Sending & Going

This week I would like us to focus our encouragement on three young adults who are leaving tomorrow to go to Kenya. For many of you who have been fortunate enough to leave this culture to minister in another area of the world, the experience can be life changing. However, when one comes back from seeing God at work in another part of the world, it can often be hard to adjust because life back in one’s home country has not changed all that much.

I would like us to focus our encouragement on Khou, Jana, Mary Beth and Jacey because they are not going to Kenya to have a personal experience. They are going as representatives from the Young Adults as well as our church body. Let us encourage them by engaging in prayer for them and the team as an effort to send them, support them and receive them when they come back from their mission.

Here is what you can pray for:

• Pray for the safety of the team and that God prepare our hearts, minds, and souls for the experiences they will encounter there.

• Pray that they go with a posture of humility and humbleness, quick to use their gifts and abilities when needed, but with wisdom to discern cultural sensitivity.

• Pray that their hearts are open to receive all the great lessons our Kenyan/Tanzanian brothers and sisters are willing to teach us.

• Pray for unity amongst the team, that they will experience true community with each other.

• Pray for Beacon of Hope, praise God for the numerous ways Boh has been able to build up their community. And pray that Boh continues to shine His light in a place darkened by diseases and poverty.

• Pray with Kyama for his church and his vision of reaching the middle and upper class Kenyans so that they will in turn, overflow their resources and love onto the rest of Kenya.