Praising God Among the Nations & Peoples

Another week of pondering how to best share my answer to WHY WE GO, the query IMB workers are answering at the end of 2015. And once again I've thought of many answers, but God provided a new answer during my devotions yesterday morning.

When we truly know of our Heavenly Father’s love, care and faithfulness and of the precious gift we have of serving and obeying Him, of fulfilling His purpose for us, how can we not sing and make music? How can we not want to tell all peoples of His glory? How can I not want to share what God is doing among our Sub-Saharan African Peoples and allow others to join in His work through prayer, giving and serving?

Lots is always happening at KBTC, including work
on Baraka Hall, cutting grass and feeding the students!

Jack received a note this week from a KBTC student which reaffirmed WHY WE GO: “I thank God for your tireless efforts, concerns and prayers which make my dream come true. Thank you again for the support I receive through your office, including assistance with school fees. I am looking forward to working hard and through God’s power to achieve my goal of being an effective minister by applying the materials received from professors. I am humbled before God to see how He will use me as an equipped servant in ministry for His people. It is my prayer that God may bless you.  THANK YOU." 

If you had visited the new upper floor of KBTC's Baraka Hall last
Friday morning (Nov 13) this is what you would have viewed.
We are continuing to praise God for how He is at work at KBTC!

If you doubt what this “Thanks and Appreciation Letter” meant to Jack, take a moment to read our prayer letters from early 2013! Though it was hard at times to imagine during 2013 and even until recently, God is definitely at work at KBTC and the school is being “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 stop shopping/service in Nairobi's industrial area. While getting tires

repaired, one can get a bite to eat, play pool and get clothes laundered!

Please continue joining us in praying for strength and wisdom as Jack serves as the Principal of the Kenya Baptist Theological College. Pray for the team that is working towards KBTC being accredited and enabled to offer degrees. Pray for open hearts, minds and souls for the students who are currently on the campus and for those teaching the classes this month.

We have not started decorating for Christmas with
twinkling lights. God-provided rain turned our
yard into a wonder-land each morning this week! 

Pray for me as I serve as the Prayer Networker for our affinity and share what God is up to among Sub-Saharan African Peoples. To be honest, spending hours each day on the internet is not always ‘fun’, but I know that when those of you who support us through prayer, giving (Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Cooperative Program and other global missions offerings) and by coming/sending more workers learn how God has blessed your past investments, you will be astounded and want to invest more in prayers, finances and serving as you join us in joining Him in His work! BERT YATES
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- Prayer letters from early 2013 -http://bertandjackyates.blogspot.co.ke/2013_01_01_archive.html
- Lottie Moon Christmas Offering -http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/default.asp
- Remember to view the daily Nudges to Action for Sub-Saharan African Peoples (CLICK tab at top of page), a part of Bert's work as the Prayer Networker for Sub-Saharan African Peoples at https://www.facebook.com/SubSaharanAfricanPeoples. This site and those below can be safely viewed by anyone!
- For more about Jack's work at the Kenya Baptist Theological College, CLICK the KBTC tab above to visit at https://www.facebook.com/KenyaBaptistTheologicalCollege. The NEW AND IMPROVED version of Praising God at Baraka Hall - November 11, 2015 (shared last week) is now up and ready for viewing and sharing on this page.
- CLICK the Bits of Our Hearts tab for more view of our daily lives at https://www.facebook.com/bitsofourhearts.

One of many photos shared this week at BITS of our HEARTS!