Revival

It feels like the dams have broken in North Africa & Mid-East. It's definitely not what we wanted. But, after years of intercession, maybe it's what we need. Like the good Samaritan do we have wine and oil for the wounded spirits? The priest & the Levite were too absorbed in the image they wanted to portray and people's perception of them. Consequently they failed to live up to their true calling.

I once met a man who told me that people pray for revival but when it comes they reject it because it doesn't look like they wanted. Have we ever rejected the move of God?

Ten years ago in the Mountains of West Virginia, I was privileged to work with a very noble ministry called Mustard Seeds & Mountains. I was still new in America & my wife was helping me adapt to the culture. We first visited a church where people looked like me & there was dance, music, slaying in the spirit, healings, but sadly no love. My wife was rejected because she wasn't the same shade. We were directed to a different church up the hill where people looked like her. The next Sunday we went uphill, there we sang wonderful hymns and the message was well exegeted, but again, sadly, no love for those that look different.

We prayed for open doors in the community to build relationships. God sent rain and O boy, I would be lying if I said that I enjoyed what followed. Helping clean out 3-4 feet of silt & mud from many house's basements, carrying jugs of water & food since roads were washed out and strengthening creek walls. It was not what we wanted but it was what we needed! God had opened Gates, multiple gates and it did not matter what side of the tracks one came from, we were welcomed.

Times of crisis are times of opportunity. Fear paralyzes but love seizes the day! Are we as a church seeing that opportunity in our day and asking God if we can be part of what HE is doing?

Our healing wine & oil as a ministry is the "Village des Nations" Campus that will multiply our capacity to train servants who are relevant to their world both locally and internationally. Men & women who understand their times and what is required of them!

Financial support can be sent to:

• ONLINE: go to mosesnjo.blogspot.com and click on "Partner"
  
• IN KENYA: Moses N. Kariuki, A/C No. 5108023009, Commercial Bank of Africa, Standard & Wabera Streets, PO Box 30437, Nairobi SWIFT: CBAFKENX
  

IN USA: YWAM, PO Box YWAM, Cimarron, CO 81220. Checks should be payable to YWAM (our name should NOT be on the check) with a separate note saying it is support for the Kariukis.

Getting re-energized to go back!

May 2011

Kariuki Family News

Missionaries serving in Chad, Africa with YWAM

Dear friends,

Furlough for us is a time to step out and look back & allow God to walk us through the very fruitful ministry that has happened in our time in Chad in spite of war, rumors of war, and many stretching times he has carried us through. To acknowledge we are not superhuman and that it has taken its toll physically, emotionally and even spiritually ... But also to get re-energized to go back! Please pray for us during this time of rest, refreshing, sharing vision, and enjoying relationships with friends and family here. We have been blessed by those who drop in without notice, just like our friends in Africa do. ;o) Come anytime, we love visitors!

When we arrived in the US in January, we woke up the next day to 8 inches of fresh snow outside. After five years without winter, it came as a bit of a shock to some of us, although the kids were delighted! There was nothing cold, however, about the welcome we received here – so many gave of their time and possessions to get our home ready for us and smooth our transition into life in the US. Whether it was giving furniture, transporting it to our house, cleaning the house & stocking the fridge and closets or helping us in hunting for vehicles and paying for them… We've been very blessed and thankful for everyone who sacrificed to make it happen. Thank you!

God has generously given us 16 acres in Chad to develop a YWAM Campus. He's answered our prayers and we were able to finish paying for the land in March and we are very thankful! Moses has already had meetings with builders and an architect has done drafts for housing already. One foundation has committed to give as we build & a farmer has committed part of his crop towards the buildings. Please pray that God will open doors for us to share this exciting vision and connect us with those who would like to invest.

During this year in the US, we will be based in PA, but will be travelling some in the summer to the mid-West and possibly Colorado. If you would like to have us share about Chad, the ministry there, or simply bring a Word to your church, youth group or home group, please get in touch, we would love to come.

