appliance, but we took a few more breaks and did some old fashioned reading!Internet with strength too little to function – Of course this was when my planned work relied totally on access to the internet. Positive: I had a two day rest from the computer.
Dirty water barely trickling into the taps which means filling the washing machine by hand via buckets checked for water quality – Good side: The kitchen floor is squeaky clean with all the sloshing between the sink and machine! Yes, I could use a hose, but being a multi-tasker, I WOULD flood the whole house! The super positive: Though colourful and little pressure, there IS water in the taps!
Frustrations are a part of our lives and the lives of many of your missionaries, and yes, we are good people, but we are not saints. What keeps us going? The positives that erase all the negatives. For Jack and me, members of the LEGACY TEAM (older, established Baptist work), it is experiencing God’s Multiplication Plan in action. We are watching the disciples of our present and past missionary and Kenyan co-workers “Go ye therefore” and teach new disciples to know and obey God’s Word. We get to see these men and women make their own disciples as they proclaim the eternal gospel to every nation, tribe, language and people (Rev. 14:6).No, things do not always go smoothly, one of the many reasons we need your prayer support as we continue to serve in Kenya. Jack and I daily talk of what we should and should not do. We debate how God wants us to strengthen and encourage others. We discuss when to “speak up” and when to be quiet! Please join us in praying that we will be so guided by the Holy Spirit that we can always trust that our actions and especially our reactions are exactly what God would have us do! As we continue with the teaching and disciple making/training, pray that we will always be an active, positive part of God’s plan for His work.
Pray especially for Jack as he travels to western Kenya next week to teach in the discipleship programme supported through LifeWay.Pray for me (Bert) as I “connect” our missionaries in Equatorial Africa, many who are working with Unreached People Groups. Pray that I will find the best ways to strengthen and encourage my IMB co-workers as they root their own “Family Trees of Disciples” with people who do not yet know our Father’s love and salvation.
Thank you for praying for Kenya’s Class Eight students during last week’s exams which determine if some will continue in school and the quality of the high school others will attend. My
young friends at church were amazed that Americans were praying for them!Your prayers do make a difference! Many comments and evaluations are swirling around in the Southern Baptist community concerning missions programs, but I can assure you that God is blessing the work of missionaries (long and short term ones) and the financial support provided by your gifts to the Lottie Moon Offering and the Cooperative Program. He is using your prayers, time, gifts and other support to accomplish His plans. As ones in the Harvest Field, Jack and I thank you for allowing us to be about our Father’s work in the place where He has called us! Bert Yates
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Remember that you can find special information on how to pray for Kenya at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Bertndovu/LegacyTeamYatesPrayerLetter_091111PRAYERWALKWithACupAndASomaliNewTestament?feat=directlink
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