Be Praying

Are you praying for each other?

Have you called your prayer partner to pray with them?

1. Pray for support
2. Pray for fears
3. Pray for a heart of God
4. Pray for those we will be ministering too
5. Pray for each other's needs

PARTNERS

Robyn -- Belinda

Robyn -- Amber G

Scott -- Brad

Scott -- Jeff

Donna -- Jerilyn

Amber B -- Sandy

DeeDee -- Tara

Our Schedule

We have our schedule!!!

ONLY 123 MORE DAYS TILL WE LEAVE!!!!

Remember , Anything can, and probably will , change at moments notice!!! Please determine everyday to be flexible and to DIE TO SELF...

CHCC Outreach to Kenya, 2009

• Tuesday: Meet at Seatac Airport at 4:30pm. Flight leaves at 6:50pm.
• Wednesday: Arrive in London at noon. Check into Hotel. Free afternoon in London. Meet back at hotel for dinner together.
• Thursday: Leave London in AM... Arrive late p.m.; to Cooperative College Guesthouse
• Friday: To Langata ministry compound 8.00 a.m. for COTRA flag raising; orientation in church hall followed by tour of Langata CMIA compound; lunch at guesthouse; afternoon at Langata GCC; dinner and evening at guesthouse
• Saturday: Leave for Nakuru, early a.m.; check in at Jumuia guesthouse; lunch at Narkuru GCC ; afternoon with GCC boys; dinner and evening at guesthouse
• Sunday: Worship with Church on the Rock churches in Nakuru; lunch at Nakuru compound; afternoon with Nakuru GCC boys; dinner and evening at guesthouse;
• Monday: Return to Langata in a.m.; lunch at guesthouse; afternoon at Langata GCC
• Tuesday: Leave for Kiboko and Hunter's Lodge, very early a.m.; check in at Hunter's Lodge; lunch at HL and remainder of afternoon and evening to rest and shop at woodcarvers, etc.
• Wednesday: All day at Makindu GCC - ministry to GCC girls; lunch at GCC; photo ops at Makindu Pre- Primary school and feeding station in late morning/early afternoon.
• Thursday: Visit Kisingo COTR and Pre-Primary school in early a.m.; hospital visitation, village, mid-morning; back to GCC compound to begin work on mural; lunch at GCC; afternoon to complete mural, say goodbye to girls as they arrive home from school; dinner and evening at Hunter’s Lodge
• Friday: Return to Nairobi, very early a.m.; lunch enroute at Nairobi, Tamasha; back to Cooperative Guesthouse; afternoon at Langata GCC; diner and evening at guesthouse
• Saturday: Shopping day; lunch Carnivore Restaurant; Kazuri Beads/Karen Blixen House in p.m.; dinner and evening at guesthouse
• Sunday: Church on the Rock Langata. Afternoon at Langata GCC.
• Monday: Early departure for Wilson Airport and Masai Mara Game Reserve. 1st Safari.
• Tuesday: Safari at Masai Mara Game Reserve. Masai Village.
• Wednesday: Return to Nairobi, arriving midday; organise for departure; good byes to Langata GCC and COTR Academy kids; to Java House, to JKIA for late night departure.
• Thursday: Arrive in London for 9 hour lay over. Play in London. Leave London at 3:15. Arrive back home at 4:45!!

The Bond of the Spirit

what causes fights and quarrels among you?...doesn't it come from bitterness and idols that are rooted in pride in your hearts?...let all of you be humbled because God opposes the proud, but gives grace(undeserved favor) to the humble." James 2

Col 3:12-17 "12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Many times, I try to justify my reactions to how people treat me or talk about me, but my little brother pointed out to me that I need to demonstrate that same GRACE to others that God has poured out to me to these people. He loves me and COMMANDS me to be humble, gentle, compassionate and LOVING nomatter how people treat me. I am a child of God, an Image Bearer of the Creator of the Universe and I must live out of that knowledge, that TRUTH and not be marked by those who hurt me or belittle me. My life as a Christian is rooted in Love and regardless of who says what or does whatever, I must live a life out of that calling. Boy, its a fun calling, huh, friends?? :) But, know that we have been given everything we need to live that kind of life! In our walks with God, Satan works very diligently to destroy our bond of peace, love and unity with God and with other believers. We MUST fight against that with EVERY EFFORT. When we do fall for his old, ever familiar tricks, we break community, and when this happens, it results in broken fellowship not only with eachother, but with God himself because we are prideful. God OPPOSES the proud, but gives GRACE to the humble...those who love, despite the other person or people involved....

