We arrived in Kenya on January 1, 1998 with much excitement, knowing we were about to embark on an adventure of serving the Lord in the land of our calling. We understood that there were going to be up and down times, times of great difficulty and times of great blessing. Throughout our time in Kenya we have indeed found this to be true. There have been times that only the will and calling of God were our sustaining power. There have also been times that we have been blessed beyond measure.

It is difficult to categorize the many blessings we have seen, but I believe we have just experienced what has been to this date the greatest blessing of our time in Kenya. I came to Kenya with many dreams and goals about what I believe God could accomplish. We are thankful that we have already seen some of these accomplished. However, I never even began to consider what God has begun to do here.

On the 1st of July, we officially began the Congo ministry out of the Grace Bible Baptist Church of Nakuru, Kenya. We took three survey trips to the Congo to lay the ground work in preparation for the beginning of this ministry. We are rotating our men into the Congo two at a time as we pray for God to call some permanently to that land. Imagine, Kenyan believers are leaving the comforts of their home and going to a land that is war torn, dangerous, and has been in the grips of Satan for many years. They are doing it because they have realized their responsibility to reach this world with the gospel.

The response in the Congo so far has been fantastic. There were 46 people in church last Sunday and in the first two weeks 15 people have accepted Christ! Please pray as we begin the Bible Baptist Church of Uvira and as we endeavor to lay a strong foundation so that it can be a strong church for the glory of God. I will be leaving on Friday and travelling to meet the men in the Congo. We will be having teaching times with the new believers and also conducting the first baptism service on Sunday.

In other areas of ministry, we continue to remain busy especially as we prepare everything for our upcoming furlough. The Grace Bible Baptist Church continues to move forward with many salvations and baptisms. We have been averaging over 500 in church and had nearly 600 in attendance last Sunday.

We are in the midst of preparing for our next Bible College session that will be meeting in August. We are thankful for this ministry as we have had the privilege of training and preparing hundreds for the Lord's work. It is a great joy to watch as people take what they were taught in college and apply it both to their lives and to their ministries.

During this coming week please remember the following areas in prayer:

• Safety as I travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Pastor Mike Njoroge and brother Joshua Muturi as the serve in the Congo. (picture at end of email)
• My family as they remain in Kenya.
• Preparations for upcoming Bible College session.
• Furlough preparations.

We are deeply indebted to each of you because of your prayers for our family and ministry.