It was one year ago this week that life as we knew it on the mission field forever changed. The events of one year ago will remain etched into our memories for as long as God allows us to live in this world. We watched in horror as neighbor rose against neighbor in unthinkable violence simply because of their tribal origin. We walked side by side with our people as Satan tried to bring a little bit of hell to them on earth. Satan tried and was successful all over Kenya but the glorious, victorious gospel won a great victory over the wickedness of man as we watched our people come together and stand in unity for righteousness. In spite of the pressures from all around them our people refused to turn against each other but instead embraced each other because they had indeed been made "new creatures" in Christ. We again want to give a big thank you to those who gave financially to help feed hundreds of our people who were displaced during the violence.

From the ashes of destruction our people gathered themselves with a new determination to reach people with the gospel. During the violence our people were scattered, we went from a church of 400 to a church of 100, but today God has brought us back together and has increased our number to over 500. We have witnessed "miracle" salvations as people have come to the Lord, whom humanly we thought it was impossible. Just last week we baptized a man that was saved who was part of the violent gangs, militias, and cults that was in the forefront of causing the mayhem last year. Two weeks ago he walked into church dressed like an "outlaw", hair worn long in dreadlocks, as a symbol of who he was and who he was involved with. During the invitation he came to the front of the auditorium and a few minutes later was gloriously saved. He went out, got a haircut, came back to the church with all of his belongings that associated him with his former life. He brought things such as a complete army uniform that was used during the violence, tear gas, oath books, ammunition, and etc. We burned what we could and destroyed the rest. Today he has had to go into hiding because his former "friends" have put a hit out on him and said because of his rejection of them he must die as an example to others who may wish to also leave them. Pray for Stephen Kimani that he would take his strength from God.

God has given us a number of new and exciting opportunities this year to see some more churches established. We are in the process of possibly seeing three new churches established in our ministry here in Kenya during this year. We are also about to start going into one of the most dangerous and neediest place in the world, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a new missions ministry of the Grace Bible Baptist Church of Nakuru, Kenya.

His for Kenya,