Kisumu

Leo ni joto sana Kisumu! It is very hot in Kisumu! Oh my, coming from winter right into summer is crazy. The mornings are beautiful but the afternoons are not fun when driving in a car. We know our bodies will acclimate in time but like some of our friends are praying, we pray we would be like lizards right now. :) Figure that one out. :)
We may have found a house. Heading to a meeting with the landlady. Trying to escape the heat while Matt runs errands. It can be overwhelming looking at all we have to do and all that is in store but we are hanging on to Psalm 63: 1-8 and Colossians 3! :) Thank you for all your prayers! Please pray for the timing of everything and continual wisdom. :)It does feel like we are home so that is exciting! :)

The Lord Did It!

We praise God for all He has done in this season that has come to an end. We are officially finished with school and it is honestly a strange feeling. On one hand we are so happy to have completed everything and praise God for doing so well on our finals but on the other hand we are sad to see this special season come to an end. We are so thankful for our teachers and the staff at this school as well as the other students who have helped us as well. We will always be learning as this will always be a second language but we are so grateful for a foundation to launch from and look forward to speaking fluently one day. :) We now pray for people who will be willing to correct us when we say things incorrectly so we don't start speaking our own created language. :) Tomorrow morning we are off to Kisumu and could use prayer for safe travels and to find and secure a home. We thank you for all your prayers in this transitional season. Our God is so gracious! He continues to bring Ephesians 3:20-21 to us. :) What a mighty God He is!

Busy June

All of a sudden the month of June came upon us and our lives began to pick up very quickly. After recovering from colds and celebrating my birthday in Nukuru we buckled down and focused on school. Matt's sister Jen and her husband Kyle arrived around the 21st and it was amazing to have family in Kenya. We were able to go on a Safari all together and visit the beautiful Tea fields. Kyle left last week on Wed. and we have had the joy of having Jen stay with us. She will leave this Sat. evening. In addition to giving Jen a taste of our land we have been wrapping up school. In the midst of all of this our wonderful house mates went into labor last Tuesday early morning and delivered a beautiful baby girl Thursday afternoon. I had the honor and joy of going to the hospital with them and acting as a birthing companion. It was amazing to witness this little girl being born and to have a part in getting her here. They are doing well but have had to stay in the hospital longer than desired as Grace Renee has jaundice. Having gone through all we did with Kenya Grace, we have completely understood all they are going through and have been able to love on them and encourage them through this time. We can't wait till they are home. We are beginning to feel the end of our season here as we did our "final presentations" which was leading our devotional services that are held on Mondays. The Lord did amazing things through it and for mine I taught on John 13 and did a foot washing. It went incredibly well and even I was surprised in addition to everyone else. The director of the school said that if I go to Kisumu and do what I did for the devotional no one would ever know what I am struggling with in the language. That was a high compliment. But Mathayo received the highest compliment of us all as he taught on Isaiah 55 and led a beautiful service! I don't think anyone was surprised by the incredible job he did but the director said after he was finished, "Mathayo, I do not have words Pastor!" We praise God that we are nearing the end but the emotions are starting to come as we know we will say goodbye to so many people we have come to love dearly. This week we are going to play and show Jen some of the incredible places in this country. We are planning a trip to Kisumu soon and could really use prayer for finding the perfect home in the perfect place. When we return we will begin packing up and preparing to spend time with the Shoreline team that will be coming in August. At the end of August we will officially move to Kisumu! Thank you for your prayers and love. We are so grateful! And we are all officially healthy and that feels so wonderful! God bless you all!