Miracles and Believing

“Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles
among you because you observe the law, or
because you believe what you heard?” Galatians 3:5

My favorite photo taken this week and yes,
I did enhance the colour a bit, but not that
much. Love the creative selling!

It has been weeks since I last prepared a weekly update thanks to a very uncooperative computer, plus we took a few weeks of leave to visit with family in the States. To be honest, as computer problems forced a longer than planned break from computer work, I realized how much I needed time-off! I’m writing from a new computer today and am very refreshed and eager to get back to sharing what God is doing in our part of the world!

Poinsettia are blooming on campus and NO,
I did not enhance the colours in this photo!

We were not seeking to be deceptive by not announcing our trip to the States, but it is not wise in our part of the world to announce publicly that your house will be empty for a month. Our time with family and visits with KBTC partners kept us busier than expected (thus our not contacting others), but as Jack always replied when I asked if a visit was as good as expected, “It was even better than expected!”

As I shared in late May, we were awaiting the beginning of construction and roofing of “the upper unfinished floor of the building where students study, sleep, eat and meet for chapel.” The work finally began in June and we returned in time to view the raising of the first truss and though it was a bit scary, it was super exciting and definitely a time of praise and thanksgiving! Thanks to the support of KBTC friends, students will soon be studying/ sleeping/ eating/ attending chapel in a building with a roof! You can keep up with progress and needs at KBTC’s facebook page, which can be viewed by all, including a video of five men raising the first truss via their hands and ropes which can be viewed at 

https://www.facebook.com/bert.yates/videos/10153932826655130/?l=1298191122335305749.  

Last week they raised the first truss of the roof and yesterday all the
trusses were in place and most of the needed steel supports (purlins).

As often happens when we see our Father at work and view His miracles, the devil throws a tantrum and tries to discourage us and others at KBTC. Our praise is that our Father has given us and the KBTC family His Spirit to guide and strengthen through times of disappointments in the enrolment of students and funds to cover salaries and other expenses.

Jack and I are OK and thanking God for his
protection.  I awoke at 1:30 on Monday night
hearing pops and discovered that the power guard
on our cottage fridge was ablaze.  I'm also thankful
that what I did stopped the fire and not me - which
was grabbing it and pitching it into the sink!

We are also thankful for no injuries among the KBTC family during a storm with strong winds on Monday night which resulted in power surges and major electrical problems on campus. Many of us had problems in our homes, from light fixtures exploding to ‘fried’ appliances. An electrician has been on campus all day (a one-day delay as power was not restored on campus until late yesterday afternoon) and he is still locating more problems in the offices. Another unexpected expense will be repairing the damaged pump at the borehole which provides water in homes and offices on campus. Pray with us that it can be repaired rather than replaced and done so quickly.

Our fridge guard no longer works, but we learned
when the power returned the next afternoon that
it did its job - our fridge is working great!

Yes, all of this has led to many moments of discouragement, but we keep reminding ourselves and each other that we are doing God’s work and He is the one in charge! He only asks that we believe in Him and rely upon Him, or as the old song says, TRUST AND OBEY Him. No, this isn’t always easy, thus we need your prayers. Join us in praying that we will keep our focus on knowing and doing God’s will.

We also ask that you join us in praying for wisdom and strength for Jack as he leads KBTC as the school strives to become better equipped to train Believers who want to serve our Father and shepherd His children. Pray for guidance and sensitivity as I correspond with our workers, sharing their praises and needs as Nudges to Action (Praying/ Serving/ Giving) for Sub-Saharan African Peoples.   BERT YATES

One last praise this week for this beautiful wildflower
growing outside my office/spare bedroom window!