Ephesians 4:29-32 "29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you"Yeah, basically, we know the Enemy is working to break us (the church, the family of God) apart, but may we do as we are commanded, though it does not come naturally, and LOVE one another. Our commission is to make disciples of ALL nations, but why would they ever want to join our family if they witness us tearing eachother down??? ....Lets be quick to love, to forgive and in that, may they SEE THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS and be drawn to our faith in JESUS CHRIST, whom laid down His own life for us all. What grace, what love, what undeserved favor we have to offer those around us and afar. Praise Jesus.

Blessings, friends and foe alike.

arb 5/12/2009

Shots

It is time to start thinking about your shots...

The "regular" shot recommendations for Kenya have been:

Hep A and Hep B

Yellow Fever

MMR, Polio

Tetanus

Typhoid

Menigococcal

Malaria Medication while on Trip

Your Travel advisor will have to know the locations in which you will be traveling. The destinations are all in Kenya:

Nairobi

Nakuru

Makindu

Masai Mara Game Reserve

We will not be staying at altitudes over 10,000 feet.

Our Flights

WE HAVE OUR FLIGHTS!!!
I am so excited. This is when it all begins to feel real. So here is what we will be doing...

The flight to Kenya have changed, so we will have more time in London... a lot more time..

Tue. Sept. 15th we fly from Seattle at 6:50pm and arrive in London at 11:50am
We will be spending the night in London!!
Thur. Sept. 17th we fly from London at 10:20am and arrive in Nairobi at 8:55pm.
This will give us a night of rest before we start our ministry!!

Wed. Sept. 30 we fly from Nairobi at 11:10pm and arrive in London at 5:55am
We will have a 9 hour lay over
Thur. Oct. 1st we fly from London at 3:15 and arrive back home in Seattle at 4:45pm.


So, on the way to Kenya we will have all afternoon and evening to visit London and on the way back we will have 9 more hours to go into London if we wish. We will talk more at our meeting about this.

Here is the good news... Our flights were a lot cheaper then we could have ever dreamed!! God is so good!! So our hotel, cab, dinner and breakfast are included our trips price. Even with all of that we still have spent a great deal less then the previous years!! So based on what Jennifer sends me on in country expenses.... our trip could be cheaper then $3500!!! I will let you know when I do.

Amber's experance

Hi all, Just wanted to give you a little insight on the trip in a nutshell. I know Robyn has shared so much with all of us and I just had to see it for myself after hearing so many wonderful things! Here are some things that I experienced there in Kenya and many that things that you will as well.

My Greatest Experience: There are no words to sum it up. We accomplished so much from day to day, but I guess what comes to mind the most isn’t the red dirt and\ “palau” (rice) with chunks of goat meat…what I remember the most is driving up to the first orphanage at Grace Children’s Home, Langata and watching all the little children surround our van. It was so much to take in. I couldn’t stop saying, “oh man, look at them…” and “look how happy they are to see us!” My mind was running wild---I felt I was in a dream. The house was small and the children ran free everywhere. We spent quite a bit of time at this home. Playing with the children, handing out toys, (felt like I was Santa!) helping them write their support letters, singing obnoxious camp songs to Jesus (somehow I always got stuck leading these) and pretty much just loving on these children. I will never forget my little boys, Carlos chasing me around laughing and Mark napping on my lap in the field. Both are HIV positive, but are living healthy lives and are able to attend school!

My Most Difficult Moment: Eating a bowl of chicken bones or the hospital??? I pick the Children’s Ward at the Hospital outside of Makindu…..I really still cannot begin to explain my feelings on this. When we first arrived there, we were able to deliver a 70 lb bag of medicines, burn creams, and assorted hospital supplies to the Director. He was overwhelmed with joy! Then we took a walk through the dirty hospital. The rooms were chilly, filled with beds where the children sat in dying pain. Their mothers (or fathers) sat there with them. Some were sick with malaria, one was suffering from kidney failure, cattle had trampled another, and his face was nearly unrecognizable. But the most difficult to see was a little boy who had been sitting there since May---just aching in his pain. He looked okay, until his mother unwrapped the garment around his body. He was severely burned from neck to knee---his skin was pinkish-white. I choked back some tears and watched him cry. This was definitely my most difficult moment.
While at the hospital, we were able to choose a few children whose parents couldn’t afford their medical treatment and pay off their bills. We prayed over each of them as well as handed out lollipops. This was a great hit!

