It has been such an incredible blessing to go each month to Kibonoie (House of Hope) which is a care facility for the disabled/handicapped. We meet at the church around 9:30 and drive out in the countryside to the facility. (I don't think I would ever find this place if I didn't go first with someone else). We arrive, greet the staff and then go upstairs to a meeting room. We drop our stuff off there and go to pick up those who want to attend. There are two buildings connected by a little hallway. The one is where those who are not as bad off physically stay (attendees from this building come on their own to our fellowship time) and the other building is where those that take a lot more constant care, nearly all of whom are in wheelchairs. All told, there are about 12 people who come (of which about 8 or 9 are believers).
Once everyone is together, we sing some songs from hymnals, the pastor gives a brief message, we sing another song and then we have communion. Our meeting time takes about an hour, maybe just under.
So that's what we DO, but what we experience is the joy of the Lord written all over those dear believer's faces! Many of them have marbled speech and are difficult to understand, some of them have very awkward motor skills, and many of them have been in the facility for a long time. One of the ladies entered Kibonoie as it first opened some 40 years ago, and has been a faithful follower and worshiper of Jesus the whole time. They are always excited to see us and are full of the love and the joy of the Lord though they have no reason to be joyful from an earthly point of view. I am looking forward to seeing those believers in heaven, when they will have perfect bodies and where they will receive great rewards. I will not be surprised in the least to see them receive greater honors than myself, for they are the least now, but they will be called great in His kingdom!
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