They're here!!

Woohoooo we were so very excited to welcome MetroEast Baptist Church from Wichita, KS 

and their team of volunteers this month!! 

Thank you Michelle, Barry and Sheryl!

And Melynda's Mom, Bev (Nana) came with them. WOW double the blessing! 

We are so grateful for the sacrifices everyone made to be able to come on this mission trip. Thank you for the years of praying, the preparation, the planning, the saving of money, the giving generously, the hard work, the serving, and all the love! 

You have made such a huge impact on our lives and the lives of so many here these last two weeks. 

We thank God for your partnership in the Gospel!

We love you, MetroEast!

And we love you, Nana!!

 Taking a tour of Kisima and listening to what this ministry 

is about from those who are a part of it. 

Prep work

We were hard at work the day before VBS and the marriage seminar making sure everything was ready.

 

VBS

We had an amazing time at VBS with the team of volunteers. They shared 4 Bible stories- from creation in Genesis up to Jesus dying and raising again on the Cross-

and came prepared with all kinds of fun (and therapeutic!) activities for the kids. 

                            

 

 Melynda's Mom, with the help of Tina and Esther, 

taught the mamas how to make dresses out of pillowcases. 

We pray this will give the families 

a little bit of extra income to help with living expenses.

Marriage seminar

While the volunteer team was here they led a marriage seminar. 

We are so thankful to Barry for putting it together and to Laurien for translating. 

We pray this was encouraging to the 4 couples who attended. 

We opened up with a game of Jenga.

 And we closed with prayer time for each couple. 

                               

 May the Lord bless these couples 

with strong marriages that are centered on Him. 

May their marriages be a reflection of the Lord's goodness 

and spill over into their children, 

homes, communities, and churches. 

Team activities

During the week while the team was here we went prayerwalking, shared Jesus intentionally, 

and participated in a home Bible study with the man, Samuel, who is a new believer. 

Please pray for the two women making these fried potatoes and samosas...

pray they will be curious to know more about Jesus.

And please pray for Samuel to continue growing in his relationship with Jesus 

and for the healing of the wound on his arm.

 

Safari!!

After a whole lot of service and hard work, this amazing team got to go on safari... 

seeing some of God's mighty creations up close! 

and we got to take a special safari with our family over the weekend....

thank you so much, MetroEast, for helping make this happen!! 

 

New School Year has begun

A new school year has begun...

Madylanne is finishing up 10th grade,

Matthew is beginning year 8 (7th grade)

and Micah is beginning year 4 (3rd grade).

Praying they all have an amazing year!

May they grow in wisdom 

and knowledge of the Lord 

and shine the light and love of

Jesus wherever they are.