Journey or destination?

I visit the children's remand center every Tuesday. The journey of it is almost as difficult as the destination. From my home, it takes 3 hours to arrive and typically 3 1/2 hours to return....on a public taxi....squished next to five strangers.....without many open windows....driving too fast down a dangerous road.... :-) Did I mention I enjoy adventure? Not the most fun of adventures, but that's just how I look at it. Well in my efforts to make the trip less stressful, I decided to hire a boda driver to take me instead. Well this little boda was a 90cc and it had problems to say the least. The air filter was not tightly sealed so we had no power on hills, as in I jog faster. So it still took 2 1/2 hours to arrive and 3 hours to come back.... On the way there we were 'blessed' with no rain and lots of dust. On the way back we were 'blessed' with rain and no dust.... :-) Fun times right? Why do I do this every week I'm often asked? Well yesterday just to give an example was a slow clinic day. I treated only 17 children. I say 'only' because most days I am treating between 25-35 children. That is one reason I go. But yesterday I was Blessed with the biggest reason I go. Every week I bring 3 Bibles with me and the children read them and often ask questions. Yesterday was a day with lots of questions. One of the boys was reading Romans 8:2-5 which led us into a discussion of what does it mean to follow sinful nature vs following the Spirit. We discussed the difference between temptation and sin. We also discussed what it means to truly love others by our actions instead of just words. This is why I go. In the midst of often horrible situations and environments, the Lord's work is thriving. I've included pictures of the last reason I go-these kids make me laugh! Boys will be boys no matter where they are! :-)