Grace Evened Things Out

Kariuki's prayer Update .

 

Nov 2022

Dear Praying Friends,

It has been a trying few months interspersed with rays of divine intervention and grace. Health wise, Jo and the girls have really struggled with asthma and allergies during this time of year with lots of dust and pollen. Jo is doing better, but the girls still have lingering coughs. Zack and Moses, for the most part, are doing well. The dust is worse than usual this year due to prolonged drought - we haven’t had good rains for 4 years in a row. In addition to many families facing food insecurity, in the north camels and other livestock are starving, while wildlife in Tsavo and livestock in Masai land were also heavily impacted. Thanks be to God for consistent light rains in the last two weeks covering most of the country. We are praying for good rains for the next harvest to be plentiful.
 

Grace has been in the continued provision in these very challenging times as we have lost quite a bit of financial support with the global economic crisis. We are thankful for several unexpected gifts which have evened things out, enabling Moses’ continued travel for ministry and training of laborers for the kingdom.
 

Moses has had his pastoral plate full with many of our staff facing challenges in Chad and Kenya. Chad has had unprecedented floods and political violence. Demonstrators agitating for democratic representation were met with extreme force from government forces with many killed and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds. As we write this the government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in all the major towns in Chad.
Moses has also been called upon to provide insight and counsel to quite a few members of our extended YWAM family who are facing personal and vocational challenges during this season. Prayers for wisdom and continued grace much appreciated!
 

We have been praying for Joshua to come to Kenya for Christmas and we are thankful to have his ticket booked and plans in place! We have missed this boy and the siblings can hardly wait for their brother to visit. It will be a short visit but hopefully enough time for him to recharge and for us to enjoy his presence.

 

Please pray;

o    For Zack who will be starting his final year of high school in January

o    For our sister-in-law who is recovering from a stroke

o  For sufficient rain to both mitigate and avert further drought and consequent famine in the region
o    For peace and stability in Chad
o    For comfort for families in Chad that lost loved ones (the Toralta and Mbaingera  families)

o    That we have every provision for the good work that He calls us to do.
 

Thank you for your faithful partnership with us in the Kingdom,
 

Moses & Jo

 

Wonderful Priviledge

Though he was God, he did not think equality with God as something to cling to.

  Instead, he gave up his divine privileges, 

he took the humble position of a slave, 

and was born as a human being.  

(Phil 2:6,7, NLT)

God with us.  Three small words.  Yet how they change everything.  Our prayer this Christmas season and in the coming year is that you would know His presence with you each and every step of your way.

It's been a wonderful privilege over the past several months to spend time with family on three continents.  Family in our mission, as we took part in a regional staff conference in Spain.  Family in the US, and not just those related us!  Family here in Chad, working together with us, welcoming us home after our travels, sharing their lives with us.  So much of what we do in the Kingdom revolves around family, God's family, and it is indeed a wonderful thing to be a part of it.

Over the summer we spent a few months in the US, and enjoyed spending time with many there.  Our time in PA was very short, so if we missed you, we hope to catch you next time.  (Our door is open in Chad, if you want to come our way to visit!!)  A special highlight for the children was spending two weeks with their cousins (and brave aunt & uncle!) in Wisconsin, while their Mom and Dad went to a YWAM North Africa gathering, coming back encouraged and refreshed by times of fellowship with other workers and in worship and exhortation.

CHALLENGES

A leak in our house and a problem with the power line on our street meant that we had a lot to do when we returned home.  Thankfully, it was all taken care of and life has returned to normal, homeschool has gotten off to a great start, and we are doing well apart from some persistent coughs and colds, common in this dry, dusty season.  We continue to appreciate prayers for daily life to go smoothly, as many of things we take for granted in many countries can consume a lot of time and energy here.

MINISTRY

Moses was one of the speakers in a missions conference in Illinois in October, and after a little over a week in the US, spent a few weeks in Europe, spending time with friends from Chad, and friends who have lived and worked with us here.  After traveling through several countries in a matter of a few weeks, we are ALL happy that he is home again.  Our family is spread out on 3 continents beyond Africa. 

 TRAINING

Two DTS teams successfully completed 5 months of outreach in 2014.  More details on our blog mosesnjo.blogspot.com .  The School of Biblical Studies is half way through and going well.  It is always a joy to see the students grow, not only in their knowledge of the Word, but in their hunger for the Lord, and to know Him more.

 

Moses & Jo Kariuki - mosesnjo@gmail.com

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