SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER PRAYER LETTER

RETURN TO KENYA

We have bought our plane tickets and will be returning to Kenya on October 30th.  Although there is enjoyment in visiting family, friends, and churches it is still difficult to be away from our home for extended periods of time.  This is the main reason that we made the decision many years ago to not take long furloughs.  Returning to Kenya with just two of our five children will leave a gaping hole in our hearts and lives, but we are pleased beyond measure to see our grown children serving the Lord. 

RIFT VALLEY BAPTIST COLLEGE

I was in Kenya for two weeks at the end of August to participate in a session of the Rift Valley Baptist College.   The college is the primary vehicle that we use in training men for the ministry, and it is always with great joy that we meet together to impart the Bible to the students.  Through the years we have seen nearly forty men trained who are serving the Lord as pastors and missionaries.  We held our latest graduation this past April, and it was a delight to see the students rewarded for their hard work.  The graduation service was extra special for us as our three oldest children were part of the graduating class.  Charity, Amanda, and Timothy completed at least 24 classes and did the required work to receive their general bible diploma.  Amanda and Timothy saw a number of their class credits transfer to Heartland Baptist Bible College, where they are continuing their training.

Charity, Amanda and Timothy with dad and Pastor Oloo

 GRACE TO THE REGIONS BEYOND

The works in Congo and Burundi continue to go forward.  There is a constant battle with government red tape and hindrances by Satan, but God continues to allow us to “find a way thru”.  Souls are being saved, people baptized, and trained.  We have three satellite branches of our bible college that are meeting in these countries.  We have now been working with some of these people for three plus years, and have begun to see a real maturing in their lives.  We continue to make plans to begin working in Southern Sudan next year.  Pastor Peter Kosgei, who will be sent to Sudan, continues to get much valuable training in the Grace Bible Baptist Church and in the Congo ministry.