Graduation

Happy new beginnings with Isaiah 43:18-19

2014 has begun and the first month of it is almost gone. Time is something we have now, in heaven we have eternity, and it seems that time flies by quickly. Or is it that I,m getting older and to do thing it takes longer time. 

We were in Finland two weeks, visiting relatives, friends  and had good time in the the church. Weather was truly different than here. During our visit, sun was out for three minutes in total, it was dark and rainy. This time we did not even see snow, nor experience coldness.

Being back we have Bible school fully going on. Soon in February 14 - 16 th, we'll have seminar with p. Juha Haatanen and p. Sam Muhima. If you can come to celebrate with us. Think first five men will get their Certificates, meaning they have studied the Word of God for two years, each having between 50- 60 credits.

 The pictures are from the home, of one our Bible school students p.Peter, from Kiambu. We were so blessed by this visit. Think to spent time, in an Eden-like environment, green, peaceful, fertile… the home is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations. Banana's, avocados, sugarcane grows all around the hills. Their home is wooden having no power, nor running water. For us a dream place to rest. We were welcomed so friendly, though with little fear, because we were the first white people visiting their home. But we were treated like royalties. In few weeks we'll go back to stay there few days.

We are truly privileged, that we can serve people with Jesus here in Kenya, greetings p. Jukka and Helena

P.Peter's sugarcanes and bananatrees.

P.Peter, mama-Jenka, p.Jukka 

Coffee berries

Inside of the home

Home for p.Peter and mama-Jenka

Uphill and downhill walking

Christmas Kitengela

Our Family Christmas

The Christmas day started early. Our sheep was taken to the church, to feed many. It was amazing to see how people came and started to help in chopping, cooking…

The message by p.Jukka had fresh revelation of Jesus's birth, from Luke 2: 1-20. God Himself took care of everything, not one single detail was manipulated by men. For us this means that Gosd Himself, takes care of the life that He has given inside of us. So we are in safe hands.

As I mentioned the preparations started early 7:30 am, the food was ready around 2 pm. But it was worth of waiting. Our menu had: roasted sheep, intestines, pilau rice with meat, chapatis, steamed cabbage, rice, tea. We fed about seventy people, and for sure we were hungry.

After the meal we had time for relaxing, before the rap/questions and answers time. There was some sports activities, like badminton, darts, ping pong and even football.

We came home around 6 pm, the day was busy, but so good. I think this started a new tradition to celebrate Christmas in our Kitengela church.

Greetings to all from Kitengela GGWO 

Muzungazi/Shepherd and the sheep

Hectic preparations...

Wilkista making chapatis, njam

Food for many, many, many… to about seventy.

Children love intestines.

Some food was tasted beforehand, served by p. Alfred.

The chapel was full.

First we got the spiritual food, and it was good.

Children in food line,

James and Agnes Ngugi serving  the food.

P.Moses sharing his meat with Junior, Peter and Monicah.

Mama-Helena, Margaret and Francis

P.Peter came from Kiambu.

Time for baby feeding

After meal was time for sports, ping pong, darts

and badminton

Washing the dishes was part of the day.

An interesting thought shared by p.Jukka: "If I don't eat the fish, the fish will eat me up". He meant that,  if I don't share my faith to the world, the world all eat me up.  I will take on the world's value system. This caused me to think, how important it  is to go out, and seek the lost souls from "the net" of this world. This also keeps me, being focused in the God's value system. 

 Come and visit us, we have much fun together...

Saturday night dinner time.

P. Jukka and Jared

P. Jukka and mama-Helena ( in her new dress).

Judy and Pamela

Mama-Helena and mama-Lucy

Our multipurpose chapel.

P. Jukka sharing the gospel,

also Helena

and p. Alfred

Our worship team

Ester from Holland visiting us.

Ernest in "preacherboy uniform" and James.

Our chapel

Men eating lunch after evangelism.

Mike and p. Jukka fixing our garden.

Have a blessed Christmas time.

Jambo kwa Kitengela

Jambo kwa Kitengela, 

my/our days are full of all kinds of happenings. Maybe this could be called a"romantic" picture of a pastor's wife's week ; ).

 Sunday  Breakfast at 7 am, feeding also the dog, cats and chicken. Then we rush to the first Bible school class starting at 8 am, book of Roman's taught by p.Jukka. While he is teaching, I cook tea with Wilkista, to the Bible school students. During the brake we serve tea and bread. 

At 10:30 starts the music practice and service  at 11 am. In Sunday school we rotate three teachers: p.Moses, Mike and  me.  Around 1 pm most of the church goes  out evangelizing, to come to eat lunch, made by us ladies. We ladies have made rotating system, so that everyone can go out to share the gospel. After afternoon tea  from 2-3:30 pm we watch ABD by p.Stevens. 

For many the frosting on the cake, is the sports activity at the church, after the busy day.

 Monday: we do rest…, devotional at home around 10 am. Thank God p. Jukka shares the Living Word of God with us on a daily basis. 

Tuesday:  cleaning, cooking at home plus laundry… From 4 -5 pm we evangelize in Noonkopir,  from there to the Church History class 6 - 8:30 pm, taught by p.Alfred. Me sosh come home with  Imani, so that Eva can go to the class.

Wednesday: we have mid-week service and prayer 6:30 - 8 pm. Often we visit people, before the church.

Thursday:  many times I visit ladies with Eva, Agnes and mama-Lucy. Team meeting is for everybody at the church 5 - 6 pm. After that 6 - 8 pm, teaching about the godly relationships. For that we cook tea and serve bread.

Friday: p.Peter from Kiambu comes for Bible school, so our house is full. In the Bible school 6 - 8:30 pm, p.Jukka teaches the book of Acts. I'm home with Imani preparing the dinner, for hungry people.

Saturday: breakfast that is often (also during the week) done by p.Jukka and p.Moses. Daily devotional around 10 am. Cleaning, cooking and laundry. From 4 - 5 pm we go from door to door/visitations in the church area. From there I come home with Imani, surprise, surprise to cook ; ). The others stay for Leadership class 6 - 8.30, taught by p.Moses.

 Neh. 8:10 The joy of the Lord is my strength, greetings Helena

Amran (third from the left) Mike's boss invited me to the Maasai festival.

Women from Maasai festival in Kitengela and

Maasai men

The program was great.

Mike at work.

Sunday morning service. 

Jared sharing the good news: "Everybody ought to know, who Jesus is…"

Helsinki Junior church, thank you for your greetings.

Poju my "furious" watchdog.

Misu and Poju playing, could Psalm 133 be applied?

P.Moses feeding the cats.

Imani with sosh

Baking bread in Kenya.

Thursday  godly relationship evening.