School ministry in Mnarani
Visiting SP&K Orphanage
Loving on very cute twin baby girls!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Friends and Family,
It is amazing that today is our last work day in Kenya. We are ending this trip by preaching at the church we planted in Kijiwe Tonga, and another church in Muyeye. Today we are celebrating all the work the Lord has done during our time here and the work He will continue to do when we leave. Tomorrow we will rest and fellowship with each other as well as with our hosts, Ezekiel and Debbie. These two have been a huge blessing to us all and we are so thankful to have been given the opportunity to work with them. I cannot even express how much the two love the Lord and fully trust Him. We are all blown away about how fast this trip has gone by. We are torn between feeling sad about leaving, but excited to see all of our family and friends.
God has blessed us so much here and we have experienced His goodness in a new way. We have loved getting to know our Father more and sharing in His heart for the Kenyan people. God has used us to plant more seeds than we even realize and we fully trust Him to grow and nurture His children. We have all experienced so much and our eyes have been open to so many things that we can't fully process everything. I know that God is going to continue to minister to us through this trip even when we are back home. Continue to pray for our team as we say our goodbyes here and as we travel home.
Again, we thank you all for your prayers and support. We appreciate you all more than you realize.
Kelly and Team
It is amazing that today is our last work day in Kenya. We are ending this trip by preaching at the church we planted in Kijiwe Tonga, and another church in Muyeye. Today we are celebrating all the work the Lord has done during our time here and the work He will continue to do when we leave. Tomorrow we will rest and fellowship with each other as well as with our hosts, Ezekiel and Debbie. These two have been a huge blessing to us all and we are so thankful to have been given the opportunity to work with them. I cannot even express how much the two love the Lord and fully trust Him. We are all blown away about how fast this trip has gone by. We are torn between feeling sad about leaving, but excited to see all of our family and friends.
God has blessed us so much here and we have experienced His goodness in a new way. We have loved getting to know our Father more and sharing in His heart for the Kenyan people. God has used us to plant more seeds than we even realize and we fully trust Him to grow and nurture His children. We have all experienced so much and our eyes have been open to so many things that we can't fully process everything. I know that God is going to continue to minister to us through this trip even when we are back home. Continue to pray for our team as we say our goodbyes here and as we travel home.
Again, we thank you all for your prayers and support. We appreciate you all more than you realize.
Kelly and Team
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Pictures Say 1000 Words
Yeah we painted that! Only took 4 days...
Our fearless leader
Mnarani home
Our dear friend, Ressy
Evan teaching kids about family, school, and America
Visiting a local orphanage in Watamu
Yes, we're from Texas.
Yes, we like meat.
Being greeted with sweet "Jambos!"
Our new "rafikis" (friends)
Many more to come...
Body of Christ
Jambo!
First of all we apologize for the slow updates. We have been SO busy and getting Internet has been a challenge.
Here is the update:
We left Mnarani last Thursday and now staying at Breeze Point in Malindi. Friday through Sunday we travelled to the town of Watamu where we primarily did door-to-door evangelism. We saw numerous people come to Christ for the first time! We also discipled and encouraged many people who were already believers. Many of us had the opportunity to share with Muslims for the first time and saw God planting seeds in their hearts. We worked with Pastor Samuel and his church body. This is the same pastor the team worked with last year so it was a joy to get to work with him for the second time! On Saturday we visited a local orphanage and got to share with 45 little ones who were so happy to spend time with us! They were such a joy to be around. Chase, Ariel, and Katy got to pray healing over one of the boys that has HIV right before he left for the hospital. They were very moved by the eye-opening experience. We are continuing to pray for this little boy that God will perform a miracle and fully restore his body. He is only 9 years old.
