Little Helpers, Zilpa

  Greetings from Kenya!
  We welcome you to join us on a photo journey of our lives.
  Tiffany's monkey bite is healing nicely, with the exception of a few scars that may disappear with time. She needs only two more rabies shots before completing the course! 
Zilpa invited her pastor and bishop to join her in a celebration of her life. She has set aside a certain day in September to celebrate her "birthday", not her birth as a baby, but the second chance and extended life God has given her. She has been a blessing at our church. She requested prayer about a debt she had accumulated. We welcome you to pray that God would provide for her. In a latter meeting, she was encouraged to pay as she can, communicate with her debtors, and trust God.


Zilpa's cattle corral (above). The next several  pictures below are of the view surrounding Zilpa's house.



Zilpa's house in the background

A neighbor's house

Glenda carrying dishes for the meal.

Clara and Clarissa with Zilpa's kitchen in the background

A father-son team!

The bishop, his wife, and daughter

Elliot with food - one of his favorite things!

Gonza fishing, and Maurice standing to the right. Both are members at the Lela church.

An old posha mill building in the interior.

Joint unit meeting hosted at our dala.

There was a rush to get the tent down before the rain came. Here are three "helpers" carrying a tent pole.

Tiffany, wet and messy after unit meeting! A long day of playing with friends.


Vanessa and Mahala

Beldine and granddaughter, Tabitha, enjoying food after Bible Study

Amani, a youth boy from our church, is saying a few words before we leave for home.

Tiffany searching for a cat in the home where Bible Study was hosted

Rhoda goes with us to Bible study and we are happy for that! We had an experience walking to and from Bible study. It had rained, and we needed to walk quite a ways in mud. Glenda lost a sandal in the mud and water. When it was recovered, it was torn... What will she do now? She walk a ways barefooted before I thought of rubber boots back in the vehicle, so I trekked back to bring the boots that she wore the remainder of the time. 

Oh that great gettin' up morning! chicken butchering!


We need to stet up benches at church every Sunday morning. Here I have some small helpers!

Shariff, a boy who often comes to church. His mother, Mary Ondiek, is a widow and a blessing to the church at Lela.

Kenya Sky!

If you don't have enough work - MAKE SOME! :) Elliot continues to grow and he and Tiffany are becoming friends. We love to see them play nicely together.

May each of you be blessed this week! Thank-you for your prayers on our behalf!

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