WORK PERMIT UPDATE
We continue to ask for prayers concerning our work/resident permit. It is now seven months late in being issued. We still believe that there is not any trouble in it being issued, just a matter of disorganization. We are told that our file has been lost and to date it has not been found. Two weeks ago I was finally able to talk my way into the “inner” offices where the decision makers work. I was able to explain my situation and found a sympathetic ear. I was told a “temporary” file would be opened in order for our permit to be issued and when our official file was found they would combine the two. While in these offices I saw rooms of immigration files piled from the floor to the ceiling. Maybe there was some organization in the disorganization, but I certainly saw how my file could have been misplaced.
TEACHERS DINNER
This last Friday we had our annual teachers dinner for all those who serve in the teaching ministries of the Grace Bible Baptist Church. We have endeavored since the beginning to develop within the church the mandate of the great commission to teach all things. We are thankful for the fifty church members who involve themselves in teaching others each week. In total not including preaching, the Bible College and the Christian School, the Grace Bible Baptist Church has thirty four different teaching classes and times.
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Next March we will be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Grace Bible Baptist Church. We will also be in our twentieth year of missions work in Kenya. We plan to have a special anniversary service remembering this special event. Our Pastor Kevin Folger will be with us along with many visitors from all over Kenya and other parts of Africa. We have begun in earnest the preparations for this event. Please begin praying with us that this special event will produce fruit that remains
GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY
One of our most time consuming yet important ministries is the Grace Baptist Academy. We have 250 students from various backgrounds from several countries. Besides Kenya we have students from Burundi and South Sudan. One problem we have had through the years is to have someone with the right vision to lead the school. We have done the best we could but recently God has begun to lead us to pray more earnestly about someone coming to help lead the school. Maybe there is a school teacher or possibly a retired teacher that God would have come to Kenya to help in this needful ministry. Will you pray with us about this?
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