We want to thank you again for your prayers and encouragement to our family as we serve! Thursday held significant travels as Don headed to another pastor and church leadership training about an hour from Eldoret during the morning. He returned to Ilula by noon and immediately headed over to Kipkaren to join a visiting team from California called WATER OF LIFE and the amazing ELI Youth camp that was already in motion. Almost 500 young people from all over Kenya were at the camp! Don preached/shared the morning message on Friday and after the message there was a special time of prayer as over 150 of the young people wanted individual prayer. The Kenyan pastors who were helping as camp counselors and the WOL team divided up and prayed for each of the young people. Many received Christ for the first time and there were many rededications. Today (Sunday) 60 young people were baptized in the Kipkaren River as a sign of their decisions to follow Christ.

Don preached again today at the Ukweli Chapel service in Ilula and then our family headed to town to get some food supplies and say goodbye to the WOL team as they flew to Nairobi on the evening flight.

Tomorrow (Monday) Don will pick up a new intern (Jordan Baxter) from the Eldoret Airport – meet with Stephen Reech (ELI Sudan director) and then drive Jordan to the Kipkaren Training center where he will be attached to one of the families at the Children’s Home (Orphanage) and will also be helping with the Training Center Agriculture programs.

Amy and the boys and Don sang a special song during the church service today. Josh and Nathaniel are making a new friend each day and seem to be adjusting well to this new “neighborhood” in the village. Joshua is especially enjoying the passion fruits, guavas, and mango juice. Nathaniel is addicted to Kenyan Chai and Chepati (flat bread).

So much takes place each day it is hard to even keep track of.

We’re doing well but these days of ministry are long and diverse. Thank you for joining this journey with your prayers.