Our staff in Chad continues to do an amazing job. In our absence souls are being won, churches are strengthened and communities continue getting seeds of transformation. Thank you for going this journey with us, though like many in Pilgrims progress, you could have give up and fallen along the wayside!

Moses & Jo (Josh, Zachary, Marianna & Katelyn)

4980 Lincoln Hwy East, Kinzers, PA 17535

Flashback:
Here's a glance at our news from almost ten years ago: we'd just had our first intro to ministry in Chad as a couple and were so excited about what God was doing. We're STILL excited! We're still seeing God change lives! This is the heart of our vision for the campus in Sarh – training men and women of God to minister the Gospel to those in need, being a light in our community, seeing our nation transformed by His truths. It's a huge undertaking for us, but it is not huge for God. Please stand with us as we take this next step He has called us to in Chad.

"Do you remember me?" he asked. Excitement was written all over his face, mixed with shyness for not knowing what to expect. "My friend and I were at the meeting yesterday and I gave my life to the Lord." Remember? Of course we remembered. Much to the crowd's amusement, the meeting had been disrupted by drunkards. Now they had returned to talk to us. Moses was preaching in an open marketplace in front of a mosque in the town of Sarh, in southern Chad. Although many people came and eagerly listened to the good news about Jesus, there was opposition as well. The young man continued eagerly, "I just wanted to tell you that my friend and I have not drank any alcohol since we prayed yesterday at the meeting. I don't even want it anymore." As he continued to tell us how he was attending a new believer's class, we simply had to thank God for the miracle worked in his life. This is what it is all about – Jesus changing people's lives and drawing them into a relationship with him.

Elections in Chad today and a family update

Hello friends,

Today Chad is holding presidential elections. While there isn't a strong opposition, we always appreciate prayers for peace and justice in this nation God has put in our hearts.

After arriving in the US in the middle of winter, we are very happy to see signs of spring. We are thankful for a God's grace in settling into life here in the US, especially for the boys as they are in public school here, which is a big change from homeschool in Chad. The girls are in a Christian preschool, the children all love school and are doing well and learning lots.

We are especially grateful for God's provision of a beautiful home for us to live in while here, and for the many friends and family who made sure it was furnished and ready to move into when we arrived. We cannot say what a huge blessing this was for us, finding food in the pantry, winter clothes in the kids closets, and everything we needed. We've also been able to buy a minivan and a small compact car. PTL!

Please pray with us:

• that God would open doors for us here to share about the work in Chad- if you know of a church or homegroup that would like to hear more, please let us know. Thanks ;o)
• that we would be a blessing to the body of Christ here, and a joyful witness to those who don't know him
• that we would be able to finish paying for our tickets, we still have about $4000 debt for those.
• Thank God that as YWAM, we were able to finish paying the purchase price of the land for the campus. Our next challenge is to begin building!

Many blessings,

Moses and Jo

Praise report and travel update

Kariukiprayerpartners

We're thrilled to give you an update on the land we are purchasing for the development of a YWAM training center! Since we received the offer to purchase and begun communicating about this piece of land in November, we've received over $7500 which we needed for our initial payment (slightly more than half of the total.) We were able to make that payment this week.
Since then, we have received another $2200 for the property. We are humbly grateful to see God at work, and SO excited to see what He has in store!
For details on the project, check out mosesnjo.blogspot.com ; , or send us an email if you have questions. :-)

As a family, we're getting ready to travel to the US in 3 weeks time. We
will not be keeping our (rented) home here in Chad due to financial
constraints and the length of our stay in the US, so we're busy getting
things sorted out to put into storage here. Please keep us in your prayers during this time of transition, extra grace (and strength!) for the adults in the family as we face this big task, but also for the children, as it can be quite unsettling to leave the only home they've known, for the younger three especially. We're all excited about this time in the US, and looking forward to it, but transitions can always be stressful.

We are very thankful for the way God has been providing for us - a home to stay in in the US, furniture and appliances have been offered to us, and friends who are helping coordinate it all to lighten the load for us.

