Grace with a Little Girl
Russ on the streets of EldoretSunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
This Weekend In Kenya
Jambo (Hello) Everyone!
Well we arrived in Kenya on Friday. It was a long trip from Seattle to Chicago to London to Nairobi. Our only difficulty so far is some lost luggage (3 Bags). We've recieved word that 1 of them has arrived, but 2 bags are still missing. Please pray for that. Milton and I will have to return to Nairobi to retrieve them when the come. We met Milton and his son Linus at the airport. They took us by Matatu along the 7 hour route to Eldoret.
Although we were exhausted, we couldn't wait to explore and so Sarara (the oldest son) walked us to the new school building under construction. All the materials were purchased by funds raised from Life Center Christian school in Tacoma and the place is beautiful, though incomplete. About 2 dozen neighborhood kids followed us and we taught them duck duch goose on the grass behind the school.
On Saturday (our rest day) we returned to the shool and also visited the mission base/apartment building that is also under construction. Our team had sent $500 ahead for the construction of this base and although it was not finished in time for us to use, it did build an entire 3 units, each with living room, kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedrooms.
Today is sunday morning and we will be performing our human video for the congregation of maranatha church here in Kipkaren (a suburb of Eldoret). Amanda will be preaching and this afternoon we'll likely be interviewing Milton and doing some more exploring around town. We will also be preparing to move to Bungoma tomorrow or Tuesday.
Greatest Prayer Needs:
-2 more lost bags (Grace and Russ)
-That the Human Video would communicate clearly and God would move on peoples' hearts
-That all of our audio/video equipment would hold up
-That God would keep us healthy and unified
Well we arrived in Kenya on Friday. It was a long trip from Seattle to Chicago to London to Nairobi. Our only difficulty so far is some lost luggage (3 Bags). We've recieved word that 1 of them has arrived, but 2 bags are still missing. Please pray for that. Milton and I will have to return to Nairobi to retrieve them when the come. We met Milton and his son Linus at the airport. They took us by Matatu along the 7 hour route to Eldoret.
Although we were exhausted, we couldn't wait to explore and so Sarara (the oldest son) walked us to the new school building under construction. All the materials were purchased by funds raised from Life Center Christian school in Tacoma and the place is beautiful, though incomplete. About 2 dozen neighborhood kids followed us and we taught them duck duch goose on the grass behind the school.
On Saturday (our rest day) we returned to the shool and also visited the mission base/apartment building that is also under construction. Our team had sent $500 ahead for the construction of this base and although it was not finished in time for us to use, it did build an entire 3 units, each with living room, kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedrooms.
Today is sunday morning and we will be performing our human video for the congregation of maranatha church here in Kipkaren (a suburb of Eldoret). Amanda will be preaching and this afternoon we'll likely be interviewing Milton and doing some more exploring around town. We will also be preparing to move to Bungoma tomorrow or Tuesday.
Greatest Prayer Needs:
-2 more lost bags (Grace and Russ)
-That the Human Video would communicate clearly and God would move on peoples' hearts
-That all of our audio/video equipment would hold up
-That God would keep us healthy and unified
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Some Thoughts on Prayer
Wow, God has answered so many prayers. And the prayers that stood alone, He answered in such astounding ways. In a little over 9 months we have managed to raised over $30,000. We've washed almost 100 cars. We've recieved more than 30 responses to over 200 letters written to friends and family. We sold a piano. We perfected a Human Video that will communicate the gospel across cultures and without a language barrier. God has assured us and guided us into something that will change our lives forever. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has good plans for us; well we are seeing those plans come to pass.
Starting next week we will stand on platforms and preach to hundreds of people through an interpreter.
-We will play with children who have never seen a fair-skinned human being.
-We will give the shirts off our backs to those whose clothes are tattered and torn.
-We will sit and drink chai in the mud-hut homes of people whose love for Christ outlasts their poverty.
