Monday, September 15, 2008

Letter from Kenya

Fantastic news from Hope Nairobi in Kenya! Here's an email from our church planters there! Pray a quick prayer for them when you read this - even a one-minute prayer can go a long way.

Anyway, here's an (edited) email from Lisa and LC. Be blessed! "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
Dear all,

This week was extremely tiring in a good way. We formed another care group in another side of Nairobi. It was officially started last sunday-14th September 2008.

It is near to Karen-for those of you who remember Karen Blixen, Giraffee centre and elephant orphanages. We are calling the new care group OR 1- Ongata Rongai 1.

Attached is the photo:

I will start with the men/Top : Charles 1 (Researcher), Ben (CPA student), Charles 2 (Teacher), Vincent (Civil engineering student)
Ladies/sitting: Grape(sister from Hope Bangkok), Tira (Hope Nairobi) with Wei (Charles 1's son), Rosie (Charles 1's wife-secretary to Vice Chancellor of University nearby), Winnie-Charles 2's wife, a singer with son Jed), and of course Li Chuang. Me camera person.

We need a lot of prayer covering this new group. Please pray for [YA: (edited for brevity and grammar)]:
1. Protection upon Charles 1 and Rosie, because they are the ones who invited us to start with them.
2. Stabilising the people to come over to care group within the new estate in their commitment to the church.
3. For more mature couples to come in - especially men with children and those in stable marriages.
4. We want to branch off with another group in the University of Jomo Kenyatta. Please pray for us to help Vincent who is a student there, in order to jump start the group.
5. For the CG to increase in their strength and maturity in their walk with the Lord, and to grow in serving one another in love.

Pray that Tira will be equipped and strengthened to take over City 1 group soon. Pray for us too to strengthen Tira and the City 1 group.

Last sunday was the biggest number we have seen- 13 including Grape.Thank God because we are suddenly struck with how good God is to us.

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