something old, something new, something borrowed...
hi everyone!
long time no blog - how are y'all? :) these few months have sort of whisked by amidst lots of work and learning. i'll tell you about it all sometime later - but for now, i'm going to kenya! (see below). i already have an addendum to add regarding that info:
1. my team's been decided - i'm going to kenya.
2. our team is fasting every thursday. this is one spiritual discipline that's i've always shied away from, so i'm in one way very excited that the team is doing this - but in other ways i'm like "blahhhhh!!" i won't be fasting on thursdays persay, because i tried last week and found that i was a danger to my patients - but i will be fasting on the post-call day closest to thursday - this week being tomorrow. and i'm starting with breakfast and lunch. please pray for me and keep me accountable! :)
3. please let me know how i can pray for you - and again, i would love to pray with you as individuals before my trip. :)
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If you would like to join in praying with me for Kenya and for this trip, please drop me an email at coc2006@gmail.com with your email and telephone number – so I can send you updates and so I can call you/pray with you before I go. I’ll also be posting things on http://where-who-how.blogspot.com/.
If you would like to contribute financially to this trip, you can either:
Write a check and mail it to:
LifeWaterMedical Ministries, P.O. Box 353, Fairhope, AL 36533.
Or 2. Make a donation online at www.lifewatermissions.org (click on the “support” tab; you can even donate via PayPal! J)
Please just indicate that the donation is for me on the check or in the textbox online.
long time no blog - how are y'all? :) these few months have sort of whisked by amidst lots of work and learning. i'll tell you about it all sometime later - but for now, i'm going to kenya! (see below). i already have an addendum to add regarding that info:
1. my team's been decided - i'm going to kenya.
2. our team is fasting every thursday. this is one spiritual discipline that's i've always shied away from, so i'm in one way very excited that the team is doing this - but in other ways i'm like "blahhhhh!!" i won't be fasting on thursdays persay, because i tried last week and found that i was a danger to my patients - but i will be fasting on the post-call day closest to thursday - this week being tomorrow. and i'm starting with breakfast and lunch. please pray for me and keep me accountable! :)
3. please let me know how i can pray for you - and again, i would love to pray with you as individuals before my trip. :)
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No, no, I’m not getting married, don’t worry. This phrase just popped into my mind, because what’s coming up for me fits this description! After a 3 year (!) period of learning to “stay,” God has finally given me permission to “go” again. This time, I’m traveling with a group called Life Water Missions (http://www.lifewatermissions.org/) to Kenya/Tanzania from May 16-27. I’ve never been to Africa before, but that’s not the only “new” part – I’m going on this trip with my Dad! That’s the part that will be the greatest blessing but also a challenge. J
So what exactly will we be doing? Life Water Missions was started by Hickory Grove Baptist Church in North Carolina, and for the last 10 years they have been going to Kenya to set up medical clinics under trees and to bring the Gospel to people in their huts – 6 churches have been established during this time, and many people have come to call on the name of Jesus. This year, we will continue to set up clinics and churches, and as our team leader Randy puts it, “Take land for God” through prayer and through action. Last year, they served 2,500 people and saw 1,500 people saved!
Will you pray with me for Kenya and for this trip? I’d like to raise a support team of at least 18 people (ok, a bit random, but that’s the number that came to my mind ;), and I would love to pray with you individually before and after the trip. Here’s some things on my heart & mind:
PRAY FOR KENYA – we will be traveling to the Siaya district of Kenya, where people still live in mud huts and farm only for subsistence. This district has the highest rates of malaria in the world, and is one of the poorest areas of Kenya. Here’s a brief website on Kenya: http://www.24-7prayer.com/ow/country.php?country_id=79, and as I learn more about the country I’ll send you more info as well. Please keep me accountable in making sure that I DO research into the background of Kenya, as being equipped is vital for spiritual battle! J (side note: half of the team may go to Tanzania – the details are still being worked out and I’ll keep you updated on what’s going on)
PRAY FOR THE TEAM – a majority of the team comes from North Carolina, but about 1/3 of us are from other states. Please pray for team unity and especially for those of us who won’t be able to prepare spiritually with the other team members. Please also pray for a strong prayer support and also financial abundance. Everything we’re using on this trip – including medical supplies, syringes, bandages, etc. must be purchased and taken with us. If God leads you to contribute financially, please follow the directions below.
PRAY FOR MY DAD AND ME – that we can grow together as we prepare and go. J
PRAY FOR ME – so, I’m actually supposed to be in the ER during that month (I’m going to Kenya on “borrowed time”), and I’ve worked it out so I just need to get 4 ER shifts covered – MUCH easier said than done. Please pray that God will help me to work that out, and that the Chiefs and my coworkers will show me favor/be willing to help me out. Please also pray for me as I prepare spiritually – that I would be actively seeking God Himself and not His Hand.
How, then, can the call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? Romans 10:14-15
----------So what exactly will we be doing? Life Water Missions was started by Hickory Grove Baptist Church in North Carolina, and for the last 10 years they have been going to Kenya to set up medical clinics under trees and to bring the Gospel to people in their huts – 6 churches have been established during this time, and many people have come to call on the name of Jesus. This year, we will continue to set up clinics and churches, and as our team leader Randy puts it, “Take land for God” through prayer and through action. Last year, they served 2,500 people and saw 1,500 people saved!
Will you pray with me for Kenya and for this trip? I’d like to raise a support team of at least 18 people (ok, a bit random, but that’s the number that came to my mind ;), and I would love to pray with you individually before and after the trip. Here’s some things on my heart & mind:
PRAY FOR KENYA – we will be traveling to the Siaya district of Kenya, where people still live in mud huts and farm only for subsistence. This district has the highest rates of malaria in the world, and is one of the poorest areas of Kenya. Here’s a brief website on Kenya: http://www.24-7prayer.com/ow/country.php?country_id=79, and as I learn more about the country I’ll send you more info as well. Please keep me accountable in making sure that I DO research into the background of Kenya, as being equipped is vital for spiritual battle! J (side note: half of the team may go to Tanzania – the details are still being worked out and I’ll keep you updated on what’s going on)
PRAY FOR THE TEAM – a majority of the team comes from North Carolina, but about 1/3 of us are from other states. Please pray for team unity and especially for those of us who won’t be able to prepare spiritually with the other team members. Please also pray for a strong prayer support and also financial abundance. Everything we’re using on this trip – including medical supplies, syringes, bandages, etc. must be purchased and taken with us. If God leads you to contribute financially, please follow the directions below.
PRAY FOR MY DAD AND ME – that we can grow together as we prepare and go. J
PRAY FOR ME – so, I’m actually supposed to be in the ER during that month (I’m going to Kenya on “borrowed time”), and I’ve worked it out so I just need to get 4 ER shifts covered – MUCH easier said than done. Please pray that God will help me to work that out, and that the Chiefs and my coworkers will show me favor/be willing to help me out. Please also pray for me as I prepare spiritually – that I would be actively seeking God Himself and not His Hand.
How, then, can the call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? Romans 10:14-15
If you would like to join in praying with me for Kenya and for this trip, please drop me an email at coc2006@gmail.com with your email and telephone number – so I can send you updates and so I can call you/pray with you before I go. I’ll also be posting things on http://where-who-how.blogspot.com/.
If you would like to contribute financially to this trip, you can either:
Write a check and mail it to:
LifeWaterMedical Ministries, P.O. Box 353, Fairhope, AL 36533.
Or 2. Make a donation online at www.lifewatermissions.org (click on the “support” tab; you can even donate via PayPal! J)
Please just indicate that the donation is for me on the check or in the textbox online.
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