BIBLES AND MORE BIBLES

THE SUPPORT GROUPS ARE SO EXCITED
ABOUT THEIR NEW BIBLES!

Each member has completed a Bible Study to get the new Bible. This group had been praying for the
Luo Bible and they came just a few days before the group was scheduled to meet. Their faces tell it all.

The group dressed in blue suits are  the Manyatta B Widows Group

ONE WIDOWS GROUP JUST STARTED SINGING THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR THEIR NEW BIBLES.

These are a few of the groups and thanks to all our supporters for making it possible to hand these people the WORD OF GOD.                            

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm119:105

Wheelbarrows in the Bush by John

Proverbs 3:6 in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths

We had a call to ask if we could help move someone from one family member to another who was paralyzed from the waist down from TB

We get to the place and as near as I could get my car it still left about 20 mins walking. I was thinking how are we going to move this person in this hilly rocky country, the answer of course is a wheelbarrow

We stuffed the barrow full of seat cushions and laid the person down in it ,,,,you could see the pain on her face,,,,,,,we were down in the valley and so we had to go up,,,,,,its hard to imagine what people have to go through out here and do it with a brave face,,,,,,someone says they know how we can get the car nearer,,,,,we go and have to remove tree stumps (small ones )to get there and then I’m driving once again on a footpath that I know a car has never been on before,,,,,we put the lady in the back of my car and the rest of the trip goes without a hitch,,,,,,but something like this takes a whole day and the distances are so small,,,,,,,,,unbelievable

Muddy Puddles by John

Matt 28:19 ,,,,,,,, go you therefore,,,,,,



Sunday morning saw us making our way to a small bush church at Aranga ,,,,,it had been raining and so we had called ahead to check on the roads which we were told were fine (see photo),,,,,,,,the little rav4 continues to get us in and out of trouble but today we needed a tow,,,,,,,so we left our car at the side of the track and went so far on a motorbike and the rest we walked.

We arrived an hour late but the people were waiting patiently for us,,,,,,we were told that six people were wanting to be baptized so we had church first,,,,,,,

I continue to teach on the value of women which comes from God and not from their husbands or the number of children they have and how Jesus went out of His way to lift up and use women in His ministry .Then before baptism I spoke of dying to ourselves and giving our selves to Jesus and that it was a conscious decision and not just the act of being immersed in water before we made our way to the muddy puddle,,,,,singing all the way there and singing all the way back

PS,,,,,,church was under a shady tree,,,,,,provided by and maintained by God

LOST by John
Ez 34;16,,,,,I will search for the lost and bring back the strays



Sometime back Connie and I were going to a meeting in town,,,Connie was going with others and I was to catch up,,,,,,I was given directions on how to get there ,,,,,,so with these directions I know I am close so I call for someone to talk me in the last bit ,,,,,they tell me turn at the callbox and I am going up and down this road forever I call in again saying Im lost and you know how that word will stick in the throat of a man,,,,all they say is turn at the callbox and Im shouting WHERE IS THE CALLBOX???,,,then someone comes out to find me and bring me in how galling is that????

So I ask this person where is the callbox?,,,,,,oh the callbox fell down years ago they reply we just call this place callbox,,,,,then I think how this reflects my spiritual life relying upon me instead of God



Our first 6 weeks into the new year are full of peace and joy knowing that the changes in our ministry of focusing on spreading the Good News and providing bibles is exactly where Gods wants us

I might have mentioned before that there is a written statistic reporting that 76% of Kenya is Christian and yet when you ask people what is the difference between a Christian and a nonchristian by far the majority can not tell

We ask that you will continue to pray for us we as continue to pray for you,,,,,,,,,,,



We love you and miss you,,,,,,,,,,lots

NEW BIBLES

MANYATTA GROUP
Feb 3 2010 this group of ladies returned with their studies completed and got a new Bible. There were about 20 Bibles given out on Wednesday. The ladies were very excited to get them.

When others saw this they too wanted the opportunity to get a Bible so about 28 others gave us 10 shillings and got the Bible study guide. We will be back to Manyatta on Feb 17 and see how many more will get new Bibles. We encouraged them to read them everyday and to bring them to our next teaching time. ( 10 shillings is about 15 cents in US dollars but it is a way for each of them to be invested in receiving their new Bible. )

For those of you who support us this is how your money is at work supplying Bibles for these ladies. We are paying about $5.35 for each Bible. This is the whole Bible in Swahili or English. Most of the ladies are Luo and we are not able to get the Luo Bible at a reasonable price from this supplier. Pray for that to become available so that those who only know their mother tongue can also get a Bible. The Luo are expensive to purchase for the number of Bibles needed.

Next week we should have several other groups with their new Bibles.
Thank you for your prayers and support.

Ladies Singing at monthly Study in Kaile

Yusta and Clement

This is Yusta we learned of her in December from a support group leader. She is 3 and her mother died a few months ago. Her father is not interested in taking care of her. She is HIV positive and needs good nutrition and anti viral drugs which the government will provide. We have taken her and her brother to an orphanage that is able to handle this situation and she is doing much better.

Yusta and Clement

This is a picture of Yusta about 3 weeks after taking her to the orphanage and you can see she
is gaining a bit of weight and behind her is Clement. He too is doing well. We hope someday
they will be placed back with family that will miss them and want them. They now are safe and well cared for in this place.

Steven going back to school after the holidays at Amani Orphanage. He is always glad to see us because he thinks it means a ride in the car. Steven is doing well. He still tears his clothes so John got permission for him not to have a uniform for awhile until they can get that stopped. He seems happy at the boarding school and they continue to try to find out more about his family and maybe someday he will be reunited with someone from his home. We will continue to support him as long as we need to do so.

Manyatta Support Group

Wednesday mornings at 10 we meet with these ladies under a tree and teach the word of God. This a diverse group of ladies that we started in a house and now we are outdoors so new faces join us each week. The children gather for a story while the ladies are spreading the word that we have arrived. This week we gave the ladies the opportunity to do a Bible Study and bring it back next week and we will present them with a new Bible. Twelve ladies paid 10 shillings for the booklet and are looking forward to their new Bible. We have committed to put the word of God in as many hands as the budget allows and teach them how to read and understand it. Pray for this area of our ministry. We have found a place here in Kisumu to purchase these Bibles in various languages for very reasonable prices. Many people say they are believers in Jesus and yet they do not have a Bible to learn how to live for Jesus.

This Rose a widow and mother of 9 children. She is 35 and sells charcoal to support her family in Dunga Beach. This picture was taken in her one room house. She is wanting sponsors to help send her children to school. We met Rose the first time we went to Dunga in July.