Wed. June 15

So, this morning we got the Kajaido group off around 7:15 a.m.  Brian and Peter had gone ahead yesterday to buy Bibles and make sure the accomodations were ready and purchase supplies etc.  Brian texted me this morning to say that they told him NOT to bring Peter Bjorkman with him next time because he was so good at bartering and talked them down on the price of everything.  :)

He also said that the Masaai men have come back to the village to help them construct the church on the top of the hill where Mama Ruth and her tribe live.  This is the hill our group has had to climb each year - a 3 hour trek just to get there.  We are extremely happy to hear that the Masaai men have already built a road so that our group can now DRIVE to the top.  Of course, we haven't seen it yet...drivable in Kenya is not always something we might consider safe.  But it sounds like a great improvement. 

It is quite remarkable that these men are taking part in the building of this church.  Last year at this time, the masaai were astounded that our group had come back a second time to help them.  Brian Millet was approached by one of the masaai warrior men in full garb the minute they stepped off the bus.  The man demanded to know why we were there.  Brian explained that we came to show them that God loves them and tell them about Jesus.  The man received Christ right there and ran off to get another man and told Brian to tell him about Jesus too.  That man also believed right then.  It turns out those two men were the key leaders of this tribe.  They had previously mocked and even beat some of the women in the tribe who had become believers in Jesus...but now that they have received Christ it has opened the doors for the whole village to believe. 

This is a nomadic tribe and the men are usually off with the cattle, leaving the women back to care for the kids.  So the fact that they came back purposely to take part in the building of the church is a great sign that they are invested in the church and actively participating.  Last year, while our group was there, they were able to see 27 masaai baptized as a result of the previous year's group and the local missionary ( a former Scott student) who has been working to disciple them.   Please continue to pray for this group as christianity is something most masaai have rejected in the past and the doors seem to be opening all over the place right now.

Everyone who was supposed to go to Kajaido was able to go, including  a couple who were still "iffy" on the stomach bug.  Please pray for health for the group as they are on a long bus ride today, stopping at two orphanages along the way to deliver supplies.  James Ndungu's brother, George, is riding along with the group to escort them out there.  They should arrive by early evening or late this afternoon.

Our group seems quite small now that half are gone but have been working hard this morning to finish off preparing the site for the new preschool.  This afternoon, we will be doing another day of VBS, some door to door evangelism, and a couple of the art students will be heading to the orphanage to paint a mural in one of their rooms. 

I will try to upload some more photos into the photo log if the wifi will work fast enough.  Thank you again for your continuing prayers. 

In Christ,

Jenni Millet for the group