Isaiah 61:1 says "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. . . to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that God might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall reaise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations."
We are so grateful for all your prayers for our journey to Kenya. We go into this far-away part of the world certain that God is leading us there. We go knowing that Kenya has suffered much in recent years and praying that the pain so many people have suffered is like labor pains producing a new nation, free from ethnic hatred and violence. We pray that Isaiah's God (and ours) will again bring beauty from ashes, the oil of joy of rnourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heavniness and will raise, repair and rebuild the destroyed land, homes and lives.
Please pray for our flights on Thursday, October 8 . . . KLM flight #670 to Amsterdam and KLM #565 from Amsterdam, arriving in Nairobi on 10/9.
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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3 comments:
I love the pictures you are sending. Helps us to realize how much good all of you are doing.
Hurray for the rain for them. Keeping us in the loop of what you are doing, keeps us humble and on our knees in prayers for you.
All of you are in my prayers.
Evelyn
It's wonderful to read your passages, see your photos and know what good work you are doing. Thanks for keeping us updated through this blog.
Best,
Kate Torres
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