Lela Communion and much more!

  Dear Friends,
  Greetings from Kenya! God has been good to us and He has protected us.
  Life continues on and we still find that little children take a lot of time, but we are enjoying this stage of life. Sometimes, there are challenges when we are trying to visit in natives homes and our little ones are demanding our attention. It is an opportunity to allow them to be with us and experience mission life even when it is distracting. We invite your prayers as we try to balance family life and mission life in a way that our children receive the attention and training they need, without neglecting the church.

  We have faced changes and challenges at the Lela church. Pray that God would be glorified in our lives and the lives of our church members. Below you will find an assortment of photos that will give you a peak into our lives....

  May each of you be blessed!

Tiffany wanted to wear a veil...

Heshbon and Tiffany at Church

Kenyan Beauty!

Preparing to go on father/son camping

Steve is holding Elliot. Elliot wanted to go along, but he will need to wait for several years.

Recreation time

Steve getting a snooze....

The Breakfast Crew: Gerold, Brian, and JoeAllen     Menu: Eggs, hashbrowns, coffee, chai, toast, and juice

Vincent Bonde is a member at Lela. He is seldom able to come to church. He is basically blind and hard of hearing, but almost always has a good attitude. He remembers back to the time before Kenya had money. They paid each other with goods. He says that problems came when money came. It is interesting to see him reflect back on the "good old days".

Having a snack after Bible Study at church. Carolyn made the banana bread, and most of the natives LOVE banana bread! 

Esther came to Kenya for a visit. She wanted to have her hair braided. I took a picture of her before that happened. Zilpa (photo below) did it for her. Zilpa is a widow at Lela.

Coffee Lovers... Here you go! The school toured a coffee plant for the school field trip. Here is the nursery where the plants are babied along before being planted.

The coffee trees

Large pile of coffee hules! Tiffany loved playing on the pile.

Brian Mast trying to get rid of sticky mud!

The students and teachers

Coffee, coffee, coffee!

A roaster

Joseph Hostetler receiving a coffee plant that he may try to raise.
Joseph likes the smell of coffee but does not care for the taste.

Merle and Sue Beachy came back for a short time, and the people were overjoyed at the sight of their former Bishop!

Below are some shots of the Kenya Ministers' Meetings hosted by Kisumu...

Bishop Wayne is assisting hand washing before eating lunch.

Mark Webbs came for a visit. We enjoyed a sunset at the lake with them one evening.
Mark is AMA's new staff recruiter. You do not need to fear him. He is a nice man!!

Tiffany having a ride...

Glenda is preparing for the communion service.

Wayne is having a children's class using a flannel graph. 

Jacob is assisting Vincent Bonde with giving his expression.

Washing feet

Shonda with Elliot at church

On the way to the youth seminar, we found this expensive car hung up in a washed out place on the road.
We stopped and assisted him.

Youth Seminar at Kajulu church

The site of  a grave

Where is Sylvia?? She is on the roof where she can get a better view. Some of her family was wondering where she was...

Loaded?

Peter and grandson Frank

The children that God entrusted to us. We love them and desire to teach them in a good way. Tiffany continues to grow and Elliot is in a stage where he is learning new things. This past week he learned how to snap his fingers! 

Have a blessed week!