Greetings from America… yes America! Cynthia and I are at our
daughter’s house in Rose Creek Tennessee hoping to spend time enjoying our
friends and family. We had a great trip back to the States and are excited to
be with our Rose Creek
Village Family. We arrived a little after dark and were greeted at the gate
by our wonderful brothers and sisters.
We’ve been so busy that we haven’t had much time to bring our
readers up to speed with what’s been happening with StoneHouse. So here’s a few
snippets of what’s been going on …
The StoneHouse Guardian’s GuardShack
Coffee House
Last Friday night the youth of StoneHouse Fellowship introduced the first of many presentations to be given at the GuardShack Coffee House! Our young adults (The StoneHouse Guardians) have begun a new ministry for the young people of Nakuru.
Everyone attending enjoyed an evening of tea, coffee, mandazies (Kenyan donuts)
fine entertainment and great fellowship. It was definitely a fun filled night. .
Patrick and
Rachel were great MC’s …
We had wonderful
singing artists…
Bread eating
contest...
Dancing…
And some
exciting drama presentations…
This was an
amazing reenactment of the book of Job…
Despite the
rain and lack of lights, the kids put on a great night of fun and fellowship.
The First
StoneHouse Leadership Meeting
We also had
our first monthly leadership planning meeting. This was a gathering of the
leaders in the different ministries of StoneHouse Fellowship Church.
It was so
awesome to leave our Kenyan brothers in charge of everything as Cynthia and I
left for the United States. We know that everything will not only continue, but
very likely …increase. The meeting was strong and everyone contributed as we
discussed our plans for the future.
There were
representatives from the young people…
Representatives
from the team teaching the children…
Representatives
from each of our seven home groups…
Thomas,
James and I covered a multitude of subjects concerning our future growth and
some of the new ministries that have begin to emerge out of StoneHouse
Fellowship.
We also
discussed the new church family and gathering beginning in Engarasha, a small
village just outside of Nakuru. StoneHouse Ministries International has been
given a 50 x 150 plot of ground to erect a building to hold meetings there.This was
donated by a wonderful sister named Margret. She's the older woman behind the woman with the child in her lap.
As we
reflected over the last nine months we praised God for how much He has accomplished
in such a short time. In less than nine months we went from this…
To this…
And from the whole church meeting on my front porch …
To this…
Thanks be to God our Father who has blessed the work of our hands!
As we said
earlier, it’s so good to be with our Rose Creek Village Family for a few months
and we are looking forward to celebrating the 'Ingathering' next weekend. We hope
to post a pictorial story of the entire festival. Until then, for all those who
have supported us and stood with us in prayer, we pray God fill you with His Spirit
and give you everything you need to advance His Kingdom.
URGENT! Please pray for the hurting families of the people killed in Nairobi last week and for a quick resolution to the present hostage situation. Amma and I have eaten and shopped at this mall several times before. Please pray for the protection of missionaries in Kenya and our Kenyan families. This is not a random happening. Things are heating up. Al Shabbab the African Al Qeada continues to target any western people and places they go.
URGENT! Please pray for the hurting families of the people killed in Nairobi last week and for a quick resolution to the present hostage situation. Amma and I have eaten and shopped at this mall several times before. Please pray for the protection of missionaries in Kenya and our Kenyan families. This is not a random happening. Things are heating up. Al Shabbab the African Al Qeada continues to target any western people and places they go.
Your Missionaries in Kenya… Dave and Cynthia.
