Hailes on Mission

  As many of you all know, we have arrived safely at our home in Nairobi.     Our time in the USA was lovely, and we are so thankful for the times we had with so many of you.     We truly enjoyed getting to share what the Lord is doing and how He is at work.     The Lord is good, and we are thankful to be considered worthy to be His servants here.     As we shared and updated you all, we were constantly reminded of our need to be true to our words and stay connected to the Lord.       We are now finished with week one in Nairobi, and we are healthy and ready to get to work.  We don’t just want to tell what God has done, but we want to live in unison with Him as He desires to accomplish new things in and through our lives.  Thus, we are here on the ground, ready to get to work.  Now we are ready, but we also need prayers answered so that we know that we are stepping where the Lord desires us to step...

We serve a mighty God!  Isn't he good? During our time in the states we have been able to do so much!!! We celebrated Phoebe's graduation from Texas A&M, Emma's Social Work penning ceremony, & Phoebe's and Josh's union in marriage.  We were able to see many of you and visit multiple churches to see all that God is doing through the Church here in the States and share how he's moving overseas.  If we didn't get to connect with you this time, we hope to be back in another 2 years.  Maybe we'll catch you then.   As we shared with churches we also tried to train and deepen our partnerships.  We can't thank you enough for your support- both in prayer and in giving- but we hope to see many of you in Kenya working alongside us in the near future.  As countries begin to open up, we are hopeful that our bi-annual trainings will return to in-person meetings, and we'll need your help to come and work alongside us.  If you have any desire to serv...

We are enjoying every minute of our time here in the States.  We’re at about the halfway mark of our time here.  We had a trip to Virginia, where we were able to train new personnel headed to SSA (Sub-Saharan Africa) in person!  From there we took a road trip as a family of 6 to Florida where we made lasting.  We continue to find encouragement from churches who are seeking to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their respective communities.  We’ve been able to give a report of all God is doing in Africa, but are, in turn, truly blessed to hear all he is doing here in the States as well. The day finally arrived.  June 5th.  We gave our daughter’s hand in marriage to Joshua Valdez.  It was a beautiful ceremony.  Adam did a knock-out job, as usual, officiating.  Everything was just as it should’ve been and we believe God has been glorified.  Pray for Phoebe & Josh as they begin this chapter in their lives.  They’ve claimed Colos...

We’ve been in the States for a month now.  What a sweet time we’ve been having!  We are enjoying time with our families, friends and sharing with churches about all God is doing in Africa and beyond. Phoebe & Emma completed their classes for Spring 2021.  River finished 1st grade.  Phoebe graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor’s in Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and we are full-swing in wedding preparations.  Since Baylee must take a semester worth of online courses to complete her sophomore year, she is continuing to press on in her 5 classes.  Pray for her to be motivated and press on.  It’s so hard when everyone else is done. We continue to receive updates and messages on baptisms and trainings taking place in Madagascar.  There are also many coming to Christ in Nairobi.  The Lord is moving.  Here in the States we have also been encouraged by churches and how the Lord is using them to reach out to and love on th...

FULL MONTH OF TRAINING The month of March was FULL of trainings.  We trained new missionaries coming to serve in Sub-Saharan Africa.  We trained current missionaries serving in Sub-Saharan Africa in their first term.  We trained believers in our local church to evangelize and disciple people as they live out their day-to-day lives.  We trained nurturers in the Growing Redemptive Participator Approach (GrPA).  We also started corresponding with missionaries who will be starting their stateside training to come and serve in Sub-Saharan Africa later this year.   Reflecting and writing up that list of trainings makes me tired, but it has been such a sweet time of pouring into others!     Along the way, we have also spent time in local ministry, sharing the gospel and studying together with our disciples.     The hardest part of this month was our vacation that was abruptly cut short.  After our we...

Our stateside assignment is on the horizon, and we are ready to be there with our family and friends! We’re looking forward to college graduation, a wedding, and speaking at several churches to share how the Lord is moving in Sub-Saharan Africa.     Here’s our speaking schedule as of now: April: 18- Emory BC, Emory, TX 25- Park Street BC, Greenville, TX 26 (Monday)- Bullard Chapel BC, Tishomingo, OK  (Marshall-Johnson Association -WMU) 27-(Tuesday)- helping FBC Bryan, TX WMU May: 2- OPEN 9- Ridgecrest BC, Commerce, TX  23- FBC Alto, TX 25-(Tuesday)- helping FBC Bryan, TX WMU 30- FBC Aurantia- Mims, Florida June: 13- Fredericksburg Methodist Church, Fredericksburg, TX 20- Aberdeen BC, Pueblo, CO 27- FBC-Universal City, TX July: 11- OPEN   We would love to see each one of you, if possible.  Please join us in one of the above locations or set a date to share a meal or visit over coffee.   For now, we’re in a sprint to the finish. ...

So many times, we find ourselves so busy that we can't truly remember what we did yesterday and much less what is coming in the future.  Life just seems to be eating away at our passions and dreams.  We would even say we are just going through the motions.  Here on the mission field, we have learned that knowing a major event is coming up is always a motivating factor for keeping our focus in the busy seasons of life.  However, thanks to Covid many of us just find ourselves running forward but confused as to why or what the end-goal may be.  Even knowing how things will turn out.  Everything is uncertain. January has been one of those months.  There were many times we found ourselves wondering what we were doing.  We hit this new year and took off in a sprint.  With our new role as the Nairobi City team leaders as well as our affinity training role we pushed forward and sought to learn many new things.  God was really good and allowed us...