Nairobi, Kenya Missions Trip - Update 3
From: Jesus Atencio jesus.atencio@yahoo.com>
Date: August 19, 2006
Subject: Mission Trip Nairobi, Kenya 2006
Jambo,
Yesu ni bwana! It means Jesus is Lord in Swahili.... Amen!
The Lord is pouring blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of Heaven now on earth. How wonderful, awesome and beautiful it is working for the Lord. Today we had the last lesson at VBS and the kids love it. We finished teaching the Jonah story and we went over the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. The entire class of 8-9 years old kids wanted to received Christ as their Lord. It was so beautiful how some kids seem to pray to God and meant it that they wanted receive Christ in their lives.
After we came back back from lunch we visited a family of 5 kids whose grandmother was taking care of them. We listened to her condition and we prayed for her leg injury and her situation with the kids.
Later in the afternoon we had a farewell party or program where the orphanage went out of their way to treat us with cookies and candy. Also, they danced and sang some songs for us including several speeches from the faculty. We were so grateful and the kids were so happy and they shook our hands goodbye. They really touched my heart.
We only have a few more days to go amd a lot of work ahead of us, visiting families, evangelizing on the streets, working in the church, and visiting another orphanage.
Please keep praying for us and may the Lord light our path.
God bless you!
Jesus A. Atencio
Nairobi, Kenya Missions Trip - Update 2
From: Jesus Atencio jesus.atencio@yahoo.com>
Date: August 16, 2006 2:24:56 PM EDT
Subject: Mission Trip Nairobi, Kenya 08-16-2006
Yanbo,
That is hello in Swahily. Well, yes... I am learning a lot of Swahili in order to open doors here in Nairobi. I have been blessed so much every day and I noticed the Lord is changing and molding my heart every day. What a blessing that is. Also, I noticed the Lord pointing my heart on different ministries. I just need to keep praying so the Lord and Holy Spirit direct me on the work set out for me.
We have been visiting families, blessing them with food, getting to know them, and praying for them. Also, we have been working with an orphanage called S.O.D.A. (Support Orphans and Destitute Academy). We have been teaching VBS for over 200 children. They are a bunch of little angels.
The gave a devotional this last Tuesday morning and I night I gave a class on Romans 10. I was told they were edify. May God be the glory.
Making a lot of friends here. Looking forward to share some pictures with you as soon as I get back.
I am looking forward for another great week working with the Lord and a great team of great guys.
May God bless you so much,
Jesus A. Atencio
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Nairobi, Kenya Mission Trip - Update 1
August 14th, 2006 Monday
Hi there,
This is a quick email just to let you know that we have a great and loving God and He is doing a wonderful work here in Nairobi, Kenya. It is hard to put in just in a few words and sometimes I feel overwell with the heart that the Nairobi people love God.
I am writing from a computer from one of the leaders here and we are really busy. Every minutes of the day and night we are doing something people are giving their lives to the Lord daily.
I will love to tell you more, but I have to run for a prayer group.
Love,
Jesus A. Atencio
Nairobi, Kenya Missions trip 8/10/06
Jesus Atencio, one of our brothers here at Calvary Chapel, is leaving today for Nairobi, Kenya. Here is an email received from him asking for prayer. We will also post his daily schedule.
Please keep me and the team in your prayers... Specially for this coming Tuesday since I am leading the morning Devotional and that same night I am leading bible study. That all the work that we are going to be doing will not be us, but the Lord and the Holy Spirit working in us and through us.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
Your brother in Christ,
Jesus A.
7:30pm for the airport
Hurricane Relief Update
Hi Everyone,
May we first thank you all for your collective support with the ongoing work in BSL. Eleven months later we can all look back and simply conclude, "IT IS THE LORD"
As most of you know by now we are in the process of moving the operation from the ball field to the new location. The most current pictures of the new property are now posted on the CCR site.
We wanted to take this time to answer some of your questions and to give you the details what the future holds for this work.
First
We are going to have a dinner banquet at the new location on Wed. night August 23rd. This will be a night were we will look back together on what God has done. We are inviting BSL city officials, residents and the many volunteers from around the country that have participated in this work. We need people to serve at this banquet and we need some worship bands as well.
We are asking all the key leaders and senior pastors that are unable to attend to try and make a short video addressing the BSL community and send it to CCLH by the end of next week.
If you are interested in going please contact Keri or Tony at CCLH ASAP.
Secondly
In order to finish well we need to:
- Finish clean up on the ball field.
- Complete some finishing touches on the new property.
- Prep work for the banquet on Wednesday August 23rd.
- Schedule drivers to drive back several vehicles to California.
We believe we can accomplish this with around 15 -20 more people per week for the next 4 weeks.
The dates for laborers
(Aug 1-8) (Aug 7-14) (Aug 14-21) (Aug 22-24 - Banquet help)
The dates for drivers
Aug 21 - 27
Thirdly
We have 25-35 residents showing up to the church services. We are no longer serving them physical food, only the more important Word of God. Many of you have asked who is going to shepherd this flock. Well, we have prayed for quite some time about this and it looks like God has placed a burden on the heart of Frank Griffin from Baton Rouge. Frank and his wife Teri have been driving out over the last few Sundays and have recently stated that they feel a calling and are willing to take a step of faith and make the drive until God says otherwise.
Fourthly
We believe God has organized a relief ministry through this endeavor. We are bringing a number of the vehicles and trailers back to California to prepare for the next disaster God leads us to. We are currently looking for a place that we can store all of the equipment for future use.
Most of this information will be posted on the CCR web site by days end tomorrow. If you have any questions please feel free to call Tony Leach or Keri Whitley at the CCLH office. Once again time is short so all prompt responses are deeply appreciated.
Blessings,
Calvary Chapel Relief Team
John Bonner with an update from Lima, Peru
This week, our YSOM kids will be returning home. As Rick Heilman pointed out, "they are an 'All-Star' youth group!" They have been here for nearly six weeks, and have done so much!
They started with week long "boot-camp" here in Lima, where they studied the Scriptures, took a Spanish class, learned dramas, face painting, figure balloon sculpturing and clown ministry for their times of outreach.
From Lima, they traveled to Huanuco where they did evangelism in the Andean highlands. The sweltering jungle city of Atalaya was the next stop, before heading north to Cajamarca where they worked on the ground floor of a church plant. Then they went beyond the border into Ecuador where they did outreach with our sister church in Cuenca.
It has been a full six weeks, and they are going home excited for all that God did in and through them!
If you know a young person who might want to participate next Summer in our YSOM program, please pass the brochure on to them so they can consider it in prayer. Or pass the information on to a youth leader at your church. And thank you for praying for this program!
Finally, click on the following link and watch the PowerPoint presentation on Psalm 83 and join King David in his prayer for our beloved nation of Israel.
Click here: A Christian Witness - A P
Shalom and God bless,
Missionary Updates
Please check the Information Booth for current newsletters from Peru and India! We have also experimentally invited some of our missionaries to post on this site as a way to inform and educate us.
Future CCK Missions Trips
We will be announcing some future trips soon. So close by, some far away. Check back soon and be part of what the Lord is doing!
Hi Everyone,