Nairobi Update

This has been an amazing experience so far. We have gone many places and met many people. I am so glad I am here; there is no where else in the world I would rather be. I love these people. Regardless of their situations they all have one thing in common, they know how to be happy without the stuff we Americans are so used to living with. I am having incredible time learning and experiencing. Although it is difficult sometimes, I am so glad I’m here.

Kristin’s Final Thoughts Before Leaving!!

This morning I woke up still VERY tired but I feel renewed. I have constantly been praying for God to give me physical energy; He has sustained me. I don’t feel alone as I struggle physically from being tired and worn out. If I am already feeling God’s presence with me on small things such as this….I can’t wait to see what He’s going to do in Africa. He is faithful!

How is God changing me so far?

I am being challenged in ways that are not comfortable.  These two days have been confusing and frustrating trying to dig deep within myself to determine what exactly I believe.  Daily discussions and Bible studies are definitely challenging me.  I know growth is good, but it is not easy.

Initial Thoughts & Expectations for Da’Mission

I am very excited….and still a tiny bit scared. For days I have known that everything is going to change. This is the last day I get to be naive; after what we are about to experience I will have seen and experienced and I know that I can’t live the way I was. I want more. I love God so much–I want to deny myself totally and do whatever he needs me to do no matter what the cost is; I hope that I can do this. A lot of mixed feelings right now; I’m ready but yet I’m not. I don’t really have any expectations other than I know everything is going to change. I have not been on a mission before; I have never experienced poverty before. I am scared about what I’m going to see, but I so desperately want God to use me I am willing to go anywhere or see whatever He wants me to. I want to love people. I want to serve. God has done so much for me…I want to give Him everything and hold nothing of myself back.

Kristin Streeter

Name: Kristin Streeter
Age: 24
Hometown: Mt. Juliet, TN

Why do you want to go on Da’ Mission?
Going on Da’ Mission is not going to just be an “experience” for me; it is going to be a time of opening myself up to God to see if full time missions is the plan He has for my life. God used the events that took place this past year of my life to change me forever—I am a new creation. I am excited to serve God and be involved in His work.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?
My favorite Bible Verse is 2 Corinthians 5:17—“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone: a new life has begun!” This verse summarizes my testimony of how He has delivered and redeemed me. What an incredible verse of hope!!

If a movie was made about your life, what actor or actress would you choose to play you in the movie and why?
If my life was made into a movie it would definitely be a dramatic comedy starring Lucille Ball as me. That crazy red-head is always getting into unforeseen trouble due to her crazy (yet, creative) manipulative ideas and I can relate to that a lot!!