 New Year’s greetings from Sarh! May 2014 be the year where your God dreams come true as you grow in trust and faith in His spoken word to you. |
We finished 2013 with a staff
"feast" at Village des Nations, our campus in construction. It was a
wonderful time of meeting together with staff and former students, hearing how
God is using them and being challenged to seek Him for greater things in our
personal lives [Love like David's Mighty Men (2 Sam 23:1-23:22)], and as a team, celebrating what God has done in our
midst.
A year ago as we broke
ground on the land, we began what seemed to some to be impossible. We felt the
Lord was saying to take what was in our hands already, and that He would use
it. As we used all our available finances to manufacture bricks, it seemed like
it would be a long road until we were able to build something out of them! But
God is so faithful in his provision,we look back at
2013 with thanksgiving as we honored the two Discipleship Training School's
that run in very rustic facilities (still under construction,) as well as the
Summer of Service that took place.
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Jer 29:5-7 'Build houses and settle down. Plant
gardens and eat what you grow in them.
Marry and have children. Then let your
children get married, so that they also may have children. You must
increase in numbers and not decrease.
Work for the good of the cities where I
have made you go as prisoners. Pray to me on their behalf, because if they
are prosperous, you will be prosperous too. (GNB)
In 2013 by Gods grace we saw the completion of 2 blocks of dorm buildings (pending minor finishing) and the erection of a Dining Hall that still needs a roof, doors, windows and interior work.
We also planted scores of trees and the mango trees are already looking good as they have taken better than all the rest. The Lemons, Grapefruits & Indigenous trees are slower but hanging on. We have lost half of the Papaya trees to insects and hot sun but are thankful for the stragglers that may yet give us fruit this year.
After several years spending our Christmas break with family
either in Kenya or the States, we’ve enjoyed being here for December and
January, the most pleasant time of the year weather-wise, with cool nights and
sunny days. A special blessing was the
visit of Moses’s sister Winnie who spent the month of December with us here in
Chad. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to host two teams; January brings the YWAM North Africa leader,
with a small regional team. In February our
friends from Churches in Pennsylvania come on a working trip. We are excited since Jo’s Mom, Aunt Carol and
cousin Lisa will be joining the team.
We’ve seen amazing generosity in 2013
and are extremely thankful to you all for praying and going an extra mile where
giving is concerned!
Together
in the Harvest,
Moses & Jo, Joshua, Zachary,
Marianna & Katelyn Kariuki
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