Our volunteers did a great job. They broke many barriers and made great relationships. They also dealt with their fair share of spiritual warfare. We pray that they come back many more times.
Now that they have left we need to make our announcement. At the end of July we will be moving to Dar es Salaam to serve our fellow missionaries in the role of Logistics Coordinator. David will be taking care of houses, cars, and government paperwork for the Baptist mission, as well as many other physical needs.
Our hearts are still with the Kuria people, but God has made it clear that this is what He wants for our family at this time. He will use us to further His kingdom wherever we are if we make ourselves available. And, as one of our pastors said, whether any of us are here or not, God will continue His work in bringing salvation to the Kuria.
Please continue to pray for our circumcision committee. We had gotten to a point of trying to convice them to continue without any outside funding. David and I were personally providing funds for the meetings, which included a per diem for committee members when they attended a meeting. There are no funds to pay for Christian circumcision and this was never our intent. We wanted the people to believe in it and do it on their own.
So, in this situation our departure is not a bad thing. We can say there are no funds, but it is seldom believed. They are now forced to decide if they believe in this or not. If they do, they will continue the work. If they do not, it will die. We have done all we can in educating them about this new possibility. The rest is up to them.
Please pray for our family in this time of transition. We have never lived in a big city before and our lives will be very different.
Continue to also pray for the Kuria people. We truly believe that the time has come for the darkness here to be broken and the light of salvation to break through.
Blessings.
