Another e-update

Check out our latest e-update HERE with details about our TWO MONTHS of ministry in South Africa. After training and mentoring at three different schools (Eagles Nest, The Kings Court, and Rabboni) we knew we needed a little R&R before returning home to Kenya and more school trainings. We explored Cape Town for three days and it was absolutely beautiful!

Surprise!

Surprise – there’s a new update in your inbox! This is just me being funny about it….although I did find a baby snake in our hallway this morning while cleaning the house. This might have been the face I made at that moment when I first spied it. Then I immediately went into “warrior mode” and stomped on it! This incident is NOT mentioned in our e-update  but there are lots of other really good things to read about! If you’re not receiving our e-updates please contact us and we’ll happily add you to future e-communications.

Ministering at CGA (Mbita, Kenya)

This month we are joined by our new colleague Lauren Cross! We traveled to the shores of Lake Victoria to the small town of Mbita, Kenya for the purpose of ministering at Christ’s Gift Academy for three weeks. Our goal is to help CGA foster a biblical worldview in their leaders, their classrooms, and among the support staff. After spending time with leaders and teachers in training conferences in October and November, the three of us are now working one-on-one with each staff member as a form of spiritual discipleship and professional mentoring. Our desire is to follow the commission of Christ to make disciples of all nations!

We are SO THANKFUL for those you who are supporting us financially and prayerfully. This allows us to minister free of charge to CGA. In this day where large numbers and costly projects line the headlines of missionary letters, “Education in Christ” delight in having the freedom to seek hearts hungry for His touch, one at a time.

Another update!

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Ch-ch-ch-changes!

For those of you who already subscribe to our E-updates, the above isn’t new to you. But if you only follow us on social media then you might be interested to read our latest E-update.. If you don’t already receive it and would like to just drop us an email and we’ll happily add you to our e-list! Happy reading!

HS&M Library has its own site!

We are getting the news out about the Heart, Soul & Mind Library to surrounding schools in Eldoret. Grace, who assisted Cathy to set up our book system, will help us in this effort. So far we have business cards to hand out, library cards for those who want to check out books, and a website with some information about us. We hope to add book reviews on the blog portion of the website but for now it is “skeletal”.

Our collection is small, but mighty! All of our books offer information on how to teach from a biblical perspective or how to dig deeper into your walk with Christ!

View the library site by going to https://heartsoulmindlibrary.wixsite.com/heartsoulmind How’s that for a long URL?

Heart, Soul & Mind Library

Thank you to all who contributed toward making the Heart, Soul & Mind Library a reality! It is a beautiful space, slowly filling up with great resources for educators. We hauled a couple suitcases of great books back from our March vacation in Colorado. So thankful for the generosity of Zondervan Grants and the Association of Christian Schools International for assisting us in getting Christ-centered materials into the hands of educators here. Scroll down to see the progress from empty ground to an actual library. We believe it may the only library for Christian educators in East Africa!

Humble beginnings of the library, meeting in the side yard

Getting things ready for digging

Posts and floor construction, added by Patrick and Josh

This sign will hang above the doors of the HSM Library as a reminder of Who we seek after!

Side walls going up

A visit by some great friends & prayer warriors

The entry view

The discussion space and our growing collection

Grace, who helped Cathy catalog all the books

More cozy seating in the library

 

 

The Sound of Silence

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We’ve Broken Ground!

In faith, we started construction of the Heart, Soul & Mind Library this month. To date $1,250 of the $3,000 needed has been donated, PTL! The work continues on this structure and it is being done with great joy by Mark and some local friends – praying over the pieces as they go into place, having Saturday bible study on the platform in anticipation of future walls and roof, visualizing the books and theological resources that will reside there for use by teachers, students, and parents who are interested in digger deeper into a relationship with the Savior. If you’d like to contribute toward the remaining need, please contact us and we’ll send your donation details.

This sign will hang above the doors of the HSM Library as a reminder of Who we seek after!

Heart, Soul & Mind – an opportunity!

We love Saturday mornings in our garden, meeting with those able to stop by for Bible study and fellowship. Pictured above is Isaiah, Geoffrey, Mark, and I during today’s gathering. Recently Isaiah inspired us to apply Matthew 22:37 in an interesting way. Read our latest update to see how he did that!