The prayer support that was shown at the AIM office was amazing! The staff at AIM has been praying for us and for our trip since the very beginning of the process. To see this kind of dedication was awesome. Every member of the staff has been and continues to be prayer warriors on my behalf! What a blessing!
I would ask for your prayers for the other people I met who are on their way to the field:
- Jake Muscat (Uganda for 6 months)
- Geoff Manton (Tanzania for 7 months)
- Natalie Kwong (South Africa for 8 months)
- Jennifer Weeks (Uganda for 1 year)
I would also like to ask for your prayers for the other people who were supposed to head to Kenya. They are all students and need to determine if it is even worth going if their trip is going to be significantly shortened.
- Ryan & Karen Huizinga (AIM Air, Nairobi)
- Andrew & Sandy Mclaughlin (Kijabe Hospital)
Finally, this is the latest news on the situation in Kenya and specifically in Nairobi. As of yesterday the AIM missionaries in Nairobi have said that the political situation has cooled down significantly. Normal traffic has returned to the streets and shops have reopened. People have begun to go about their daily business again. The protesters are being all but ignored by everyone. However, to be on the safe side, AIM's crisis committee in Nairobi declared that no new missionaries or short-termers should arrive in Kenya before January 17. That means the earliest I could leave Grand Rapids in January 15. I am waiting on AIM's travel department to work everything out and I will let everyone know further details as soon as I know them. Thank you all so much for your prayers and don't stop now! Kenya needs our prayer! Times like these provide great opportunities for the church. Kenya in hurting now and needs a Savior!
God Bless you all! In Christ,
~Nathan
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