August 20, 2014

“As for me, the LORD has led me on a journey” (Genesis 24:7). Pray for a successful journey (v.40) for missionaries among Sub-Saharan African Peoples seeking medical help or training away from their people; for those helping their kids settle in schools in another country or continent; and for those on a new “right road” (v. 48) of service among a different people, as well as those beginning retirement.

Our cottage has two bedrooms, the smaller one
is now 'my' office, and it even has a real kitchen,
unlike the small cottage we 'called' home last
year with one bedroom and a second room
used as the kitchen/living/dining/ office!
EXCEPT the desk has to go!  I thought the
mold was only in the drawers, but...

Yesterday’s Nudge to Action for Sub-Saharan African Peoples was based on many of the prayer items I’ve read recently in my co-workers newsletters, blogs and Facebook posts, but it was also a personal one for Jack and me. God has answered our prayers and we are now making a weekly journey to the Kenya Baptist Theological College campus, rather than Jack making a daily journey! While we await the availability of a house which will become the permanent principal’s house, we are once again staying in a guest cottage on campus during the week and returning to Nairobi on the weekends.

When it was time to teach his afternoon classes last Monday,
Jack loved walking to the new building from our cottage!

Thank you for praying “for a very productive first meeting of the new KBTC Board of Governors” last Friday. It was a very, very productive meeting and Jack and the staff are excited about the new leadership which is strengthening and encouraging the revival restoration of KBTC.

I was paying attention during the worship service at our
church (Eastgate PBC) last Sunday, but during the service I
realized that the photos I needed to promote the new KBTC
enrolment flyers were 'happening' in front of us!

You'll have to visit the special KBTC 2015 Enrollment
album to view the special promotion!

This term of classes is continuing to go well. Jack is praising God for those teaching music, education and theology this term. Pray for strength and wisdom for these teachers as they teach long hours – a necessity during the four three-week terms per year schedule. Thank God with us also for the students who desire to become better equipped to serve our Father.

Yes, I’m using the work THANKS a lots today, but we also want to thank those of you who spotted our birthdays on prayer calendars this past week and prayed extra for us. I had a great day last Thursday (14th) and gave myself the gift of time away from the computer – not all day, but most of the day! Jack was exhausted after teaching and our ‘moving’ on Monday (18th), but he still called it a very blessed birthday as he loves teaching and is so thankful to now have more time each day on campus rather than in the car journeying to campus!

I (Bert) walked up to the classrooms with Jack
on Monday so that I could get photos.  I was
so busy watching the twittering orange breasted
bird that I totally missed the big one, until
moments before he made his own 'journey'!

And our greatest thanks is to God for how He does lead us on a journey and how, although there are many crooks and turns we might rather skip, we know when we’re following Him, we can trust Him, depend upon Him and be assured it will truly be a successful journey. Join us in praying that we will always seek God’s guidance and wisdom as we continue seeking the ‘right roads’ to join in His work and serve Him. BERT YATES
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This week's daily Nudges to Action for Sub-Saharan African Peoples can be viewed at  https://www.facebook.com/SubSaharanAfricanPeoples.

KBTC 2105 Enrollment Flyers story shared at  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.830834860268135.1073741829.466678516683773&type=3.

Another 'journey' captured this week through
the window of my 'office' in our home in Nairobi!

And my favourite photo of the week -
captured peering into our bedroom window in Nairobi!