October 30, 2013

Principal's wife: How was your morning? 

Principal: I'm exhausted! Trying to keep up with God and all He is doing for the college is hard work! You're not going to believe all the doors He has opened this morning!

After Jack spoke at our church last
Sunday, a friend said, "I always
assumed that Jack was a preacher,
but he is a trained and gifted teacher!"

This is today's post on KBTC’s Facebook page of Jack's lunchtime report yesterday after a busy morning of meetings with a future teacher in the college’s music program, a teacher in the youth ministry program, and as he ‘linked’ a KBTC student working among the Maasai with a KBTC graduate, a Kenyan Baptist pastor searching for mission opportunities for his church!  Jack could have also said this on Monday morning as he met with a group of partners in theological education!  God is at work in truly amazing ways at Kenya Baptist Theological College. 

Our home in Nairobi is surrounded by tall buildings,
so we rarely spot a sunrise, but we awoke
to this gift yesterday morning.

Thank you for being a part of what is happening at KBTC through your encouragement and as you have prayed for things such as a past request for the staff to depend upon our Father’s guidance and provision. Please join us in continuing to pray for  KBTC to be REVIVED/ RESTORED/ RESURRECTED/ REVISED/ RESCUED, RESULTING once again in a place where African Believers can be prepared to REFLECT the PRESENCE OF GOD and become qualified and capable workers in our Father’s Harvest Field.

One of the stresses of life in Nairobi - roads are obstacle courses!
The centre bit of colour between the buildings is the mass of
people near a market and the country bus depot.

As I write today, I'm still surrounded by packing materials, suitcases, clothes, gifts, etc., but thankfully the’ to-do-before-we-leave’ notes are becoming fewer! Do keep praying for physical and mental strength as we prepare to leave on Sunday evening AND as we settle in the mission house of Temple Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC.  Our ‘to-do-after-we-arrive’ notes include setting up internet and arranging for a vehicle so that we can visit many of you and your churches sharing what God is up to in our part of the world and how you can join in His work.  Pray also for us as we reset our ‘body clocks’ as Kenya is 8 hours ahead of North Carolina! 

The views along Nairobi's roads don't all lead to stress!
These are less than half of the the perfectly
balanced toddler shoes for sale along one street!

I will likely be without internet and too busy unpacking and enjoying time with our family next Wednesday to send the usual update, but please keep praying for Jack as his focuses during our Stateside Assignment (STAS, once called furlough) on sharing God’s work at the Kenya Baptist Theological College and how others can be a part of the needed restoration.  Pray for me as I seek to nudge more people and churches to action (prayer, serving and giving) for Sub-Saharan African Peoples.

I'm looking forward to views such as American churches filled with
potted poinsettias during Christmas, but I will miss daily views
of poinsettias and other flowers that grow year round in Kenya!

Thank you once again for all the ways you strengthen and encourage us as we engage lostness together (Acts 14:22; Revelation 14:6), which you do as you pray for us, serve with us and as you support us through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering!  We do depend on you and we are so thankful for you - thankful enough to take a break from packing to post a new photo album for you, Nairobi - A City of Obstacles; A City of Beauty. BERT

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Today’s post on KBTC’s FB page –  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=679748638710092&set=a.467093746642250.110685.466678516683773&type=1&theater
Today’s post on SSAPeoples FB page, with a view that you will not want to miss - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539963782748279&set=a.389236874487638.90503.100173880060607&type=1&theater

Posts shared on the SSAPeoples and KBTC Facebook pages can be viewed by anyone(including non-FB members) who wants to catch a glimpse of what God is up to in our part of the world and how you can join His work!  
SSAPeoples Nudges to Action (Prayer/ Giving/ Serving) – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sub-Saharan-African-Peoples/100173880060607?ref=hl

KBTC –  https://www.facebook.com/KenyaBaptistTheologicalCollege

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering - http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/default.asp

Nairobi - A City of Obstacles; A City of Beauty - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152286119510130.1073741845.685050129&type=1&l=ce88820f96