Please pray specifically
*for our travel to N'Djamena Jan. 20th, and flights to the US the 25th
(about 24 hours in planes/airports)
*for favor with immigration procedures both Chad & US, of late it has
been stressful.
*for dependable reasonably priced van and small car for our use in the
US
*for us to be able to pay the remaining balance for the purchase of the
property so that we can begin the next phase.
*for open doors to share vision, recruit and fundraise for the Campus
project.

Until all have heard,

Moses & Jo
Joshua, Zachary, Marianna & Katelyn

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Fall 2010

News from the kariukis
November 2010

Seasons…….

We love the change of seasons and one of our favorites in the Northern Hemisphere is fall: the colorful leaves, the harvest, fresh apple cider and the crisp sunny days. It's been harvest season here in Chad as well, we've been enjoying fresh maize and pumpkins from the garden, and we're watching the bananas and papayas in the garden get bigger and bigger. We're thankful for a plentiful harvest, in physical as well as the spiritual. The seasons in nature are, as so many things, yet another picture of the way God works – things look different, yet He is still working in countless ways to accomplish his purposes.

As a family, we've been sensing for some time that a different season is coming for us. With the new challenge of buying and developing a property for the training and ministry center of YWAM, this coming year Moses will be traveling quite a lot, sharing the vision, mobilizing people and raising funds for the project. With this in mind, we will be in the US for a season, and will be traveling in January. Although Moses will still be spending some time in Chad, we plan to be based in Pennsylvania for 12-18 months before moving back to Chad to be involved hands on with the development of the land we are purchasing as a mission.

We'd appreciate your prayers as we prepare for this time.... Obviously the practical things like airfare, affordable housing (and vehicles) for us during our stay in the US – but much more importantly that this time will be one of fruitfulness for the work that the Lord is doing here in Chad, and in and through us as a family.

If you want to know more about our specific needs for this time, please contact us via email or FaceBook.


“Look, Daddy,” Zachary proudly showed off his artwork, “I designed a YWAM base... here's the houses, and here we'll have a garden, and here's the classrooms...” Creativity has been running high in this house, and even the children are catching the vision. We (YWAM Chad) been offered a piece of land just outside of town for purchase and are eagerly looking at possibilities and praying for this vision tocome to pass. (see Link for all the details)

Recently our staff held a 3 day seminar for teachers, including topics like, Hearing Gods voice, Seeing your Vocation as Calling, Biblical Paradigms vs Worldly Paradigms on Education, Molding the next Generation, and Discipleship of a Nation. “Is my job as a school teacher simply a job – or is it a calling?” Please pray for the teachers who attended that they carry out their vocation with excellence, and use their position to impact the next generation to the glory of God.

It's a joy to have Tyler Stoltzfus, a volunteer from GCC PA, here with us for 2 months. Tyler has come to learn more about missions, and help out in any way he can. He's already working on learning French and making lots of new friends. Please pray for this to be a fruitful time in his life as he serves here. It’s great to see youth from our home area take up the challenge in faith and stepping out.

Our colleague Margaret is doing a wonderful job leading the School of Biblical Studies, with four students from Chad and South Korea. Pray for her as she ‘cuts her teeth’ as a school leader especially as she just recently lost her Dad to cancer and is still dealing with that.

We know many are facing very difficult times financially, and we don’t take for granted the financial support that we receive. Like many others, we’ve had to adjust and tighten our budget, but God continues to be faithful. Let’s all hang in there in faith and trust God for greater things even in these difficult times.

Ideologies cannot be changed without a heart and mind change, which will happen through the Gospel being lived out and applied – in all the world. A recent BBC article quoted military strategists acknowledging that the war against violent fundamentalism will not be won by force. Our prayer is that God will continue to raise up a mighty army to go and sacrificially live out HIS kingdom. Pray with us for the harvest that is ripe, and will spoil if there are not enough laborers in the field.