Pastor Samuel shared with us some awesome testimonies about two people the team ministered to last year. One was about a young man named Jackson who had Muscular Distrophy and could barely walk. Everyone on the team last year was so moved by his joyful attitude and his strong faith in God's healing. We prayed over him last year and we learned that he now is COMPLETELY healed!!! Praise Jesus!!! We could not see him this year because he is now attending college in Nairobi. The other testimony was about a woman who was a member of the church who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The team last year also prayed for healing and I am happy to report that she is also COMPLETELY healed!!! These testimonies were such an encouragement to me and the team. We remember how powerful prayer is and we have faith God is going to heal the boy with HIV as well as the others we have prayed for. These testimonies were shared at such a perfect time, when we all needed a reminder of God's faithfulness.
On Sunday our team split in to two to visit two different churches. Chase preached about being a disciple of Christ, a need we discovered about the people of Watamu. Kayla preached at the other church about God's love and our response to His love. After church we were given the chance to disciple youth age kids where we split in groups by gender and talked about relationships. We learned this isn't a topic spoken about a whole lot. We loved getting to speak the Lord's truth on this topic. Evan got to pour in to boys of the ages 12 and 13 and spoke about families and school. They also asked him questions about America like "are you allowed to meet the president?"
This week we are working on planting a church in a new village outside of Malindi. Kayla reminded us what an awesome opportunity it is to be able to help form a new body of Christ through a church body. We are all so excited to be used by God in this way.
Please continue to pray for our team. Sometimes we get so exhausted and need the Lord's strength to keep going. Continue to pray for health and energy. Our time here is going by so fast and we want every moment to count as we pour out Christ's love on these people.
Thank you all for your love and support! We know that we are covered in prayer and we are so grateful!
Kelly and team
First of all we apologize for the slow updates. We have been SO busy and getting Internet has been a challenge.
Here is the update:
We left Mnarani last Thursday and now staying at Breeze Point in Malindi. Friday through Sunday we travelled to the town of Watamu where we primarily did door-to-door evangelism. We saw numerous people come to Christ for the first time! We also discipled and encouraged many people who were already believers. Many of us had the opportunity to share with Muslims for the first time and saw God planting seeds in their hearts. We worked with Pastor Samuel and his church body. This is the same pastor the team worked with last year so it was a joy to get to work with him for the second time! On Saturday we visited a local orphanage and got to share with 45 little ones who were so happy to spend time with us! They were such a joy to be around. Chase, Ariel, and Katy got to pray healing over one of the boys that has HIV right before he left for the hospital. They were very moved by the eye-opening experience. We are continuing to pray for this little boy that God will perform a miracle and fully restore his body. He is only 9 years old.
Pastor Samuel shared with us some awesome testimonies about two people the team ministered to last year. One was about a young man named Jackson who had Muscular Distrophy and could barely walk. Everyone on the team last year was so moved by his joyful attitude and his strong faith in God's healing. We prayed over him last year and we learned that he now is COMPLETELY healed!!! Praise Jesus!!! We could not see him this year because he is now attending college in Nairobi. The other testimony was about a woman who was a member of the church who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The team last year also prayed for healing and I am happy to report that she is also COMPLETELY healed!!! These testimonies were such an encouragement to me and the team. We remember how powerful prayer is and we have faith God is going to heal the boy with HIV as well as the others we have prayed for. These testimonies were shared at such a perfect time, when we all needed a reminder of God's faithfulness.
On Sunday our team split in to two to visit two different churches. Chase preached about being a disciple of Christ, a need we discovered about the people of Watamu. Kayla preached at the other church about God's love and our response to His love. After church we were given the chance to disciple youth age kids where we split in groups by gender and talked about relationships. We learned this isn't a topic spoken about a whole lot. We loved getting to speak the Lord's truth on this topic. Evan got to pour in to boys of the ages 12 and 13 and spoke about families and school. They also asked him questions about America like "are you allowed to meet the president?"
This week we are working on planting a church in a new village outside of Malindi. Kayla reminded us what an awesome opportunity it is to be able to help form a new body of Christ through a church body. We are all so excited to be used by God in this way.
Please continue to pray for our team. Sometimes we get so exhausted and need the Lord's strength to keep going. Continue to pray for health and energy. Our time here is going by so fast and we want every moment to count as we pour out Christ's love on these people.
