Her name is Kayla Jones. Some words that come to mind when I think of Kayla is faithful, bold, loving, intentional, adventurous, encouraging. Those are some pretty big characteristics that I wish people would say described me.
Today, Kayla spoke at her church service. She is 18, just graduated high school, and took over the entire main service to share about how God is working through her and people she met in Kibera and Zambia. That's pretty baller. I'm continually impressed with this girl. She is seriously seeking the Lord. I was daily encouraged by her faith, this girl is not just calling herself a Christian, she is living out a radical faith.
I think what I am even the most impressed with is that she went to Africa, saw need, and now wants to do something about it. She didn't go just go so God could teach her something and then ignore the oppression she saw. She is obeying God's command to serve the poor.
Here's a story from Kayla about her trip...
"I feel like God has been tying to teach me to rest in him through out the trip. I seems like all of my quiet times came back to that one central theme. That there is nothing that I can do without his presences in my life and him working through me. Not me trying to take on a worthy cause with his help, but being where he wants me and following his lead. I know that God has been showing me a lot of things that I feel are significant, but I don't necessarily know the meaning of them yet. I am hoping that God will reveal these things to me when I'm ready. One of the most memorable things about the children in Kibera is their joy and simple faith. My prayer is that I could have that kind of joy and faith in my everyday life, regardless of situations. To see where and how these children eat, sleep, go to school and live and then listen to their stories brings hope to my heart for them through Christ."
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