First Southern Baptist Church Garden City

 WOW what a blessing to have 

First Southern Baptist Church Garden City, Kansas

come serve with us!! 

Our hearts were so encouraged to have 

church family from our home state that we know and love

with us.

Pastor John and Amanda Harms walked with us

through cancer in 2014/2015.

They loved on us when we were hurting.

What an absolute joy to host them and serve the Lord together!

Painting handprints on the wall...

Home visits to families of children 

with cerebral palsy.

Pastor John led a Shepherding Conference 

for national pastors.

An amazing safari which was gifted to us 

by their church family. 

We love you and thank God for you,

First Southern Baptist Church Garden City! 

Thank you for partnering with us in prayer

and in person!!! 

Also we did evangelism, prayer walking, 

and more painting at Kisima!

There may have been some 

swimming at the beach, too. 

Karibuni, Kentucky!

We loved having two churches from Kentucky join us this summer. 

Logan, thank you for loving on our boys. 

We are excited about what God is doing in your family!!

A vision and blood pressure clinic at Kisima for outreach. 

Happy 3rd birthday to Pendo 

in the middle of all the fun!

A leadership training held 

at an area nearly two hours away.

Returning to do evangelism

 in the area the next day. 

 and there was a lot more, too...football (soccer) 

and Backyard Bible Clubs with the kids!!

QJoy 2026

 We're so blessed when QJoy comes to serve alongside us. 

They come ready to do anything!

They loved on kids with differences 

and they helped with community outreach

they helped with evangelism

and they led BEACH DAY 2026 

for our families who have children 

with cerebral palsy.

Thank you, QJoy, for serving the Lord and

the coastal people of east Africa

with us!!

 What's going on here? 

Well evangelism through the shrubbery, but of course!! 

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to Mark, 

the most amazing father to our children. 

Football (soccer) season is in full swing 

at our house since the World Cup is going on. 

Here is Mark playing finger football 

on the floor with Micah. I am so thankful to God for Mark, 

who loves our children so well, 

and leads them in the ways of the Lord. 

We love you, Mark. 

We honor our Dad's on this day. Thank you to Larry and Johnie 

for being such great examples of fatherhood. 

And thank You to our heavenly Father for

defining what fatherhood is, 

for Your unconditional love,

 Your discipline,

and for providing the only way for us to know You 

through giving Your Son, Jesus. 

Preaching and a Rally

Mark had the honor of preaching last week at Rehoboth Baptist Church.

 The day before, Rehoboth had a Rally 

for the association of churches. 

It was a blessed time of worshiping together.

And we ladies were having a great time 

getting the food ready in the kitchen!!

Family of 5 again at last

Madylanne is home with us on the east coast of Africa.

Yeah!! We are so grateful to God for the wonderful 

senior year of high school she had in 

Kansas. And we are so grateful she is back

with us for a while.

This mama heart is happy.

 And you can tell her brothers are happy, too...not to mention her Dad! 

Adventuring

Madylanne had the great idea to stop over in London 

for a few days on our way back to the East Coast of Africa.

Here is Big Ben

And we took a train ride to Edinburgh! 

yes that's right SCOTLAND. It was incredible. 

Our last day in London we had the privilege 

of attending worship with Highbury Baptist Church 

which was a 5 minute walk from where we stayed.

It always makes my heart rejoice 

to worship the Lord with brothers and sisters in Christ in new places. 

 

Special time with grandparents

Being in Kansas for Madylanne's graduation 

gave us the opportunity for special time with grandparents

(and other family members and many friends)!

We are so grateful for these sweet memories. 

 

Madylanne the 2026 graduate

Madylanne is now a high school graduate!

Wichita Heights Falcons

We are so very proud of you, Madylanne!!

What a blessing to be there 

for your graduation. 

Twas the season for graduations...

two of her cousins graduated from high school, too.

Congratulations, Noah! 

Congratulations, Jonathan!

 Praying for all three of these graduates...

may the Lord lead their steps 

into the future He has prepared for them. 

bunnies

 Welcome to the rabbit project at Kisima. 

Aren't they cute!!! 

And yes, rabbits really do multiply fast! 

We are prayerful this project will be helpful in many ways in this community. 

Hands and feet

 Thanking the Lord for the team who came in March and brought AFO braces- ankle foot orthotics- for the kids in the therapy group. These were donated by families with children in the US who outgrew them and responded by giving them to Crystal, the team leader. She and the team carried them across the ocean to many kiddos here on the coast who are benefiting from them now. 

Thank You Lord, for Your love, and your kindness displayed by so many. May these AFO's be a blessing to these kids and their families and a visual reminder of Your goodness, love and care. 

training area churches

Mark, Pastor Mike and Pastor Jeremiah were able to lead 

an associational training recently in the big city near us. 

It is an honor to teach leaders from the Word of God.

We pray for a clear understanding and application of what was taught. 

 

Resurrection Sunday 2026

What a magnificent way to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ...

at a sunrise service on the beach near us.

A family new to our area joined us too, which made it extra special.

 And here is Madylanne, celebrating Easter with Nana, 

Uncle Brady, Aunt Krista and her cousins Rachel and Calvin! 

community meal Thursday

Mike and Mark are hard at it in the shade 

inviting passerby's to the community meal 

on the first Thursday of every month. 

This month we had the blessing of being able to share about Easter- 

what is it and why do we celebrate?

Our Savior Jesus Christ is risen and we praise Him-

He is the only way to a relationship with God the Father.

It's fun to play with the kids!

 

Occupational therapy at the county hospital

Last week I had the privilege of visiting the county hospital 

with a family new to our therapy group. 

These are two of the occupational therapists there.

They cast children for a week at a time to 

help with ankle and knee positioning. 

The little gal getting positioned did not enjoy it much for sure 

but we pray it will help her tremendously!

I was excited to see a room full of OT students learning about casting. 

 

Welcome Lifepoint Church!

In mid March we had a team of 4 ladies come from Lifepoint Church in South Carolina.

We are so grateful for Crystal, Ahnna, Morgan and Melina!

It was so beautiful to see the Lord use each team member and the giftings He's given them to serve in unique and much needed ways. 

Ahnna led a seminar for teachers at the boys' international school on universal design. 

Melina, a speech therapist, taught caregivers and therapists 

how to help children with cerebral palsy eat and swallow more safely. 

Giving moms and their children an opportunity to practice what they are learning. 

Morgan designed and led us all in painting this gorgeous wall at Kisima.

It is Romans 1:16 in Swahili..

in English it says, 

"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, 

because it is God's power for salvation 

to everyone who believes..."

Crystal led the team fearlessly and shared her gardening expertise with everyone. She led the effort to buy lovely plants to beautify Kisima and teach us how to add nutrition to the ground for healthier plants. 

Teamwork makes the dreamwork!!

I'm so grateful to this team for coming and serving with us! 

We love you and thank God for you!

 

fellowship is sweet

 I love meeting with these two sisters in Christ who are dear friends. Each one is married to a pastor with whom we partner. Thank You, Lord, for Ann and Ednah. We lift them, their husbands, and their children up to You, and their church families, too. Be with them as they set a Godly example of marriage, motherhood, and point people to Jesus. 

track and field

 Micah had the honor of running track and field 

for his school recently 

at a competition with other area schools. 

He was excited to wear the new "sports kit" 

as it is called here. He and all his teammates 

ran hard and we are proud of them!