Kisumu Community/Eugene

Hiiiii everyone! My apologies for the late blog post from me. I didn't get the memo that everyone else posted their update blogs last night, so I'm sorry that this is 24 hours late.
I'm excited to blog though, and tell you all about what is happening here in Kenya and what I am personally experiencing. When we were in Kisumu we all experienced many things and were all encouraged by the community we were surrounded by.
We spent a few days in the Nyalenda Slum visiting the homes of widows, visiting some of the small businesses people run to make a living (which include selling clothes, selling jewelry, making and selling maize or chapatis, etc...), and we also spent a day walking around the houses and evangelizing to random people. Molly Russell and I spent the day together with one of the TOT's in the community (her name was Eugene and she soon became one of our best friends), and by the Holy Spirit's power, we helped lead three people come to Christ and were saved by accepting Jesus into their hearts. We walked away from that day completely amazed by how God is at work in our lives, in the Kisumu community, and around the world. We were so grateful and humbled by these experiences and could only give the glory to God because it is by Him and through Him that all things are possible.
If you're not already aware of this, we absolutely loved being in Kisumu. The LIA staff treated us so well and welcomed us with arms wide open. We so enjoyed getting to know the different pastors of the churches that are connected with LIA, and we especially loved getting to know the members of the churches who are the TOT's. We really got to know the individuals because they told us about their families, where they grew up, and they even welcomed us into their houses. We were so blessed by the people there and miss them all so much.
When I was there, Eugene became my new "mom." She was such an influential and a literal "super mom"- she gave birth to nine children (two sets of twins, two single births, and a set of triplets!!!) After talking with her for five minutes, she started to call me her daughter and we really just bonded right then. Russell and I got to know her very well each day, we got to meet one of her sons, and were welcomed into her home, and needless to say, we really miss her a lot (and talk about her multiple times a day....).
We continue to learn so much each day, are praying for strength, wisdom, and for our loved ones at home. Thank you for your continued thoughts, prayers, and support. We love and miss you all!
With so much love,
Elise (on behalf of the Mi2 team).

PS if anyone knows how to contact or get ahold of our friend Eugene, please let us know.