"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God....for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:3-11,19-21 NIV)
I have had many people say to me in the past months, "Oh I wish I were going with you." And I want you to know you are going with me. You aren't packing a suitcase and getting on a plane but you are going just the same for I have a heart shaped suitcase and I am taking each of you with me. I carry you to Kenya in my heart and Paul couldn't have expressed my thoughts better (see above scripture). Thanks for coming with me on the journey this far, praying me through the next part of it, believing God for great things, and walking out the journey with me when I return. What an honor to go to Kenya on behalf of each of you to do the work of God as he calls me to it. I am aware that I represent God first and all of you next.
Thank you for believing in me and sending me!
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Go Get 'em Tiger!
It's no coincidence that I heard a story this weekend about a man in Kenya who was one of 4 surviving of his parents' 16 children!!! What a call to pray for your team as you minister!!! Blessings! Martha
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