Lois Letters #1

WE ARE REALLY PRAISING THE LORD THAT HOYT SEEMS TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER EVERY DAY. 2 DAYS AGO HE WAS ABLE TO GET UP, WALK (WITH THE WALKER) TO HIS OFFICE CHAIR AND SIT DOWN WITHOUT HELP!

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN HERE AND KNOW OUR GARDENER FRANCIS, HE IS VERY ILL WITH CANCER, AND PRETTY MUCH BED RIDDEN. THIS IS VERY HARD ON ALL OF US AS WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH. HE WAS THE FIRST KENYAN WE KNEW, AND THE ONE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS AREA. ALSO THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW PASTOR JAMES MULIE, WHO ALSO WORKS HERE, HIS BROTHER DIED SAT. AND HAD NOT BEEN SICK AT ALL SO WAS REALLY HARD. THIS IS ALSO THE 4TH SIBLING HE HAS LOST IN 4 YEARS. 2 SISTERS, AND NOW 2 BROTHERS ALL MIDDLE AGED.

MONTHLY GIVING HAS ALSO BEEN WAY DOWN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY SAY THE ECONOMY IS ON THE WAY UP, SO WE PRAY THAT WILL HELP. WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE GIVING TO SPECIAL PROJECTS, BUT WE NEED MORE MONTHLY SUPPORT. ALSO PRAY WITH US AS THE MEDICAL BILLS ARE $13,000 AND WE TRUST THE LORD TO SUPPLY.

A MAN CAME HERE LAST WEEK ASKING US TO HELP HIM START CHURCHES IN MASII LAND WHERE HE COMES FROM (THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WEAR RED BLANKETS AND JUMP). WE HAVE KNOW HIM FOR 15 YEARS AND HE IS A VERY GODLY MAN AND PLANS TO JOIN THE BIBLE COLLEGE NEXT TERM. BOTH THE BIBLE COLLEGE AND MECHANIC SCHOOL ARE DOING WELL, BUT WE NEED MORE STUDENTS FOR THE BIBLE COLLEGE. THE COMPUTER SCHOOL HAS SEVERAL STUDENTS, BUT I’M NOT SURE HOW MANY. WE NEED PRAYER FOR WISDOM AS PEOPLE ARE STILL ASKING FOR CHURCHES ALL THE TIME. LAST WEEK ONE OF THE BIBLE STUDENTS FROM KISII SAID THEY HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE MEETING IN SEVERAL HOMES, JUST WAITING FOR US TO OPEN A CHURCH FOR THEM.

OUR HOME IS A BUSY PLACE SINCE HOYT DOESN’T GO TO THE OFFICE YET; THE OFFICE COMES TO HIM AND THE BOARD MEETS HERE ALMOST DAILY. WE ARE ALSO STRUGGLING AS WE ARE MISSING FRANCIS AND JAMES SO HAVE LESS WORKERS.

ANOTHER GREAT BLESSING IS THAT WE JUST HAD A VISITOR FROM THE STATES WHO IS A FARMER AND HE AND A FRIEND PURCHASED A DRIP SYSTEM FOR THE FARM, A GENERATOR FOR THE COLLEGE, A WELDING MACHINE AND OTHER THINGS FOR THE WORKSHOP. PRAY WE CAN USE THE DRIP SYSTEM TO GROW A LOT MORE AS WATER IS A PROBLEM IN KENYA AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN ON THE NEWS. WE HAVE NOT HAD RAIN IN MOST OF KENYA FOR OVER A YEAR. THEY ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER EL NINO, SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO REPLENISH OUR NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.

LOIS AND HOYT