ARRIVING IN AMERICA

After logging more hours of flight time than I care to count and after a record-setting short time of getting through Detroit Customs, I (Dawn) arrived home to Columbus, Ohio at about 1:15PM on Wednesday. Exhausted but craving Chipotle, I made one quick stop to grab lunch before heading home to Riley and all the familiar things I left behind for two weeks. Upon arriving in Amsterdam, Ellen and I had prayer together and went in different directions. She traveled on to Sweden to meet with a new client of Daniel Logistics while I began to catch up on sleep and readjust to the fast-paced American lifestyle. The next few weeks will probably be the most difficult of our trip as we continue seeking spiritual wisdom to understand all we have experienced as well as where we are to go from here. For those of you who have never experienced the blessing of being part of a mission trip, the easiest part is moving through the events experienced each day. The hard part begins as you slow down and have time to actually reflect on what happened and what God is teaching you about yourself as well as what He is teaching you about Himself. Please do not stop praying for us and for Kenya just because we have returned to America. Here are a few things to add to your list:

• Pastor Isaac Gikonyo will be visiting American this June. Pray that God will provide the financial assistance he needs and fill his days with opportunities to minister to the Body of Christ here in the USA.
• Pastor John Nabruk is in need of spiritual wisdom as he continues to shepherd the leaders and church members of Liberty Christian Ministries.
• The Bishop Bireach Bible College is in need of current text books and reference books for its library.
• The Mois Bridge church plant pastored by Timothy Nyongesa is located in a largely Muslim community and has even been identified by Kenyan government officials as a high-crime area. It will take great spiritual strength for all the members of Liberty Healing Center to be a light in this community.
• What does the future hold for ministry partnership in Kenya? Each time Ellen and Dawn go to Kenya, members of New Life Hilliard, Ekklesia and Redeemed Community are involved in Kingdom building. Where do we go from here?