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  Dear Friends,                                                                                                                     12-30-2018   Greetings from the wonderful land of Kenya! - The land of many sights to see wherever you go, and people, people, people, all whom God loves and has died for! We have been richly blesed to have established valuable relationships with the Kenyan friends within and without of the Lela church. Today, we had the difficult responsibility to break the news to the church that circumstances we face lead us to believe God is calling us back to our homeland next year. Times like this is when we can get a glimpse into the pain that staff changeover brings to o...

  Dear Friends,   Welcome to our Kenyan Journey!   Between busy schedules, no electric, no internet, taking care of the children, etc., it seems the blogs do not happen as frequently as they should.   The burial for Vincent Bonde was held 8 December at his dala, which is the custom of Luo people. Vincent was blessed with around 90 years which is remarkable in any country but especially in Kenya. He remembered the days before the exchange of money, and he said that money brought problems. He spoke of the good ol' days when there was plenty of food. He seldom attended church since we have been in Kenya, due to his age and physical difficulty. He was a very gracious man who was basically blind. He loved the Lord and the Word of God. His family was very easy to work with during the time of the burial. Although he was the only one of the family that was a member of the Lela church, we felt and still feel welcome there and have made friends.   Unfortunately, the w...