The Rogers' Family Neighborhood

Today over two dozen women from Ilula, Kenya and surrounding villages walked, ran, rode on the back of motorbikes to be a part of a special workshop today here at the ELI Training center. Women are such a vital part of this nation yet are rarely thanked or recognized for the important role they have in this nation. Today Amy and a visiting team from Seattle, Washington along with Rhoda Teimuge and others from ELI staff hosted a unique workshop to encourage these women in life and in their walk with Christ.

PLEASE take a few minutes and have a look at the blog that Ryan (One of our current visiting team members) has posted today.  Here you will find some great photos and stories about the work we have been doing over the past few days. http://floodsac.com/africa/

Today Samuel Teimuge (Ilula TC director) and I met with Stephen Reech – ELI Sudan director for about 7 hours. We prayed together and talked about 2011 budget, priorities for the ministry, strategies to generate income for sustainability of the work, the ELI School repairs that took place from May through July, and many other things to strengthen the work of ELI in Southern Sudan.

4458 – Photo of Children gathered in Ilula Children’s Home after sharing their words of encouragement to the ten Secondary Kids who leave for school in a couple of days.

4439 – Children enjoy a brief break from the heavy rains and gather outside as their parents share words of encouragement before school begins on Tuesday.

4435 – Joshua Rogers tosses stones into a very full Kipkaren River.

4494 – Walking to visit a neighbor in the Ilula Village.

4064 – Agriculture Intern Jordan Baxter meets with key leadership to learn about ELI strategy for poverty eradication and farmer training program.

It is amazing to see the children in the ELI Ilula Childrens Home in Kenya become young men and women. I remember when they were all little kids – not anymore. Ten of the young people are now in High School and after their “summer” break they head back to their boarding schools on September 7th.

· New agriculture and Children’s Home intern Jordan Baxter – building trust.

· Amy and the boys during sunset walk to the Children’s Home in Kipkaren.

· ELI Trainer Isaac shares details of previous days training and impact held in Kitale, Kenya.

· Children celebrate the new classroom at ELI Brook of Faith Primary school in Kipkaren, Kenya.