The stones will shout in worship of the Lord

Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones will start shouting” 

- Luke 19:40

I thank God for the opportunity to share with you in this blog. I trust Him for content to share so that I can be more frequent in my blogging. I did my undergraduate degree in Geology and it was an exciting experience despite doing it by default. The fact that we were able to call rocks by name when everyone else called them stones was a source of pride. The university was known for student unrest where students stoned everything in sight at the slightest provocation. To exonerate ourselves we made T-shirts printed, ‘we don’t throw stones we study them.’ 

I thank God for giving me a job with a Christian Non Governmental Organization as a Hydrogeologist soon after i completed mys studies. We drilled rocks to make boreholes to give people physical water as a means of sharing the Living Water that is the gospel of Jesus Christ. I loved the travelling and the opportunity to share with people in remote areas of Kenya about the love of Christ. I was killing two birds with one stone and that was an opportunity I thanked God for. I still serve the Rock of Ages by dispensing the Living Water at Mavuno Church.

Borehole drilling being a physically and logistically demanding job, we sometimes forgot about the gospel and just concentrated on the technical aspect of the job. This became apparent when we experienced  mechanical breakdown. We got the opportunity to drill a well at Gilgil Sub-District hospital- which has the second largest mental health facility in Kenya after Mathari Hospital. The mental health patients who were on their way to recovery were given a few hours to come and watch us work.

I remember one of them who kept telling us that he is a pastor and went ahead to proclaim to us how God is doing great things in his life. In such circumstances we took his words as effects of extreme sedation and a futile attempt to prove that he did not belong in the facility. When we were almost finalizing the work, he came to us dressed in home clothes and told us he will be getting discharged soon. The next sentence he said was a blast that left all of us in shock. But then he just reminded us of our first calling, “If you do not preach the gospel, these drilling rods will preach it for you.” He then walked away as if to prove that that was neither a moment of spiritual fluke nor fake proof of his mental fitness.

We left that drilling site with a slap on the face and a pat on the back, God was definitely at work and we had to do our part. Praise the Lord or less your computers will shout in praise!

© January 16, 2011