Kenya Team Day 8

Day two of the Conference on Islam picked up with Daniel sharing on the Quran and it’s problems. We all learned a lot and felt better equipped to share with a Muslim friend or encounter in just about any setting. That was a perfect prelude to our afternoon highlight… we had been invited to the largest Mosque in Mombasa for a friendly exchange with the lead Imam. I have to admit, we are a little tense going in, they ushered us into a large fellowship hall style room and gave a very friendly welcome. But it became quickly obvious that they were hoping to convert us… and though they were friendly, they opened with a prayer to Allah in Arabic (Daniel speaks fluent Arabic) when translated “allah give us victory over the infidels” which was not what he told us it meant.  We asked questions about some of the major problems with Islam and the Quran, their faces couldn’t hide their surprise. Especially when Daniel quoted the Quran in Arabic… you should have seen them squirm and bold-faced lie around the questions. Modern day Islam has been packaged for western consumption… but the Quran is clear in it’s bold teachings about Infidels, women and a host of contradictions that have produced many tragic events around the world. It became a lively exchange, one that I must admit I was glad when it was over. We kept looking over our shoulders in case we were being followed… but the traffic in Mombasa would have made that impossible anyway… funny how we were grateful for crazy traffic.
 
The next morning would be our ½ day off… we made our way to a local beach and relaxed at a beach resort until 2pm. We all took a dip in the Indian ocean and had lunch before making our way back to the train station and the 12 hour return ride to Nairobi.

Pastor Gary