Sprint to the Finish

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.  

 

As we’ve taken on the role of First Term Training Catalyst, Nairobi City Leaders, and interim as Language and Culture Specialists, there’s still a lot of work to do before our stateside!

 

One of the most exciting tasks we’ve been a part of is training local believers. We’ve gained entry into a Kenyan neighborhood nearby where we live.  We worshipped with the small group of believers one Sunday, and Adam and a team went back to do a training of about 30 members.  We look forward to seeing how the Lord uses those believers in the neighborhoods of Landri and Babadogo.  

 

The Lord has also paved the way for us to be a part of a beautiful local church family.  Ruaraka Baptist Church has welcomed us with open arms and has many outstanding programs and strategies in place.  We’ve been asked to provide training and are currently doing just that.  Please pray for hearts to be ignited and believers to be mobilized to engage the lostness.

 

Other tasks we’re involved in include training our colleagues already on the field and preparing those coming soon.  Due to COVID, we have not held a conference in-person with the units in their first term.  Therefore, we’ve created a virtual conference that spans the month of March.  Although it’s been a lot of work, we’re excited to offer this training and look forward to how the Lord will use each person.

 

For those units preparing to come to Sub-Saharan Africa, we’ve been meeting about once a week, imparting nuggets of truth that will help them acclimate well upon field arrival. We’re thankful to guests from within our Affinity that have graciously given their time and knowledge to speak into these missionaries’ hearts.  We will spend 2 ½ days with them virtually next week before commissioning and finalizing their bags.

 

Lastly, we have been doing our best to track language learners, language coaches, and language budgets. We’re so proud of the progress language learners have made and are so thankful for the hard work language coaches, and teachers put into these learners. We’re excited to be doing language training at the end of the month so more M’s can study with trained teachers.

 

On the family side of things, River continues to thrive at Rosslyn Academy.  Baylee has done so well back in person at RVA.  This is her last term there as she will complete her courses for the year online while we’re stateside and then begin her Junior year at Rosslyn.  Phoebe is in her final semester at Texas A&M.  She’s worked so hard and will finish her Biomedical Science degree.  Emma has also been working hard while at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor.  She will graduate in December with a degree in Social Work.  She has really enjoyed her internship at Family Promise over this past year.  We’re proud of the difference she’s making in so many lives.

 

Praises:

*God is on the move.  All around the world.

*New missionaries are still being trained and sent to the field

*Our kids are thriving in their respective schools

*Wedding plans are coming together for Phoebe and Josh

 

Prayer Requests:

*Team strategy and unity, especially in Nairobi

*Individuals like Cyril, Frances, Elizabeth, Rose, Momanyi, Knight, and others that desire training and are going out to share

*Our kids- to finish this semester strong

*For us- to finish our tasks this month with excellence

 

 

 

Valentine's Church Date!
A small window of time with Baylee for an Orthodontist appointment
Encouraging someone about to take a language evaluation
Training 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

It's Time to Come Home

Image
The Lord has prepared us and led us to make a significant change.  We're coming back to the USA!  Many things have helped us make this decision, but ultimately, the Lord is leading us, and we are just continuing to be faithful to Him. We haven't changed.  Our hearts remain steadfast.  The passion and desire for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done continue to grow within us.  However, we will now live this out on the front lines of the USA in Texas. We are excited to announce Adam will be the senior Pastor at First Baptist Church Valley Mills, Texas.  He will be officially starting at the end of June.  Suzie should be teaching at the elementary school in Valley Mills.  Baylee and River will finish the school year in Nairobi as we pack up the house and say our goodbyes well.  Baylee graduates high school on May 25th.  We will return to the USA in the first part of June to take a little time to decompress before beginning ministry in Valley Mills. We are forever grateful t
Read more

Walking By Faith...through a Never-ending Storm

Image
This past month has been difficult for us as a family.  Actually, this whole year has been tough. We have a need to heal physically but emotionally we just don't feel strong due to not being able to do all the required/wanted activities physically.  We are responsible for so much and we feel as if we are giving our all but it just isn't enough.  However, in our physical and emotional weakness the Lord is faithful. All this to say, what keeps us going is serving the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord's. Being actively involved in God's Kingdom work is where we find ourselves being strengthened and reminded that He is strong and Mighty no matter how we feel. Thus, when things break down, when we find ourselves weak physically, when we feel all alone and abandoned, He is there! The Lord is shining His grace and mercy on so many here in Nairobi and around all of Africa.  He has allowed us by His grace to be a part of it.  He is good and so today be encouraged that He can do
Read more

Short but Packed

Image
February is a short month but we packed it full! (No surprise!!) Baylee kicked off the month in Olepolos, a village south of Nairobi, where she served a church and its community alongside some classmates. She was able to share the gospel, serve in the church, work on the church and love on the children and students in the village. Adam & Suzie got to tour Istanbul on a long layover headed to Athens where they spent time with others leading the strategy for their cities in other parts of the world. It was incredible to visit places with such rich histories and ancient landmarks, both in Istanbul and Athens. God is on the move around the world. He's the same yesterday, today and forever, which is mind-blowing, especially when your standing in front of an olympic stadium that was built in 330BC, and that's still not as old as creation. Friends from Madagascar had a long layover and we were able to reconnect for a short visit.  It had been years since we'd seen each other a
Read more