Greetings the name of Jesus Christ!
We apologize for the long silence. We have been extremely busy in the past week. For those of you who get our newsletter, we informed you of a short seminar that we would be doing in a place called Chwele. If you are looking at a map of Kenya, we are on the West boarder about 15 kilometers from Uganda. The closest big now is called Bungoma.
These past few days have been filled with preparing lessons and getting everything ready for the very full two day weekend. We have spent many hours sitting at a little desk preparing the lessons.
The place where we are is very hungry for the Word of God! These people (coming from a variety of tribes) have no Bibles and therefore, no sound teaching from the Word of God. In a brief meeting preparing for the seminar, Phil was asked to teach a brief lesson. The audience of about 20 took down every word like it were water in a dry place! Even from that 30 min, unplanned lesson people were saying that a small revival in their people has begun.
We are right now in Chwele, staying in a convent. God is the great provider! We were not sure exactly where we would stay, but our contact here knew that these nuns were very hospitable. So, we find ourselves in this very wonderful place having free lodging and warm meals everyday.
Concerning our contact here, we are working with Pastor Duncan Khisha - a church planter with New Christ Life Mission (an independent denomination in Kenya and East Uganda). He is a very humble man who works hard for the Lord in every way that he can. One challenge that Pr. Duncan faces is that he is deaf... as you can imagine, we sometimes have some challenges in preparing a seminar. But God's power is revealed in the midst of our weakness!
These people are excited for the next two days, and for good reason! For many of them, they will receive a Bible for the very first time. (By God's grace, He has provided 147 Bibles for the people attending the seminar! Praise His Worthy Name!) Also, for many of them, they will be hearing Biblically rich and doctrinally sound teaching for the first time!
We will be in Chwele for two full days of teaching! We hope to do a blog post tomorrow night giving pictures of the seminar and the distribution of Bibles! Then, God willing, either Sunday or Monday night we will do a blog post giving an update on the seminar.
Please be praying for us. We know that the devil does not want this seminar to succeed. We will be holding it in the town market. 150 people have registered, but there will be hundreds more crowding around the tents. God willing there will be a great revival in this place! Please be praying to that end!
MAY THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN RECEIVE THE FULL REWARD OF HIS SUFFERINGS!
(This sign greets everyone who drives through Chwele... Oh God be glorified!)
We apologize for the long silence. We have been extremely busy in the past week. For those of you who get our newsletter, we informed you of a short seminar that we would be doing in a place called Chwele. If you are looking at a map of Kenya, we are on the West boarder about 15 kilometers from Uganda. The closest big now is called Bungoma.
These past few days have been filled with preparing lessons and getting everything ready for the very full two day weekend. We have spent many hours sitting at a little desk preparing the lessons.
The place where we are is very hungry for the Word of God! These people (coming from a variety of tribes) have no Bibles and therefore, no sound teaching from the Word of God. In a brief meeting preparing for the seminar, Phil was asked to teach a brief lesson. The audience of about 20 took down every word like it were water in a dry place! Even from that 30 min, unplanned lesson people were saying that a small revival in their people has begun.
We are right now in Chwele, staying in a convent. God is the great provider! We were not sure exactly where we would stay, but our contact here knew that these nuns were very hospitable. So, we find ourselves in this very wonderful place having free lodging and warm meals everyday.
Concerning our contact here, we are working with Pastor Duncan Khisha - a church planter with New Christ Life Mission (an independent denomination in Kenya and East Uganda). He is a very humble man who works hard for the Lord in every way that he can. One challenge that Pr. Duncan faces is that he is deaf... as you can imagine, we sometimes have some challenges in preparing a seminar. But God's power is revealed in the midst of our weakness!
These people are excited for the next two days, and for good reason! For many of them, they will receive a Bible for the very first time. (By God's grace, He has provided 147 Bibles for the people attending the seminar! Praise His Worthy Name!) Also, for many of them, they will be hearing Biblically rich and doctrinally sound teaching for the first time!
We will be in Chwele for two full days of teaching! We hope to do a blog post tomorrow night giving pictures of the seminar and the distribution of Bibles! Then, God willing, either Sunday or Monday night we will do a blog post giving an update on the seminar.
Please be praying for us. We know that the devil does not want this seminar to succeed. We will be holding it in the town market. 150 people have registered, but there will be hundreds more crowding around the tents. God willing there will be a great revival in this place! Please be praying to that end!
MAY THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN RECEIVE THE FULL REWARD OF HIS SUFFERINGS!
(This sign greets everyone who drives through Chwele... Oh God be glorified!)
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