Cancer Takes a Sister in the Lord - Elizabeth

Hi,

The death of Elizabeth, was so painful, but she fought hard to see that she could say her last words to her children, who are now orphaned.

She cried for her last daughter who is right now a teenager and asked everyone who could hear that she be taken care of. Please pray for her. Her name is Cherono.

Continue to pray for the family also. they are such a people who love God. Many people attended the funeral.


Last respects


Grave


Her children, the eldest on the left--Julius


Viewing the body


Arrival of the body


At the morgue..me standing with the black sweater


Thomas paying the mortuary charges

Accident Takes a Long Time Friend

[Paul in meeting last week sitting in front with red-tie]

Hello,

I am mourning with many others, the loss of my friend Paul arap Chepkwony who died in a grizzly road accident two days ago. He bled to death.

Please pray for his family. He was the head teacher of LELU High school in Kipkelion. I will miss him so much. He was a kind man and he loved young people so much. I worked closely with him in students affairs (going to schools, peer mediation etc) for over 8 years. Pray for his wife and kids. His last born is about 5 years old. The others are in university & almost graduating.

Something that kept running through my mind was him asking me last week for a good Bible and I had promised to give it to him this week when my friends head back home back to Trinidad (the mission group that visited Kenya).

Continue to pray for the family. They are such a great people & the children & his wife will miss him so much.

The new Bible Paul asked me to give him

Kalenjin Bible

The scene of the accident

Another scene of the accident

Conference on AIDS & Conflict Management

This week we had a great teaching from Waltreed (army program from USA based here) and ALARM on peer mediation and HIV and AIDS. It was so enriching for the head teachers, chaplains and counsellors that attended this meeting. We were encouraged to love the young ones more and to let them open up by being their friends.

Teachers attending the conference

Our facilitator

Topic on relationships

Prevention methods

Teachers

A new hospital planned for Kericho

A new hospital

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TEAM - LAST UPDATE

Hello this is my last update about the Trinidadian & Tobago team visit to Kenya. It has been such a great honour to have this team come to visit us. I am planning on heading to Nairobi to say good-bye to them because it has been a great honor to have them here. Praise and honor be to God.

Gift of a gourd (calabash)

Arriving in the village

I love the drum

Visiting widows in the village

Dancing with one of them

Praying for the kids

TRINIDAD/TOBAGO TEAM Visit Internally Displaced Peoples

Visiting the Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) was a time of the most touching moments of our travels in Kenya with the team from Trinidad/Tobago. The scripture tells us we need to provide food for both the body and the soul and we did that.

We purchased food and presented to each tent. Other people from other tents came and asked to be considered too. We distributed clothes and shared the Gospel of forgiveness and love for one another.

Sharing the Gospel

Visiting with the People

The view of the tents from a distance

The people are welcoming

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TEAM - Visit Tea Plantation

The team has really been loving their stay in Kericho, Kenya and we had a chance to take them to a tea plantation. Wow! they marvelled at the beauty.

the team

take photos

i miss u guys

team

having fun together

Trinidad/Tobago Team - Give the Gift of a Well

The prayer has been answered. There will be no more fights and fights from rival communities for water. After the inspection of the site of the well and prayer and walking a small distance, Debbie, the young gal from Trinidad said she will extend her hand in helping this tribe to get water. It was a moving time of prayer for us, and we all thanked God in different ways: crying, praising, jumping and dancing! As you can see, the Maasai down here and there are many more. We look forward to seeing clean children and irrigation of the farms.

I must confess that I have taken 'potential' people (funders) to visit this site. People who we thought will help. But I am glad the Lord has answered us. Not through writing proposals, etc. Rather, he just sent to us HIS daughter to help us.
Praise God with us.

Beverly (center) leads prayer of praise ..Debbie on the left and Pastor Parteleu on the right

Thomas ministers to the kids

Excitement and cultural exchange

Danielle helping with candies and gifts to the kids

The site of the well

praying at the site

ministering to kids in this village

gals happy with the gift of potatoes

Thomas from Trinidad handing gifts to people here

The kids look great

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TEAM ARRIVES IN KENYA

The team from Trinidad and Tobago made it safely to Kenya! They are twenty five in number and are very excited to be here. Actually this is their home continent as they were taken many many years ago through slavery to the Islands of the Carribean. They are so excited to help here and give back what the Lord has blessed them with in the other lands where they were taken 200-300 years ago.

They are not looking back at those painful experiences but they thank God for giving them an opportunity to serve wherever he leads.

Arrival

Arrival in Kenya and getting rooms

HARVESTING - PRAISE GOD

We are praising God for the great harvest in my part of Kenya. The Lord has really blessed us with rain and the crops have responded with good yields. We are going to store some and give some out to missions. We do know we need to help others who did not harvest a lot this year.

Continue praying for rain in other parts of Kenya where there is drought.

corn

some not yet ripe

i love the farm

green kales

a farmer so excited

Drought in Kenya

Drought has hit Kenya so hard this year. Our crops have died and it is so hard for many people here. A few spots have gotten the crops they need but many have not. Please pray for the rain to come. Muslims & Christians will join in prayer on Sunday
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=1144020623&catid=159&a=1
The Muslims usually pray on FRIDAY but everyone was worshiping God on Sunday.
You can read about them here.

dry corn

dusty on the road and animals below trying to get grass