your ability to absorb all that is flowing through our hearts and minds are limited – especially today as I prepare this week’s Prayer Update and seek to capture the great eight days in western Kenya when Jack led Church Planting Training. There are so many stories I’d like to share with you – as well as so many pictures (thousands) which I know would also touch your heart and strengthen your prayers and thank you for praying for the training/trip! So I have downloaded a report with only 20 pictures on FACEBOOK (you don’t have to be a member to view the pictures) to share how God is at work in western Kenya. The slideshow begins with a picture of an adorable little
girl with these words: The Unfinished Task, a National Survey of Churches in Kenya (2004, ACM-FTT, p. 70) says that Western Province, which is much smaller than most provinces, "has 12% of Kenya's population" and almost half of its population is "less than 15 years ...the highest concentration of young people in the country." This survey also said that only 5% of people in this province attend church.
The last picture is of a group of bright eyed kids with this caption: These children were among the students at Shikhambi Baptist Church (2nd training). Praise God that they live in a neighborhood with a church where the people want to learn more about sharing their Father's love 
and salvation. Pray that the churches in Kakamega will be revived and be strong witnesses of their heavenly Father in their communities and in nearby areas where other unreached people groups live. Pray that these children will not only become healthy adults, but that they will become God's Ambassadors in their homeland, their continent, and in their world.
Included also are pictures of a unique church nursery and a special look at how Kenyan children entertain themselves, as well as testimonies of how God is at work in the lives of a few of the Church Planting Training participants, plus pictures to help you understand why your prayers were needed for travelling mercies! You can find all these pictures and their stories at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=193383&id=685050129&l=24adcf1ebb
As always, if you 
can use these pictures in any way to promote missions and share how God is at work, please copy and USE THEM! Also, remember that I am always eager to add others to my e-mail list and my list of FACEBOOK friends, or you can send others to this blog. As you can see, I’m not bashful when it comes to raising prayer support or making certain that others are joining us in praising God for how He is at work in our part of the world!
Bert Yates
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