This video is from our last day at the IDP Camp. Lizzie Burks bought some clothes and a pair of new shoes for our young friend, Otto. He is around 5-6 years old and his life has been anything but normal. During the election clash, his father left and eight weeks ago, his mom left. Currently, his 14-year-old sister is taking care of him and his three brothers, all who are under 12. Yet despite the hardships, he always had the biggest smile on his face. Not only was he excited that Lizzie would give him a gift, but that he received new shoes. Just so you, until this moment, he never had a new pair of shoes!
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So awesome! So neat to see his excitement! Thanks for sharing Christ’s love to those in Kenya!
Look at that huge smile! What a beautiful exchange! 🙂
this is awesome!
oh my goodness!! this is the BEST! Thanks Nick for sharing this. Can’t wait to hear more of these stories in person soon.
Nick, this put the hugest smile on my face. Otto is such a cutie. Love it.
Nick, thanks for sharing this. I am so proud of you and your team!
THANK YOU FOR GOING! THANK YOU FOR LOVING!
See you in December!
xoxo
God bless you, dear Nick – we love you much and are so proud of you and your loving heart!
Nick, that’s what kingdom is all about – I felt the love watching this.
Such a GREAT reaction from Otto. I love his little dance moves.
Thanks so much for posting!
Wow such a sweet little boy!!! I, too, loved his dance moves! What a great video.
How precious! Thank you for being Jesus to those little children.
I love this!!!!!!!!!
Something as simple as a pair of shoes! We are so privileged and so rich. No one ever knows until they experience it. I’ll never forget the look on the face of my little Guatemalan girl when I bought her the very first jean skirt she’d ever had. She blessed me beyond words.
Nicholas Christ ! God with skin on….brilliant Man of God . And the Word became flesh….yet again in you and your team . Wonderful ! x A
Thanks everyone! I am so very proud of each and everyone of the participants of Team Kenya. This is what it is to bring Kingdom.
This is beautiful. I miss otto’s smile.
Seriously, this gets me every time.. I remember every second of it.
Nick this is awesome! I am sending it to all my supporters!