Praying for Preschools

Posted on March 25, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

Saturday we will hold another training for the teachers working in the nursery schools started by our Baptist churches. To date, there are about 20 of these schools providing education for 3 to 5 year olds in their local community. All schools are under the guidance of their local Baptist church. Pray for teachers and [...]

Leadership Training

Posted on March 21, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

Charlie will hold 2 days of leadership training for pastors and leaders of churches this week beginning on Tuesday. Please pray that God’s word will penetrate the hearts of these men. Pray it will lead them to maturity and obedience in their work and walk with the Lord. Pray for Charlie as he teaches to [...]

Shepherd Schools Need Prayer

Posted on March 20, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

Last week the adult education officer called for a meeting with Charlie and James to discuss shepherd schools and how we can work together to support education and literacy among these young people who have not had the opportunity to attend school. Pray that God’s Word would take root and grow in their hearts and [...]

A Link to Kenyan News Story

Posted on March 17, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

A story in The Nation about pastoralist challenges in our part of Kenya. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/regional/Poor+cellphone+network+adds+to+herders+woes+/-/1070/1127628/-/9oykn1/-/index.html

Evangelism Teams

Posted on March 7, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

We listened with awe this week as our friend and fellow worker shared what Samburu Baptists are doing to spread the Gospel. He told how each week, teams of women leave their work and walk to neighboring areas to visit people in their homes. They take sugar with them as a gesture of good will. [...]

Long Overdue Update

Posted on March 1, 2011 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

Below is an excerpt from our recent newsletter: A great group of student and adult volunteers came in January and gave a gift of tables they had built to 3 of the preschools.  One of our missionary kids, who lives in Nairobi, led the project.  The effort he put into fundraising, planning and organizing were [...]

Thankful For the Home Care Kit

Posted on May 20, 2010 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

If you’ve looked at the photos and seen the man wearing the white socks, you can see the happiness on his face that day. After a week or so, we received a report of how something so simple has made a difference. The man, who has a sore on his hip from being bed-ridden, now [...]

Delivering Help and Hope

Posted on May 16, 2010 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

“God loves me very much. My wife has died, my children have died, but I am not dead yet. So, today I have heard the news of the sacrifice that Jesus died for me.” This man, along with over 60 others suffering the effects of HIV/AIDS, received in home health care kits provided by Baptist [...]

Prayer Request

Posted on May 13, 2010 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

Up in a difficult to reach area, Baptists started 12 new churches last year. Now, a works based denomination has come in and wants to start churches by luring the people with food and money. These fledgling believers need prayer so they will be able to discern and choose substance over stuff. Pray they will [...]

A New Place

Posted on April 7, 2010 - Filed Under Prayer Requests | Leave a Comment

God seems to be leading to a new place which is not too far, distance-wise, but does take quite some time to reach. This is the place I wrote about in the March news. Things have gone well during Charlie’s recent visits and the guys are planning a time when they can go and spend [...]