PRAYERS ALREADY BEING ANSWERED!!

Friday, July 16 - PRAISE THE LORD!! Prayers are already being answered! Robyn called me this morning (Kenya is 10 hours ahead, so for her it was Friday night) to share that they had arrived safely in Kenya, and spent the day in Langata at the Grace Children's Centre. She said it was wonderful to be back among the children and that they'd all had fun with the kids, but that no one really got quality sleep on the flight from Ethiopia to Kenya so the team is even more tired than the last post. However, in my last post I shared that Ethiopia Airlines wanted to charge the team extra per carryon bag to check them into the cargo hold. God answered our prayers in a huge way...Ethiopia Air ended up only charging them $150 for ONE bag, rather than $150 for SIX bags...PRAISE THE LORD!!

Please keep the team in your prayers, as they're all operating on jet lag and little sleep. And trust me, they hit the ground running (literally!) and won't stop til Safari at the end of the trip, so there's no room for jet lag. Pray that God's supernatural energy would flood their minds, bodies and spirit, to be able to be His hands and feet to these precious kids and all the people they come in contact with.

Pray for their continued safety, and that God would open their hearts even more for His moving in their lives as they pour out to the precious people of Kenya. They're settling in for a good night's sleep tonight, and pray for much refreshing and revival of their physical and emotional needs. Tomorrow they journey three hours by van to Makindu, straight in to territory currently occupied by the enemy. Pray for REVIVAL in Makindu, that God would TAKE BACK this ground for His Kingdom! Pray for the hearts of the people in Makindu to be open to God and closed to the witch doctors, voo doo priests, and spirit of Islam that currently set themselves up against the Spirit of the Living God in Makindu. Pray for the safety of the girls in Makindu, that God would keep them sheltered under His protection. For she ''who dwells in the shelter of the Most High shall rest in the shadow of the Almighty" (Psalm 91:1). Pray that the girls would impact their town and their country in MIGHTY ways for the Kingdom of God. Pray also for their precious hearts...some of these girls have been severely wounded before they came to Christian Ministries in Africa's Grace Children's Centres, and need the miraculous healing touch of Jesus.

Oh, how my heart longs to be in Kenya with the team! Thanks be to God, we can be joined with them in unity though they're in Africa and we're continents away!

If anyone has any questions, you can reach me at 206-406-9604. Til tomorrow's post, God bless you and your loved ones as you hold high HIS Name.

Tara