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Looking back…

27 Dec

Looking back over this year, we are thankful for God’s many blessings upon the ministry in Kenya and upon Sherry and me, personally. To mention just a few:

Sherry has successfully come through two dangerous surgeries this year (eye and back). We know many of you were praying, and we are so grateful!

This year also saw Andrew and Abby Lettsome step in and become a critical factor in whatever successes there have been in the Mt. Kenya Baptist ministries this year! We are so blessed by their talents and sweet spirits! It’s hard to belive how quickly they have matured into ‘veteran’ missionaries in so many ways!

Three teams have sacrificed time and finances to come over to Kenya, using their talents and passion to see souls come to Christ and touch lives in many ways. Much eternal fruit has been credited to their accounts!

One of the great challenges of this year has been the ongoing famine in the Northeastern region of Kenya. The hardest hit areas happen to be largely Muslim populations. So, this has been an opportunity to show, in a tangible way, the love of Christ, and thereby earn a hearing for the message of ‘reconciliation’ through Jesus Christ. Many lives are being touched!!

2012 will be a watershed year for Kenya, America, and our Mt. Kenya ministries! We are seeing in Kenya, as you are seeing in your part of the world, no doubt, increasing attacks of evil. But, by God’s grace, we know that He can turn every trial and tragedy into a positive testimony of His love and grace! That is our prayer for the new year!

Merry Christmas & Blessed New Year!

Jerry & Sherry Daniels
“the Daniels in the Lion’s Den”

 
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It’s been a BUSY Summer!

23 Aug

Sorry the updates have been few! I’m feeling my “geezer” age now, and it’s hard to keep up the pace. But God’s grace has been sufficient for Sherry and me, and we are thankful to Him, and for YOU and your faithful prayers and support!

Baraka

Baraka

July’s highlight was a fantastic team from El Paso. What a great group of people! They had the sweetest attitudes and never complained once about being worked to death! No kidding, I think we put too much on them this time — (most of the same folks came last year too).

They presented the Gospel in song, drama, preaching and personal evangelism in over a dozen schools, open air sites and during a sports evangelism tournament. Well over 100 souls came to Christ, as far as we were able to discern. The last school they visited was 90% Muslim, and there was no visible invitation given because of persecution of new believers. But judging from facial expressions I know that many of these students were impacted by the very clear presentation of the Gospel!

Thanks, Cielo Vista Team! And thanks to all who have prayed and given to make this trip, and other ministry fruit possible!

 
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Dol Dol’s 30th Anniversary!

09 Sep
Pastor Boonstra

Pastor Boonstra confirmed as a "Maasai Elder"

Last Sunday was the milestone 30th Anniversary of our first Maasai Church, in Dol Dol. They have started 19 churches out of this original church. What a wonderful privilege to have my first Pastor, Carl Boonstra, as the honored guest! Accompanied by his two wonderful daughters! What a memorable day! Pastor Boonstra preached a challenging message which touched many hearts. About a dozen people came for salvation, and many more for rededication!

Pastor Boonstra was the honored guest when we dedicated the Dol Dol Baptist Church 30 years ago! None of could have foreseen the wonderful fruit which has come out of this ministry!

Pastor Kalasinga is now 62 years old, but his passion for evangelism and church planting is burning brighter than ever! This week he will lead a team 100 miles into the remote “Northern Frontier” to start planting a new church in a key town.

 
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Moyale Trip

17 May

I’ve just returned from a tiring but blessed visit to the most Northern town in Kenya — Moyale. The town straddles the border with Ethiopia, and I visited both sides in surveying the spiritual needs and humanitarian needs in this forgotten primitive outpost.

Daniel Shaw, Julius Korir, Jerry, Berhanu, Abdi (guard), Pastor Abraham

Can you believe that there are NO orphanages in Moyale! I was stunned! I guess it’s too far out — two hard days of crossing the most desolate landscape you’ve ever seen!

Ethiopian Pastor/Evangelist Berhanu Yoseph was a key member of this survey team. Brother Berhanu has helped plant dozens of churches in Ethiopia. I’ve visited his ministries in Ethiopia twice, and I assure you that he is a quality man! He has several Ethiopian men who are very burdened for the Southern border region of Ethiopia. The vision of a dual-national team of Kenyans and Ethiopians to partner together in planting churches in this needy trans-border region is taking shape. (The same ethnic groups straddle the border. We are looking at “people-groups” rather than political boundaries).

feeling at home

We took Julius Korir, the young evangelist who lost his eye about a year ago in defending the Naibor orphanage from cattle rustlers. He is studying the dominant tribal language of this border region, and is very enthusiastic about moving up to to Moyale as our field man there.

Finally, I would ask you to pray about an urgent need: I’ve been invited to participate in the Bible College Graduation of, and teach a modular class for, the Ethiopian Bible College which Brother Berhanu leads. This would be a great opportunity to meet with the potential Ethiopian “missionaries” with whom we are seeking a partnership in the Kenya/Ethiopia border region.

This is a last minute opportunity, and I had not planned adequate finances. I would need about $1,000 for this trip. Please join me in praying that if this is indeed God’s will, He will provide the funds.

 
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