Safari Njema

It is hard to believe that we have been planted in Kenya for one year. We had many encouraging 'safari njema (safe travels) today as we told the people see you later. We cannot imagine the emotions generated from our final completion here, but for now, we are grateful for this time of reprieve. Paul knew the temptress exhaustion that can come in 'doing good.' We pray that these weeks in the States will continue steadfastness, focus, and burden for our months of hard work upon our return. We know that the time home with loved ones will be stretched and may feel like it goes by far too quickly. Yet, we are more than grateful to have these moments of face time with you. 

Our physical work site will stop during our absence, but the spiritual work will be continued on thru the leadership of our Ngong team. The weekly bible study has exemplified great devotion from our potential coaches. If they are working on Saturdays, they have shown up at 6am so that they work the full day and do not miss the study. This was all taken from their initiative. It continues to average 20-30 weekly. Pray for their growth as a team. 

While we are gone, an American team will be here to work alongside our Ngong brothers/sisters. The leadership team is overseeing a soccer outreach on Sunday June 6 for the Matheri slum-. Pray for their investments. The Kenyan team has already exemplified tremendous leadership skills. We are eager to hear about how God works thru them and thru the outreach. 

Since we will not be working, pray for all of our workers who will be in search of work for a month. Pray that the Lord may show His provision in their lives. 

We will be leaving Kenya at 530am Tuesday morning. Pray for our travels. Will fly from Kenya to Ethiopia to Frankfurt (overnight stay) and then from Frankfurt to Chicago to Bham. So as you can see, it will be an adventurous journey home. Our 3 wks in the States will be stretched bwtn Excel, Al- Bham, AL- Nashville, TN- and Cinci-Oh. We know that this time will not allow us to have time with each of you and those that we do see we know that we will crave even more time! So, we pray that our time can be seasoned with strengthening fellowship among loved ones. We are thankful to have the opportunity and will savor each investment and each moment spent with you. For those we do not see, forgive us for our crazy schedule. When we return upon completion, we will look forward to those moments with you!