all these sebene ( I hope I spelled that right) songs!