Can't wait until our next meeting! Only a few left and we will soon be boarding a plane to visit once again(or for the first time for some) the motherland of AFRICA! ~Amber Bong

May Meeting

What a great meeting!! Full of information... Here are the Highlights...

• We welcomed our newest team member Jerilyn Quintos!!
• We went over a lot about Kenya's people... Most people are very poor in Kenya. The average income is $32 a month!! But they are a Very generous people. There are 42 different trips in Kenya. Each tribe has its own language, traditions and ways of doing things. This has caused many issues in Kenya, the most recent one, the fighting over the presidency. There are many churches in Kenya but the two main religions are Christian and Muslim. 1 out of every 5 people in Kenya has AIDS. Every person in Kenya has been touched by it in one way or another. We went over a lot more...
• DON'T GIVE OUT YOUR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER TO ANYONE. Even those who work with CMIA. If you would like to keep in touch with someone they can send letters to you via the Hatleys and you can send them letters through the Hatleys too. Kenyans are not afraid to ask you for things. Be polite but do not agree to send them anything. If someone ask for something you are wearing or you brought with you, again be polite and let them know everything we leave will be left with the Hatleys to give out as they see fit.
• Stay in groups. PLEASE DO NOT GO OFF ALONE.
• We are not going over there to bring America and our ways to them. We will see things we wont always agree with. (How they treat animals is one example used). We are going there to bring them Jesus.
• Read the book Foreign to Familiar by Sarah Lanier before the next meeting. Also suggested was the book The Hole in our Gospel by Richard Stearns head of World Vision.
• We went over our projects.... Boys home: The wordless Bible. Brad, I was thinking you would be great to talk to the boys about this and then do an "alter call". We will make brackets with all the colors to give the boys too. Soccer game. Photos of each of the boys for the Christmas cards for sponsors. Sandy will you help me do this?... Girls Home: Wordless Bible as well (I will do this one) and the girls will make their own bracelets or necklaces. Belinda is working on a project for their names and their meanings. Donna is putting together a ribbon cross project. We will also be doing photos of each of the girls and helping them write Christmas letters to their sponsors... Co-ed home: We still need to work on what we want to do here... Schools: DeeDee is working on a craft we can do with kids at the schools. Amber G, will you help her with this? It is right up your alley. Tara and Jerilyn will work on a song we can do for the kids. Amber B will also be taking 4 to 5 people to help touch up the mural on school.
• Garage Sale... It is on June 13th. People are collecting things!! This is great. My spare bedroom is full. We still need a place!! We will be making the signs for it at our next meeting.
• For those who think they will need more help raising funds there will be a group doing a car wash. Those who participate in the car wash will have those funds divided between them for their support.
• Make sure you have your letters out now. A good idea is a follow up letter at the begening of June to remind people and let them know where you are at. I will update you as funds come in at each meeting.
• Make sure you are collect the things we need to take with us: Medications, clothes for all ages, sheets for twin beds, books for all ages, toys, games, school supplies, towels, new under ware for all ages.... Scott will be going to the Life Group leaders to ask for help from the life groups collecting these things and supplies we need for the projects.
• Words to work on... Jambo, Hello. Thank you, Asanta. Welcome, Karibu. No, Hakuna. Friend, Rafiki. Good, Mazuri.

We each have prayer partners.... Be in prayer for each other!!

Robyn and Belinda and Amber G

DeeDee and Tara

Scott and Brad and Jeff

Donna and Jerilyn

Amber B and Sandy

Please keep checking this blog throughout the month for more information. Our next meeting is June 7th. We only have 4 more meetings before we go so it is VERY important we all make these meetings. Please come 5 to 10 minutes early so we can start on time. There will be a lot to do in each of these meetings.

"To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." -2 Thessalonians 1:11-12