Kutu revisited

Continuing to sort out details of the vision trip for churches from the U.S., once again we find ourselves in the area where the Kutu people live.  This time our plan is to spend the night in a Kutu village enabling us to check out the local guesthouse.

Finding this small guesthouse way out in the middle of a Kutu village is a surprise.

While it is not the Ritz – actually, very far from it – it could enable an engaging church to stay among the Kutu people, eliminating four hours of travel per day.







In the evening, after the day’s work is finished, people come together for fellowship and some times entertainment;  staying in the village affords a wonderful opportunity to share the Jesus film or have discussions around a fire with a cup of chai (tea).

After we “check in” – which consists of Obama, (the young man pictured above) opening the room door and handing us the key – we set out to walk around the little village.




People are welcoming and friendly. We visited this village on a previous trip and as we meander down the dusty village paths we meet up with those who remember us from our previous visit and we are introduced to new folks.

With darkness approaching, we decide to check out the local eating establishment. Chips mayai is the menu. Chips mayai (mah-ya-ee) consists of french fries reheated with a scrambled egg (that’s the mayai part) poured into it and cooked through. It is served with toothpicks for eating and tomato sauce (not really in the category of ketchup)

The cook/owner of this outdoor establishment brings out a wooden table and confiscating chairs from some young men nearby; he sets up a place for us to eat.  It appears either he doesn't have many customers at one time, or they usually stand while they eat.
After buying a bottle of water from a nearby duka (stall/store), we settle down to dinner.
Taking our time over dinner, we talk with the cook who continues frying his chips in a large pot over an open fire. (I wonder how many times he has burned himself.)

We ask if he would cook breakfast were we to come with other visitors.  Although he usually opens around 3:00 p.m. and only cooks chips mayai, he tells us he could if we made arrangements with him.

This is a good plan, economically helping a small community by sleeping and eating in the location is an added bonus for the people of the village.

Pray for the vision trip to the Kutu.  An engaging church, open to spending a few days in the African bush, living very simply, sharing the gospel story and discipling new believers would make a great impact in Kutu villages like this.  It will be a sacrifice, but the rewards would be innumerable.