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The call is still upon us and once again David and I are privileged to be a part of a 21-member team traveling to Kenya this July—with one exciting addition—our daughter, Chelsea will be joining us this time!

It’s been two years since our last trip and the exciting things God is doing through Build the Village are almost too many to tell! Churches have been established all across the Nandi Hills Region, Discipleship courses have touched many lives, and the Theological school has seen it’s first set of graduates this past year. Perhaps the most exciting news of all is the establishment of the first “Village Hub” in the village of Choimim where a church has been built and dedicated, a clean-water well has been opened, the preschool is up and running with it’s first class of students and the finishing touches are being put on the orphanage as of this letter. These are certainly exciting times to see God’s hand at work touching lives in real and profound ways with the living Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Two years ago, we were privileged to be a part of a church planting and evangelism mission trip to this region and to produce Build the Village’s first video documenting this work. This year we’ve been asked to produce a follow-up video in order to tell some of the stories of the lives being changed and the ministry being done in this region. This, along with the primary work of village evangelism, helping out with construction of the orphanage, assistance in the new preschool with materials and guidance, and the hopeful establishment of a local women’s ministry; is what our team hopes to have God do through us during this year’s trip.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the mission and ministry of Build the Village you can visit their website at: www.buildthevillage.org. Below is a list of items we will bring and leave for future use. Perhaps you’d like to send something along too!

• small sewing kits
• pencils and erasers
• yellow highlighters
• “emergency” candles
• sharpeners
• small umbrellas
• raincoats
• clothespins
• batteries
• flashlights
• ABEKA preschool curriculum
• twin-sized bed sheets

Thanks and Godspeace!