SNIPPETS from John

The other day as we were driving the Nairobi road to Alara with Jared we came upon an 18 wheeler on its side having jackknifed across the road stopping traffic both ways,,,,,there were people everywhere and we were looking for casualties,,,well silly us the lorry carrying beer was being looted and people were going crazy taking crates and bottles and drinking on the spot not even bothering to run,,,or maybe they couldn’t

The lorry was still in the same spot when we returned an hour and a half later only this time the police were on the scene attempting crowd control but by this time the drinkers were well sloshed and running around with tv cameras in pusuit trying to make a story out of it,,,,,,,people

You may remember me mentioning a young man named Jolie a 20yr old who broke his femur a year ago,,,a cast was used for the repair,,later the cast was removed but his bone had failed to mend,,,,,Jolie came to our attention and we visited with him on several occasions and attempting to get him medical help,,,,,,,,now as you read picture our lord at work.


Myrna is a lady who we met the first time we came to Kenya,,,,,she comes for about two months every year and is in the process of setting up libraries,,,she’s also a nurse.

After reading about Jolie Myrna emailed to say that she would like to see the boy.

Well Myrna is here now and she has seen the Jolie and we took him to a private hospital for an examination and xray,,,,you wouldn’t believe the break,,,,,the leading edge of each broken piece was now overlapping and rubbing by about an 11/2,,,,,but here’s the best bit as Myrna was talking to the surgeon that she had used previously for another boy , through a grant the surgery and the plates for Jolie will be FREE,,,,,,YEEEEEEAH!

THANK YOU GOD,



I am growing my hair due to popular demand , namely ,,,,,,my wife so I probably wont pull that stunt for awhile,,,,,what I failed to mention when I told you about shaving my head was that I also shaved my eye brows,,,,,,with no hair on my head it made my eyebrows pop out so I tried to tone things down a bit by losing the brows,,,,but when my brows disappeared ,,,,,,,,so did my face,,AAAAAAAAh

Don’t ask for pictures,,,,there are none







Connie and I were talking about Amarillo South the other day saying how lucky we were to have such a great church and the way you continue to support us in practical ways and spiritual ways

In particular you need to know how Milton has come alongside us as we have encountered difficulties over here.

Milton has written the most loving encouragements together with practical advice on how to deal with issues we faced . To Milton and Barbie we say a heart felt thank you