-We will meet Masai Pastors who have recieved bicycles for the first time in their lives.
-We will ride in Matatus and walk on red dirt
-We will taste ugali and sakuma wiki
-We will laugh hard at Kenyan jokes & be moved to tears at God's love for these people
-We will learn how to use a squaty-potty
-We'll gaze into a night sky with stars we've never seen before
But most importantly, we will see the far-reaching extravegance of God's love, and begin to think about him and his many-colored, many-language people in a bright new way. As we intervien in the lives of Kenyans, God WILL intervien in our lives. We will be changed. WE EXPECT IT!
Starting next week we will stand on platforms and preach to hundreds of people through an interpreter.
-We will play with children who have never seen a fair-skinned human being.
-We will give the shirts off our backs to those whose clothes are tattered and torn.
-We will sit and drink chai in the mud-hut homes of people whose love for Christ outlasts their poverty.
-We will meet Masai Pastors who have recieved bicycles for the first time in their lives.
-We will ride in Matatus and walk on red dirt
-We will taste ugali and sakuma wiki
-We will laugh hard at Kenyan jokes & be moved to tears at God's love for these people
-We will learn how to use a squaty-potty
-We'll gaze into a night sky with stars we've never seen before
But most importantly, we will see the far-reaching extravegance of God's love, and begin to think about him and his many-colored, many-language people in a bright new way. As we intervien in the lives of Kenyans, God WILL intervien in our lives. We will be changed. WE EXPECT IT!
6 Days Left!
This is North.
Well, I'm here at the church taking care of more details and preparations like insurance and interview questions and I am blown away at how quickly this week has come and how fast it is slipping away. It's almost time! In a few short Days, the ten of us will be on a plane to Chicago, then London and finally down to Nairobi, Kenya. Can you believe this? We've got our visas, our vaccinations and our malaria pills ready to go. We're doing final tests on our camcorders and recording equipment, and soon we'll be using them in the field. Sunday morning will be our grand Send-Off from Joy Of Life. The elders and servant council will pray over us and I know that God has already gone before us.
PLEASE pray for all the last minute details to come together. No flat tires, forgotten batteries or lost documents. Thankyou Lord for bringing us this far.
Well, I'm here at the church taking care of more details and preparations like insurance and interview questions and I am blown away at how quickly this week has come and how fast it is slipping away. It's almost time! In a few short Days, the ten of us will be on a plane to Chicago, then London and finally down to Nairobi, Kenya. Can you believe this? We've got our visas, our vaccinations and our malaria pills ready to go. We're doing final tests on our camcorders and recording equipment, and soon we'll be using them in the field. Sunday morning will be our grand Send-Off from Joy Of Life. The elders and servant council will pray over us and I know that God has already gone before us.
PLEASE pray for all the last minute details to come together. No flat tires, forgotten batteries or lost documents. Thankyou Lord for bringing us this far.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
22 Days Left
This week the Field Team will be sending away for their Visas and practicing Swahili. We've been blessed to have a film student offer his expertise in editting our documentary when we return and I (North) will be having a telephone conference with Pastor Milton and Darby Kruger this week to discuss more detailed itinerary plans. Please consider dedicating a meal time during our trip (June 24-July16) to pray and fast for a particular member of our Field Team, or the mission as a whole. Right now, our greatest prayer needs are
1. Housing (that construction of our mission base would be completed on time)
2. Some kind of portable PA system (for use with our Human Video for street evangelism)
3. A semi-professional video camera and microphone (for personal interviews)
Thankyou everyone for your prayers! This is ramping up to be the adventure of a life-time for all of us involved!
1. Housing (that construction of our mission base would be completed on time)
2. Some kind of portable PA system (for use with our Human Video for street evangelism)
3. A semi-professional video camera and microphone (for personal interviews)
Thankyou everyone for your prayers! This is ramping up to be the adventure of a life-time for all of us involved!
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