January Update

Greetings from hot Kisumu!

It has been really hot here lately. It feels like Sudan! We hope you have had a great first month of 2012. This month has been fairly uneventful for us. We are waiting for schools to resume their Christian Unions and for Trinity Fellowship to give us their schedule. Once we have that, we'll be able to resume visits to various schools in the area. On February 11th, George will be going to Kakamega to attend their annual leadership meeting.

We had to go to Nairobi a couple times this month. First was to file Stacie's residency paperwork. In typical Kenyan government style, we don't really know what to expect or how long it will take to finish this process. Our initial visit to the immigration office was quick and we were told to come back in one month. The second visit to Nairobi was so George could sort out his schooling paperwork. Again, the results were not crystal clear, but at least some progress was made.

So, what's our next ministry step? We have our eyes on Korogwe, Tanzania. Lord willing, Alan, the leader of Africa Harvest of Hope, will come to Korogwe at the end of February to meet George, talk about the vision of this ministry and discuss a game plan for us moving there. We are very excited and ready to go anytime. We're just waiting for the go ahead from the leadership and we are there.

We want to send a big thank you to Rancho del Rey Church, as well as family, friends and people we don't even know who have cleaned out their houses or bought items to send to us via a container being shipped to Korogwe by Africa Harvest of Hope. We are humbled by your generosity and love for us. When the container arrives it will be like Christmas and we are so thankful for anything that is sent.

As we move into February, we would appreciate your prayers in the following areas:

1. That the logistics would be worked out for Alan to come to Korogwe and for safe travel for us as we meet him there.
2. That God would give us a vision for the work He wants us to do and for any obstacles that may prevent us from doing so would be cleared from our path.

As always, check our blog for more stories, pictures, prayer requests and donation information. We want you guys to feel like you are on this journey with us and know what life is like here.

With love from your missionaries,

George and Stacie