MY LIFE: JACKIE OKINDA, AFRICAN LEADER (KENYA)

“Prior to joining Hands at Work, I had been sent by my church in Kenya to South Africa for a church plant. While serving in this church, I met some people from Hands and got connected. Many years earlier, there was a prophecy spoken over my life that I would serve children who need the love of Jesus. In my natural mind, I translated this to mean that I was going to be a Sunday school teacher and I was going to do this within the church. It wasn’t until I joined Hands that I found out that there are other ways to serve children who need the love of Jesus and that completely transformed my life. The children that God led me to needed so much more than I thought or imagined. These are the most vulnerable children, but the love of Jesus is not only for them; it is for their Primary Caregivers and Care Workers too. I have come to realise just how much God loves people more than anything. Through this journey, my relationship with Jesus has changed and grown. I’m thankful for God allowing my path to cross with the Hands family as I have gained so many relationships within Hands and in the communities where we go and do life with our children, their Primary Caregivers and Care Workers. I feel so enriched and blessed to be part of this great work that God has called me to.”