Family News: Our kids continue to grow up so fast. It’s a joy to see them fall in love with God, grow in his ways, and believe Him for great things. The boys and Jo continue in home school, and have been studying the middle ages in History, which has been a very popular subject. We’ve lots of re-enactments of battles with Lego castles, noble knights and princesses in distress needing to be rescued. J Josh is showing more and more initiative in doing his assignments independently, and Zachary is very proud to be reading his own books – all by himself. Marianna is very eager to “do school” also and spends a lot of time practicing her letters. Our “baby” Katelyn just turned three, and can’t quite decide if she is a “grown-up” or Mama’s baby. J We were glad that Moses was able to go to Kenya for a few weeks in August to spend time with family and friends there.



Until all have heard,

Moses and Jo
Joshua, Zachary, Marianna & Katelyn

Financial support can be sent to:
IN KENYA: Moses N. Kariuki, A/C No. 5108023009, Commercial Bank of Africa, Standard & Wabera Streets, PO Box 30437, Nairobi, SWIFT: CBAFKENX
IN USA: YWAM, PO Box YWAM, Cimarron, CO 81220. Checks should be payable to YWAM, with a separate note saying it is support for the Kariukis.

CHICKEN BBQ - Chad Mission Trip Fundraiser

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YWAM-JEM Sarh Tyler Stoltzfus is preparing to travel to Chad where he will be helping out the Kariuki Family and YWAM Chad for a few months. Pray for him and support this worthy cause!

CHICKEN BBQ - Chad Mission Trip Fundraiser

Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 11:00am

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Kariuki News Sept 2010

When It Rains It Pours!

Beloved,

When It Rains It Pours!

In April the earth in the Sahel was scorched. Trees were drying up, all living things were either dying or suffering from the extremities that come with severe drought. God heard the cry and YES! it has poured and it is still pouring. There has been so much rain that it is hard to remember that scorched, dusty, thirsty feeling of April and the preceding months… The greenery is therapeutic ;o)

Ministry wise it has also poured so much that we have hardly had time to stop and report to you, our beloved partners in the Kingdom. But know that your prayers have born much fruit; Our DTS though full of unprecedented challenges, finished its outreach and many came to faith, others were healed and delivered from oppression. There is a new crop of laborers released into the harvest field. Before their graduation the DTS helped us run two powerful events over a period of two weeks;

A Summer of Service that saw over 70 youth come together from all over the nation with Europe, US, the Pacific and other African nations represented, for motivation, training and outreach. The flame we dream about continues to ignite other flames and soon we believe light will cover the land as the waters cover the seas.

The second event was YWAM's 50th anniversary celebration where we invited all of our alumni and staff scattered around the nation and continent to come back for a time of thanksgiving and celebration of Gods goodness. About 60 made it and we had superb time hearing testimonies from the nations and ministries that are as diverse as can be. Pygmies in Kribi, Cameroon, Hindus & Buddhists in India and Nepal, Touareg and Bedouins in the Sahara, Literacy, Nutrition, Sex trafficking in N'Djamena & Community health work…and many more.

Family wise, JoAnna has been a super tutor cum super mama as Moses traveled twice; first in May/June to the US for INS purposes and Spain for leadership consultations, North Africa Staff conference & Jubilee celebrations with YWAM in the Iberian Peninsula that is geographically and demographically linked to the Maghreb. Lastly he went to Kenya to visit his mother who he hadn't seen since the death of his father in March 2009.

We are thankful to God who gives the rain, and to you our precious partners, who faithfully pray, give and make it all possible. As a mission we are excited about buying land to develop a Campus. You'll be hearing more about this vision the Lord has given us! As our ministry outgrows rented facilities, it has become necessary to increase and diversify. Our faith is being stretched like never before but we serve a miracle working God!

Love in Him,

Moses, JoAnna, Joshua, Zachary, Marianna & Katelyn

Financial support can be sent to: KENYA: Moses N. Kariuki, A/C No. 5108023009, Commercial Bank of Africa, Standard & Wabera Streets, PO Box 30437, Nairobi (SWIFT: CBAFKENX) USA: YWAM, PO Box YWAM, Cimarron, CO 81220. Checks should be payable to YWAM, with a separate note saying it is support for the Kariukis. ONLINE: You can now give online with a credit or bank card at: Paypal http://tinyurl.com/28b8fa