News from Botswana and Kenya

Dear Loved Ones,

Recently someone sent us $500 to use any way we saw fit. We had heard through our friend, missionary Ole Konnerup, that the pastor in our first work in Kenya was ill and needed treatment. Ole encouraged us by saying that he has seen that Isaka has remained faithful through the years. We were able to send the money through Western Union and today we got a reply from him. Some of you have supported us since we became missionaries. We thought you would like to hear a report how God is continuing His good work in Kenya.

**Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Our sustained Saviour and soon coming Sovereign.

Just to brief you regarding our work here in Kenya, the ministry God started through you and I is doing well although we do not miss obstacles on the way but we trust our Lord Jesus to take care for it. This Sunday many people returned to Jesus and some got saved around five people and we are going to take time to teach them to know the way of living for God.

Lets pray together and have faith to our Lord things will work well. My request to you pray for me and my family concerning God's work to be done well and God to provide for our needs and strength because my sons are candidates next year they will be sitting for their fourth form exams and the girl is also a standard eight candidate next year. So school fees is heavy for all of them. Boys require 60,000/= and the girl in a private school require 12,000 /=.

It’s really troubling me but as we pray together and trust God He will provide. We are praying for your ministry in Botswana to do well and God to care and provide for your needs.

We believe that through you Botswana will be different and I want to see that one of this fine days I will visit you or you visist us in Kenya before we meet in Heaven.

Finally beloved ones I want to thank you for your support you have given me thoroughly. I appreciate warmly and very happy. I pray that may the Almighty God provide for you abundantly.I would like to say that may you thank for us those standing with you in America by giving and supporting God's people. Let God of all Blessings be with you and them. Remember to pray for our youth camp next month of December 4th up to 9th.** (Isaka Wachiye)

The amounts that he has mentioned for his children’s school fees are the equivalent of about $1100. Also to our surprise, he writes that electricity is coming to the village! Now, it is hard enough for us to think he can type and send us emails! BUT electricity in the village! Unimagineable. We remember walking behind him following the white of socks because we could see NOTHING else when darkness fell in Kabuchai. He has a desire to have electricity connected to the church. It would cost about $500 for that.

Since we left Kenya twelve years ago, we have only occasionally sent money to help Isaka. It is important for him to stand on his own, but these are special needs and perhaps someone in your church would like to use these as a Christmas gift for our Lord.

We were overjoyed in Botswana today at the salvation of a ten year old named Memory. It was especially fun to see her new “church friend” bring her up to me to let me know she wanted to ask Jesus in her heart. That friend is the daughter of Dut and Anne and was only recently saved herself.

God willing, Steve and Devin return this week. We can’t wait!

Reaching the Unreached,

Steve, Pam and Derek