I thought it would have been easier to see Kibera since we had already been to the Mathare slums. i guess i thought the shock factor would have dissipated and i wouldn't have had such a strong reaction to the sights, smells and circumstances.
But, as usual, i was wrong. In fact if anything i felt more repulsed by the situation there.
Two years ago i read something while i was in Jackson that changed my life. (for those who have heard me say it over and over again, i apologize) but this circumstance requires me to quote the incredible Mrs. Flannery O'Connor once more, who wrote:
"those who see by the light of their christian faith will have the sharpest eye for the grotesque, for the perverse and for the unacceptable."
and as i see more and more of the world, and specifically, as i walked through Kibera, i saw all that is wrong in the world. it is simply unacceptable! the only problem is that i dont have the answers to know how to fix it....so what do i do?!?
is it enough to just see it (which i believe holds great value...but is it enough?) is it enough to write about it and tell others about it? is it enough to send checks? is it enough to experience it? when is it enough? when will i fulfill the requirement, when will i meet a need?
questions i may never have an answer to...but am grateful to have seen and experienced it, and as it has seared an impression into my heart and mind, i pray an equally deep impression is made on how i should respond! so pray for clarity and peace,pray for Kenya, pray for Kibera...pray for our world!
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