The Lord is Bringing His Saving Strength

April   ||   CMK 2024

Dear Family In Christ,

God's love is wrapped into all His works!  Psalm 145 is our anthem--God's kindness never fails! 

Our family of nine arrived on Kenyan soil April 2 and we immediately began water testing in Maasai land, scouting for a new well site, and sharing the Gospel in the market place and in our local church.  Despite sickness and Thad wrecking on his dirt bike while scouting for a remote location, God has kept us.  Thad is almost fully recovered, the torn tendons in his arm are healing. 

The very place in Maasai land where we are drilling is the place we took missions teams last year and bowed low in the dust asking God for water for this suffering community.  In the dust we prayed and from the dust, God brought water!

In spite of many challenges and even drilling one dry hole, God answered!!

"God, everyone sees your goodness, for your tender love is blended into everything you do.  Everything you have made will praise you, fulfilling its purpose.  And all your godly ones will be found bowing before you.  They will tell the world of the lavish splendor of your kingdom and preach about your limitless power.

They will demonstrate for all to see your miracles of might and reveal the glorious majesty of your kingdom

Psalms 145: 9-12

It's us, God's people, that bow low to lift Him high.  

These verses in Psalms 145 define our purpose.  We "will tell the world of the lavish splendor of your your kingdom and preach about your limitless power".  And we  "will demonstrate for all to see your miracles of might and reveal the glorious majesty of your kingdom."

It goes hand in hand--Telling the world of God's power and demonstrating His miracles.

"You have captured our attention and the eyes of all look to you.  You give what they hunger for at just the right time.  When you open your generous hand, it's full of blessings, satisfying the longings of every living thing.  You are fair and righteous in everything you do, and your love is wrapped into all your works.  You draw near to those who call out to you, listening closely, especially when their hearts are true.  Every godly one receives even more than what they ask for.  For you hear what their hearts really long for, and you bring them your saving strength."

Psalms 145: 15-19

The Lord brings His Saving Strength!  When we are weak and we don't see any way forward, we have a God who listens when we call to Him and He draws near with saving strength.

In the following weeks, we will begin testing and drilling in another very suffering community God led Joel and Thad to find.  We will be preaching at a conference for youth and sharing the gospel wherever God opens the door.  Joye continues to teach a weekly women's Bible study with the local women of our village.  We are also working on planning outreaches and preparing our vehicles so we can transport the five missions teams that are coming to serve with us.

We continue to pray for REVIVAL of this land!  May God pour the river of His Spirit out!

Prayer Point:  For the next well site to be drilled successfully.  That the Gospel will go forward at every well site and many will be saved, healed, and delivered in Jesus' name.  For REVIVAL.  For traveling mercies and spiritual covering over all.  For Jesus to be Glorified and receive the reward of His suffering.

We thank God for every single one of you who continue to pray for us and support what God is doing!  

May God strengthen you and bless you and your families!  The nations belong to the Lord and they are Christ's inheritance.  May He return to find us all faithfully serving Him.

Love In Christ,

Joel, Joye, and the Magnificent Seven