Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sunday in Kasarani

We were finally able to get over to Kasarani yesterday and spend time with our dear friends and Kenyan "family."
I was able to preach and then we did a baptism for the people who had given their lives to Christ through our evangelism and had also completed our discipleship material and class. We went over to Moi Sporting Facility where their olympians practice to do the baptism.
It was really rewarding and humbling to know we played a small part in affecting the eternal destiny of many souls!

Monday, August 10, 2009

West Nairobi School (Our School)

We wanted to add some pictures of the school where we will be working. Quick information of the school: This school was created so that missionaries would have a school to place their children which would not only give them a quality education, but teach them according to biblical principles, values, and multiple biblical classes. In addition, the school also has the vision to reach out to the locals of the area. This is a private school so only the more affluent Kenyans attend. The parents of these children are the "movers and shakers" of Kenya. Currently, we have about 60% Kenyan student body. What is exciting about this is that we are playing a part in shaping the future of Kenya by teaching the children, who will have major roles in the government and marketplace of Kenya in the future, according to biblical truth. Shauna is playing such an incredible role!
The main building to the right is our library, with the administrative building (where I work) on the left.
These are the "bandas" where the kids and faculty have lunch. There are more to the left. We have lunch that is catered from an outside company.
These are a series of classrooms, with Shauna's being the furthest down hidden behind the trees.
In addition to this, I will still be continuing our work of evangelism and discipleship in Kasarani on Wednesdays. Upon accepting the positions of Athletic Director and Community Resource Developer, my one stipulation is that I got every Wednesday off to still work in Kasarani and they agreed. We want to thank everyone for their love and prayers!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Moving..

Rich and I have been very busy moving the last couple days. We were blessed to be able to spend a few days with Chris and Lindy but now we are living in our new house. It has taken some time getting everything that we need for our house. Things in Kenya take longer and are more complicated than in the US. Moving is no exception. We have had to arrange a truck so that we can get some furniture and bigger items. The school has blessed us with the use of the school truck and with some major appliances. Moving has been fun but it takes a lot of time and money when you set up a new house. It is nice to not be living our of bags, but I still don't know where everything is, that will take some time.

Next week I will be working on arranging my classroom. I have a lot of work to do in there. I wanted to get my house set up before the classroom. Rich is going to help me to move furniture because I can not move it myself. I brought some items from home to decorate and make the classroom look nice. I am excited to get everything settled and for the school year to begin. I think that this year is going to be great!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Back in Kenya!

We are back in Kenya! We arrived late last night and woke up at 5 in the morning wide awake. Our bodies and systems are out of whack with the ten hour time difference. We still "hit the ground running" today. We are going to be moving into our new place tomorrow. We also went to our school and made it up to Huruma today. It is really nice being back and being around the children again. Please pray for us and that our adjustment would go smoothly.




London

We had a 24-hr. layover in London so we were able to get into the city and see several places. We were able to catch the Underground to the Picadilly Circus. We then walked over to Buckingham Palace, Westminister Cathedral, and then went over to the Thames River. London was beautiful and we were happy to be there, even if it was just for a day.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Leaving for Kenya...

We are leaving in a few hours for Kenya. We have an almost 24 hour layover in London so we will be able to go into downtown, see a few things, and stay the night. We land in Nairobi Thursday evening. Please keep us in prayer as we go.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

2 Day Honeymoon

Because we had to leave the day after our wedding for Pre-Field Orientation in Mississippi, we never had a chance to have a honeymoon.
A friend of ours has a friend who said we were welcome to stay at their condo in Sedona for however long we wanted. Because we are leaving next Tuesday for Kenya, we knew that if we stayed longer than a couple of days, neither one of us would enjoy it because we would be thinking of the hundred things we had to get done before we left.
We drove the two hours from Phoenix to Sedona and had a nice time. Instead of just hanging out in Sedona, we decided to go on up to the Grand Canyon since it is only another hundred miles from Sedona.
We know we will be able to do more in the future in terms of maybe a longer honeymoon, but we wanted to try to take advantage of an opportunity God gave us before we left. Please continue to pray for us as we leave for two years next Tuesday (7/21).