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Kenya Missions UpdateJuly 6, 2007Dear Brethren, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus the Christ! The schedule has been full and many
good things have been going on. It would be impossible to report all of them. We have had seminars at Saroiyot, teaching about vegetable growing. And many other visitors who just popped in to see what we are doing as they have heard about us. This last weekend, we hosted a two day Chicken seminar. When the participants went home, they went with a grade jogoo (rooster) to upgrade their indigenous flocks. We raised these three month old jogoos from one day old. It was good experience for the young men who are being trained in Agriculture. Sometimes when at Saroiyot, we just go and buy lunch from ladies who are selling food on the corner. Then the owner of the land where they were decided to tell them to leave. So, in May at a meeting of 28 leaders, I see this lady there helping. I was thinking that Sammy Kibet who helps me at Saroiyot had invited her. Rachel, Sammy’s wife is our cook, but with that many people, she gets an assistant to help. But come to find out, no, Esther came on her own. Even on Saturday, she took her own millet and had it ground and fixed us porridge to drink. On Sunday after church, she came in with Rachel and
said that she had some money she wanted to put in the contribution. She gave Ksh. 50/=, half a days wage. (Does this remind you of a Bible story of another lady who gave so little, but so much?!) The following week she gave her life to Christ. She comes often to ask Sammy Biblical questions. Praise the Lord! Four elders and I went to visit the Mafuta Cluster of Churches at their invitation. We went on Friday and talked at a
leaders meeting on Saturday. Then on Sunday, they had a cluster meeting for all churches. I heard a very interesting sermon from Paul Bwire. Let me see if I can remember it in brief. Paul as a young man grew up in Uganda. So, he knows the Baganda language quite well. There, they make the distinction of three kinds of Christians. One is the Christian who says he is, but his lifestyle does not show his conversion. They just use his own name when addressing him. Secondly, is the person who is living the life of Christ. They have a special word for him, which
means, “The Saved One”, and they would use that word in addressing him. Thirdly, we have the person who is truly living the live of Christ and he is called, “The Man of God”. I trust that he is a humble man to obtain this title or else pride may defeat him when he is called this. So, the big challenge to me and you, what would we be called in Baganda? September 17th will be the first week of class for the Nairobi Great Commission Extension School to be at Saroiyot. The students will come for two weeks at a time and study 80 hours (two courses). They will study 20 courses in total which will take two years to complete. We have 7 candidates now and anticipate more to join. The Kenyan Government is very creative. In June, they read the new financial budget for the next year. We are known as being the most taxed country in the world. And it is amazing how they can find new creative ways to add to our tax burden! KIRSTEN &RUTH KORNER The girls are keeping very busy these days. Almost every afternoon it rains, so it often means walking home in the mud. Now they have boots, but somehow it is more fun to walk in the mud puddles without the boots! Then when they get home, they have rabbits to feed and a puppy to play with. Now add to the list washing your muddy socks! Grace and I often wonder how we behaved as children! And there are other things to do, like getting ready for school the next day and helping in
the kitchen. Ruth has shown a real interest helping her mother to try new cooking recipes. They have introduced some new things at school, i.e. Cup of the week and Student of the month. Kirsten has gotten both the first week that they were introduced. Ruth is working toward the same goal. Contest time! Grace went to the girls room a couple of weeks ago and found a mummified little colorful bird. When asked how long they had the bird, they couldn’t remember. They found it when it had died and brought it home. What have you found in your children’s bedroom? EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT TO COME The Gafner’s don’t leave home much since the girls have been born. But, we are breaking our tradition and going to the All Africa Missionary Conference. Dr. Milton Jones will be the
major speaker. He is an author and preacher for a church in Seattle. His is also on the board for the Christian Relief Fund, which helps orphans in Africa. We will leave home on the 13th July and return on the 22nd. The meeting will be at Malindi, which is on the coast. PRAYER ITEMS 1. Travelling plans and rest for the weary physical bodies and spiritual renewal. 2. 26 – 28th July, all leaders who want to participate can come to the Navillus Church for three days of prayer and fasting. We will be sleeping on the church floor, pray for us to be supernaturally warm during this raining season. 3. 24 – 26th August which will be our annual Elders/Leaders/Preachers meeting in our area. 4. Young men whom we are training in agriculture. John, Mark, Edwin, and Majimbo
. 5. Praise and thanks for the finances that the Lord provides to help our ministry. 6. Future students to attend the Nairobi Great Commission
School Extension Program to start at Saroiyot. And for provision from the Lord so that we might be able to put electricity at the facility. In Service to Christ, The Gafner Family
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