Eldoret Crusade & Dental Outreach

We had a wonderful experience in Eldoret meeting new people, seeing restored smiles and preaching the gospel of salvation. We stayed only three days but made a beg impact. The crusade continued on for three more days as we traveled to other appointments.

Here are some of the men involved in facilitating the crusade. I was very impressed at their efforts in making it happen. There was a great turnout in people because of the extensive footwork done by the leadership.

This is a picture of a young lady with a common problem of decay.

Here you can see the difference that it made with her smile. She could not thank us enough and was so happy. This transformation will likely have a significant effect on her life as it will help her to better interact with people.

Here I am at work assisting Dr. David McDonald. He and his family spent a wonderful two weeks with us and were a great family to get to know.

Dr. Michael Hyodo shares the Word of God in the crusade.

3 weeks tomorrow

After only three weeks I have seen and done so much. The fast pace of Dr. Michael Hyodo in this developing country is quite remarkable. I have met hundreds of people already and trying to keep their names straight is a challenge in itself. I have been gaining a great deal of insight for life and ministry. That may be the most impacting part of the trip so far.

Here are just a few snapshots of where I've been.

At Redeemed Gospel Church headed by Bishop Arthur Kitonga

The kids always love to play and get a kick out of us visiting.

We are keeping some supplies here and have visited a few times already.

I was fortunate enough to get to go on Safari already, and we saw so many animals. We went to Maisi Mara and visited a village(next photo) and saw so many animals. This was one photo that stood out in particular.

Here a mother and child walk across the open center of their village. Their habitation is very primitive. The smell of dung is evident as they even use it in their construction.

This is a photo of the Mathare slum where we visited the Mcedo School. All of the students wear uniforms which helps greatly with their appearance. However it is obvious that the conditions are at subsistence living for most. This photo shows a more open area with a road. Most of the slums are more closely pacts with small alley ways and trickling waste water. The smell is similar to a garbage dump.

Getting ready to head out...

I didn't realize how much would be involved in getting everything ready before I head out for a few months. It seems that I have been going non-stop for about a month now. Between paying work, volunteer work, training my replacement, writing up instruction manuals, remodeling the office, Bible school (twice my normal load), visiting family, packing for the trip, etc., I have been absolutely swamped! I don't know that I've ever been this busy in my life.

It's been busy, but not so much as to be overwhelming. I am very excited to get to work now on the other side of the globe. I believe that so many new things are ahead for me. I'll be taking lots of pictures to keep you all up to speed.

God bless,

Andy

Missions

I will be taking a trip to Nairobi Kenya from May 02 thru September 06.