Baptism

Posted on August 23, 2009 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

A total of 91 new believers were baptized this past Saturday. Praise the Lord! There would have been another 20 or so, but they weren’t able to find the spot. Some people walked 4 hours (one way) just to be there and get baptized. You can see some of the photos in the Facebook album [...]

LOOKING FORWARD

Posted on August 15, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

LOOKING FORWARD The last quarter of the year should be full of fun. We have friends coming to visit us next weekend, others coming into Nairobi at the end of August and I have a ladies’ getaway weekend to enjoy in late September.

Food Relief Notes from Week of Aug. 10

Posted on August 15, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

A couple of notes on the food distribution this week: After deliveries were made on Wednesday, it rained! People said that God was truly blessing them and they were very grateful. It didn’t rain everywhere, but it did rain at one of the villages where food was delivered. These folks are good people who have [...]

Food Relief

Posted on August 15, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

Charlie and his team have been working hard this week delivering tons of dried corn, beans and cooking fat to thousands of = people. By the end, we estimate over 15,000 will have received rations. We are = targeting the most vulnerable of this society. If you’ve been able to take a look at some [...]

Prayer Request

Posted on August 10, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

Pray for Mama Saitun, whose 7 year old son passed away last week. He was in the hospital and had been diagnosed with malaria and pneumonia. He was the firstborn of her 4 children. Mama lives with her husband and = his mother in a village that is not her home, so Saitun was buried [...]

Prayer for a Friend

Posted on August 7, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

The oldest child of one of our Samburu friends died at the hospital last night. He was 7 years old. He had been admitted last week and been diagnosed with malaria and pneumonia. Please pray for this mama and her family. She is a believer and one of the first and faithful who were saved [...]

Food Relief Update

Posted on August 4, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

Saturday was a long and challenging day for the team delivering food aid. They began around 7 am loading the truck. The scheduled stops were in a destination 90 minutes outside of town. While the group did meet with some unexpected delays and a few obstacles, they were able to finish distribution by around 5 [...]

3,2,1…BLASTOFF!

Posted on August 4, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

3, 2, 1…BLASTOFF After feeling sidelined for a little while by the knee surgery and recovery, it seems like everything is now going ahead at rocket speed. Charlie has a full schedule of places to go and people to see each week. He is still receiving invitations to new communities as people hear what is [...]