Thank you all for your love and support! We know that we are covered in prayer and we are so grateful!
Kelly and team
Monday, May 28, 2012
JAMBO FROM KENYA!!!!!
Wow! I don't even know where to begin! Our week in Kenya has been more of blessing than words could articulate. I'll start with what's on my heart...
The people in Kenya are SUCH a genuine people, filled with indescribable compassion and love. They worship and praise Jesus with purity and live their lives clear from unneccessary distractions and unGodly concerns. Wow! It's been a beautiful testimony and inspiring story to watch!
We've done a lot this week: 3 days of door-to-door evangalism in both Mnarani and Bofa. We've all had beautiful experiences whether it be through prayer for sick, inspiration for believers, opening hearts of nonbelievers, prophecy and conformation of God's spoken words, or ourselves being blessed and inspired by the Kenyan people. They are such a welcoming and joyful peole it's infectious to be around! Our hearts have truly been warmed! We've suffered a little sickness within the team but God is moving and curing our illnesses. Also, we've been working at Oasis Baptist Church in Mnarani helping paint their entrance sign and pillars. Hardwork uplifts you into diligently loving Jesus!
Today is our sabbath! It's been great!! Aren't we so lucky to have a God so great that He gives us a day of rest once a week? YES!
I know everyone loves and misses their family and are all thankful for the love and support back home. As we work for Christ, know your presence is felt and your love received. We do all things in thankfulness for the support you've provided for all the years leading up to this beautiful adventure and necessary mission.
To my family: I LOVE Y'ALL!!! I miss y'all so much!! I am curious if Priscilla has had BP? Jess and Jate...so glad wedding planning is so going great! Your e-mail made me giggle! ;) Mom-pretty much everyone speaks some English and they are so welcoming in hosting us in their country! Dad and Bets-fine, didn't want to hear from ya'll either!!! ;) just kidding!! Friends-miss y'all and hope y'all are having fun in Lubbock! Community-praying for y'all and thinking of you often!
Kwahere!!
Kayla and Team
Wow! I don't even know where to begin! Our week in Kenya has been more of blessing than words could articulate. I'll start with what's on my heart...
The people in Kenya are SUCH a genuine people, filled with indescribable compassion and love. They worship and praise Jesus with purity and live their lives clear from unneccessary distractions and unGodly concerns. Wow! It's been a beautiful testimony and inspiring story to watch!
We've done a lot this week: 3 days of door-to-door evangalism in both Mnarani and Bofa. We've all had beautiful experiences whether it be through prayer for sick, inspiration for believers, opening hearts of nonbelievers, prophecy and conformation of God's spoken words, or ourselves being blessed and inspired by the Kenyan people. They are such a welcoming and joyful peole it's infectious to be around! Our hearts have truly been warmed! We've suffered a little sickness within the team but God is moving and curing our illnesses. Also, we've been working at Oasis Baptist Church in Mnarani helping paint their entrance sign and pillars. Hardwork uplifts you into diligently loving Jesus!
Today is our sabbath! It's been great!! Aren't we so lucky to have a God so great that He gives us a day of rest once a week? YES!
I know everyone loves and misses their family and are all thankful for the love and support back home. As we work for Christ, know your presence is felt and your love received. We do all things in thankfulness for the support you've provided for all the years leading up to this beautiful adventure and necessary mission.
To my family: I LOVE Y'ALL!!! I miss y'all so much!! I am curious if Priscilla has had BP? Jess and Jate...so glad wedding planning is so going great! Your e-mail made me giggle! ;) Mom-pretty much everyone speaks some English and they are so welcoming in hosting us in their country! Dad and Bets-fine, didn't want to hear from ya'll either!!! ;) just kidding!! Friends-miss y'all and hope y'all are having fun in Lubbock! Community-praying for y'all and thinking of you often!
Kwahere!!
Kayla and Team
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Jambo from Kenya!
