Missionary Eva

Hello friends,

I have some words to encourage you this week.

At 59 years of age, Mrs Eva Tonui is a self-sponsored missionary to an unreached people group in Kenya. She speaks their language and was working with her husband in this outreach from 1976 to 1990's.

 

After the demise of her husband, she stayed home, as many would do, caring for their little children. When the kids were of age the calling to return to a place where her husband served became more more direct to her.   She shared with friends about this calling but no one could understand her.

One day she set out and travelled there alone.  She slept for 3 nights along the way but finally found joy serving the Pokot people.  She runs a clinic, has a church that is overflowing, and has rescued over 20 girls from forced circumcision and early marriages. ( Girls are married off at the age of 12 in the community).  Some of the children she has helped are now in school in Kericho and Bomet Districts.

I must say, I was so fortunate to meet Eva.  She is so athletic and walks many many kilometers each day.

 Please pray for her and her heart for the unreached people groups in Kenya. 

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Pokot People - Eager for the Gospel

hello,

in many instances in the Bible we have been encouraged to learn from each other. throughout the Bible from Genesis through Revelation we find that Protege's (mentors) have been build over time..... and the results of this ....is the Bible that we hold so dear today,and evangelistic messages that reached far and wide.....

we in Africa are so much grateful to the people from the west who came through the hardships of the 19th century to preach and build schools and hospitals.....for us...Through this we were able to learn something..and be who we are today...back in seminary ...we learn through the great works of Luther, John Wesley, Calvin and many others who influence today's theology ..and Evangelism. The most notable, is the one we refer to as the father of modern missions,William Carey, who influenced today's modern India to accept Christianity. This was no mean task, as he had to learn their language and write evangelistic messages that has touched the church of India and the mission world. It is from him that we got the greatest words in modern missions "Attempt Great things for God, Expect Great things From God".

this of course is a challenge to the modern church, ..we tried this a week ago by sending about 20 young people to a remote part of Kenya, called LOSAM in west Pokot (near the border of Uganda. what a challenge it was..to them..since they had never been there. but i guess they learned a lot out of the the 5 day experience living in tents....and cooking their own food......and preaching, and building a church for them.

one of the most exemplary was Thomas...who has been to the same place twice now..and always wanting to go.....He is a new Paul to me.....He loves missions and is truly called of God. Maybe one day he can be a missionary to this unreached people group.

before i end let me ask u to pray for the Pokot's need for churches to be started, need for evangelists, need for doctors, eye specialist (common ailment in this area), engineers to dig boreholes, and schools...., there is also a great need for veterinary experts.....as this is a place of so many camels, goats and cows.....Please pray.....




thanks for reading and God Bless
Jonah