Friends and family,
Jambo! Today was our first day in Kenya after 36+ hours of traveling. Our flight from London landed in Nairobi, Kenya early this morning, and we hoped on the next plane to Mombasa. Our host, Ezekiel, met us at the airport and drove us to the town of Kilifi, where we are staying. We all got settled in and ate lunch.
Exhaustion is setting in on me personally and the team in general. We've been on planes and in airports for the past 2 days, everyone's feet are swollen, and it's only early afternoon! Our first day will be spent resting and bonding as a team. We are all so excited to see what God has planed for each of us and cannot wait to start our 3 week journey tomorrow.
Mom and Dad- I love you both so much and cannot thank each of you enough for all you've done to support me. Without y'alls help, I would not be here now. I miss both of you and I'm excited to see you both soon!
Chris- I love you and miss you tons!
God is good and is doing great things for us here in Kenya!
Katy and Team
Jambo! Today was our first day in Kenya after 36+ hours of traveling. Our flight from London landed in Nairobi, Kenya early this morning, and we hoped on the next plane to Mombasa. Our host, Ezekiel, met us at the airport and drove us to the town of Kilifi, where we are staying. We all got settled in and ate lunch.
Exhaustion is setting in on me personally and the team in general. We've been on planes and in airports for the past 2 days, everyone's feet are swollen, and it's only early afternoon! Our first day will be spent resting and bonding as a team. We are all so excited to see what God has planed for each of us and cannot wait to start our 3 week journey tomorrow.
Mom and Dad- I love you both so much and cannot thank each of you enough for all you've done to support me. Without y'alls help, I would not be here now. I miss both of you and I'm excited to see you both soon!
Chris- I love you and miss you tons!
God is good and is doing great things for us here in Kenya!
Katy and Team
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Greatest of These Is Love
As we are sitting in the London Heathrow Airport, I can't help but be reminded of the original twelve disciples. They traveled by foot, pairs of two, and it makes me wonder what they talked about as they walked to pass the time. They certainly didn't have planes, books, card games, internet, laptops, and movies. I imagine that they loved each other deeply, and definitely shared the same sense of community as we are right now. It truly overjoys my heart to see our team laughing at silly card games, sharing our nervousness, excitement, and truly loving each other. Love: it is the absolute truth in everything we do. The reason we share the gospel is because we know of God's love for us and can't help but share it with others! God first loved us, this is how we are able to love others. God loved the world so much He sent His Son for the absolute true sacrifice for our sins. I think too easily we pass over that. "Yea, yea Jesus died for me. I have heard it all my life. I know what He did." Where is the excitement? Where is the joy in the freedom that comes with that? The people that are dying today for their belief in Him definitely see that in a much different light! It is the one thing the hold onto the most! He died a horrific and humiliating death for YOU! God came down, in the form of man, and died for YOU! Because HE LOVED YOU! I don't want to take that for granted anymore! I want that to be the one thing I jump up and down, sing, dance, and praise God for every day of my life.
If there is anything I want to be know for in life, it is that I loved others well, no mater what nation, creed, color, or beliefs. The essence of this comes from 1 Corinthians 13:
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
The greatest of these is LOVE! I love my team. I love the gifts I have been given, and this opportunity that God has given me to lead my team to Kenya! I love that I have been called to international missions for the rest of my life. I love my Savior, and I truly am so joyful that I can't help but share the Gospel. I can't wait to see what He has in store.
Peace and Blessings,
Chase Fallin and Team
If there is anything I want to be know for in life, it is that I loved others well, no mater what nation, creed, color, or beliefs. The essence of this comes from 1 Corinthians 13:
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
The greatest of these is LOVE! I love my team. I love the gifts I have been given, and this opportunity that God has given me to lead my team to Kenya! I love that I have been called to international missions for the rest of my life. I love my Savior, and I truly am so joyful that I can't help but share the Gospel. I can't wait to see what He has in store.
Peace and Blessings,
Chase Fallin and Team
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